Tutorials

Tutorials by the Two Glassy Ladies

• How to get started making Lampwork Beads
• Amy guest blogs @WhenShuttersClick.com with tips on how to use lampwork beads in jewelry, and how to buy lampwork beads online
• How to label your rods – with free label templates
• The Creative Process & Getting Out of a Slump

• The Frit Tutorial – all about frit!

Basic Techniques

• Striking
• Reducing
• Twisties
• Lentil Press

Beads

• Amy’s Bumpy Bead
• Disc Beads

Sculptural

• Goddess Bead

• Vessel

External Tutorial Links

Photography

• $10 DIY Macro Light Box (for photographing small things)

Lampwork

• Arrow Springs Kugler (hover over the Tips & Tricks for several articles about lampwork techniques and technical information, including info about torches, regulators, and more – an excellent resource)

• Mid-Atlantic Glass Beadmakers how-to page - PDF archives of tips & tricks for lampwork beadmaking, tutorials, book reviews, and a list of glass suppliers.

• Wetcanvas Glass technical forum

• Lampwork ETC Tutorial Index

Fusing

• How to Fuse Glass Jewelry

• Fusing Troubleshooting