Passing The Flame - A Beadmakers Guide to Detail & Design

By Corina Tettinger. Cornia’s knowledge and mastery of the magical properties of hot glass are astonishing. Using this comprehensive volume, which features hundreds of colorful photographs and detailed step-by-step instructions, you will feel as if you have an expert and caring private tutor beside you, guiding your hands and eyes through the design and creation of beautiful glass beads. Topics include: Getting started; Getting to know your glass; The first steps; The basic round bead; Cubes, bicones & other shapes; Dots; Stringer Decoration; Cane; All about purple; Encasing; All about pink; Florals; The fancy stuff; All about ivory; Sculptural frog; And a lot more. Full hard cover has internal spiral binding that opens and stays flat for easy reference while working at the torch. Hard cover, 9½ X 11½”, 207 pages.