FiredDesires
2006-05-12, 9:46am
I haven't a clue as to how to get all the pics of this tutorial loaded in one thread, so I will do it in Part one, part two and if the mods could combine them? Sheesh...I can't figure this "easy????" part out, lol
After reading this thread, I thought I'd post the instructions that are included in my "student" booklet when I teach at GlassCraft Expo each year. The color numbers are for Bullseye glass, but you could substitue your own colors with Moretti instead. It is basically a lt-dk thing going on with the greens. Experiment, come up with your own color schemes.
Preperation: pull down black rod of glass to a 2-3mm stringer (this will be used to paint down your med. green stripe on barrel base)
1. Start with a base of #0126 spring green opalescent, build into a barrel, approximately 1/4" wide & 1/2" long. If you start small, it will be easier to handle the mass of glass. You will end up with a stringer at least a foot long, just depends on how fast you pull. (Picture 1)
2.Stripe 2 (two) stripes of #141 (or #145) opposite of each other on the base you just built, the stripes are one rod width in size (Picture 2) Do not melt these in, just yet.
3. Take thin black stringer and stripe down each side of the two stripes that you just placed opposite one another on the base barrel. Melt all this in smooth and re-shape into your barrel shape. (Picture 3 & 3a, 4)
4. Case with #1426 spring green transparent (Picture 5 & 5a) Melt in smoothly (Picture 6) Heat thoroughly and pull into your stringer.
Picture (7) Finished vine stringer
Tip: after the thorough heat, let outside of barrel start to "skin" (glass is slightly cooled on outside, change of color begins), then begin your pull. Pulling fast produces thin vines, slower = thicker.
Learning to pull stringer is easy, but takes practice and it is a "timing" thing of when to pull, how fast etc....with practice it will become easier & easier.
After reading this thread, I thought I'd post the instructions that are included in my "student" booklet when I teach at GlassCraft Expo each year. The color numbers are for Bullseye glass, but you could substitue your own colors with Moretti instead. It is basically a lt-dk thing going on with the greens. Experiment, come up with your own color schemes.
Preperation: pull down black rod of glass to a 2-3mm stringer (this will be used to paint down your med. green stripe on barrel base)
1. Start with a base of #0126 spring green opalescent, build into a barrel, approximately 1/4" wide & 1/2" long. If you start small, it will be easier to handle the mass of glass. You will end up with a stringer at least a foot long, just depends on how fast you pull. (Picture 1)
2.Stripe 2 (two) stripes of #141 (or #145) opposite of each other on the base you just built, the stripes are one rod width in size (Picture 2) Do not melt these in, just yet.
3. Take thin black stringer and stripe down each side of the two stripes that you just placed opposite one another on the base barrel. Melt all this in smooth and re-shape into your barrel shape. (Picture 3 & 3a, 4)
4. Case with #1426 spring green transparent (Picture 5 & 5a) Melt in smoothly (Picture 6) Heat thoroughly and pull into your stringer.
Picture (7) Finished vine stringer
Tip: after the thorough heat, let outside of barrel start to "skin" (glass is slightly cooled on outside, change of color begins), then begin your pull. Pulling fast produces thin vines, slower = thicker.
Learning to pull stringer is easy, but takes practice and it is a "timing" thing of when to pull, how fast etc....with practice it will become easier & easier.