Ruffled Disc beads

[cindymunoz]

Hi there,
Thought I'd try to see if anyone could help me out...I'm wondering how to make those disc beads with the ruffled edges. Any pointers or point me to a tutorial! Thanks in advance!
Cindy

[Lara]

Cindy - What I do is make a base bead, then wrap a tall layer around the middle and melt in a bit, then take my tweezers and bend the layer up, then down around the bead.

[Lara]

The bottom picture below clearly shows the technique in my response above as I have 2 different colors shown.

The top picture is a different technique. Here I pressed the bead into the lentil mold and I had extra glass (ie a thick layer around the bead) and I ruffled this.

[lldesigns]

I use this nifty tool.

http://heritageglass.com/mcart/images/ruffle%20better.jpg

Available here.

http://www.heritageglass.com/mcart/index.cgi?code=3&cat=4

[Bubbyanne]

I'm not sure what you are looking for but here's a tutorial for a ruffle bead. I made one once, it was fun. :)
http://www.beadworx.com/HowToMakeARuffleBead.html

[jensy]

Great idea with the niffty tool.

Jen

[Just Nancy]

I've used the same tool as Laurie for a couple years. You can also do a thin bead and twist making a thinner version of what is shown above. They also work for ears, petals, and other times you want a little scoop in your glass.

[aimee]

I have those pliers too with the round on one side and the concave on the other. I got mine from http://www.widgetsupply.com/page/WS/PROD/jeweler-pliers/BCY41. They have tons of great stuff. Everytime I go to their website I find stuff I didn't know I needed. :grin:

[Just Nancy]

That's it. Mine came from widget supply. :lol: I couldn't think of the name.