Harrach Glass: How to apply copper cut-outs to lampwork beads, tutorial.

Sunday, March 11, 2012

How to apply copper cut-outs to lampwork beads, tutorial.

I had someone on Etsy last week ask if I had a tutorial
for applying my Copper Cut-outs. I didn't, but I do now.

I decided it might be cool to share it with everyone on LE,
so here it is . . . . . . . hope you like it !!

~If you are able, pre-heat your
Copper Cut-outs on top of your
Kiln. * I keep several on top of my
kiln, along with murrini and shards,
at all times.

~ Form your bead as you usually
would.

~ Lightly heat the area of the bead
that you want to place the copper
(just like you would for attaching
murrini or shards). Meanwhile heat
your Copper Cut-out in the very back
of your flame with a pair of tweezers.
Example #1

~ Attach the warmed Copper Cut-out
to the prepared area of your bead.
Immediately marver it down into place.
Your Copper Cut-out is going to be looking
more like pewter at this point - this is
normal. Example #2 & Example #3

~ Now, encase your bead with a trans-
parent glass. Example #4
Embellish your encased bead any way
you wish. You can even use mashers to
flatten the bead. * I do.

~ The Copper will be showing the bright
red coloring after it comes out of your kiln.
Example #5

The red will show through the best with clear
encasing, but you can use any transparent
you like.

That's it - super simple !!

This excellent tutorial was found on the lampworketc. forum and we included the author's information below! Be sure to check out her Etsy and Ebay pages! She also sells copper cut-outs in addition to other lampwork supplies!

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~Kathy