Thank you Rob for your tutorial, and your timing couldn’t have been better.
I had a special request about beads with a seventies look or design to them.
I always consider this of requests challenging and very interesting. They usually push me onto a path that I wouldn’t have normally gone to.
So when I saw your tutorial I just thought they would be just perfect, if I picked the right colors… So here are the 3 sets that I’ve come up with…

Wow Sylvie,
I love the orange beads!! They do look retro.
Are they made with a twistie? or Rounds of glass in each layer
Thanks

Thanks.
They were made with a twisted cane and you get different looks depending on how tight your twist is (I hope it makes sense...).

Makes sense ! I am sure your customer will love them.
I am twistie challenged but have tried this morning.
Must learn better heat control. Off to practice PPP

Thank you , great

Sylvie,may I ask if you used a tight or fairly loose twist? My twisty beads didnt look nearly as good as yours.

Karen
Volkano Exotik

On those beads, the twist was kind of loose. I'll try to post a little piece of the twisted cane I have left from the blue - green set tonight.
And if I haven't trash it already, my very first wave bead which was made with a tight twist so that you can see the difference.

Fabulous tutorial, thank you!!!

here one of the blue green beads with the twisted cane I used to make them.

Thanks Sylvie!!!!!

Karen
Volkano Exotik

Sylvie,
WOW those look spectacular.

VolkanoKaren - If your twistie is less than 3mm thick it can be fairly loose any larger than 3mm and I would start to tighten up the twist. The larger the thickness of the twistie the tighter the twist needs to be.


I just wanted to say "Your Welcome" to everyone who has thanked me for this tutorial.
I have had some people show some interest recently in a spiral disk tutorial. I am currently working on this and should have it completed soon. Stay tuned!

SPIRAL DISK!!!!!! I am so excited, almost giddy.
{thanks again Rob}

Karen
Volkano Exotik

This is awesome!!! Thank you for sharing :-D

Excellent tutorial, i wish everyone wrote tutorials like this.

Here are a couple I did yesterday.

Sandy,
Those look great!! I love the purple one!

Thanks :) The beauty of this is that I don't even have to encase them LOL.

Another one I did.

these are awesome and not as easy as I thought...

Thank you so much for your amazing generosity in sharing this tutorial, especially with such clear instructions and gorgeous examples. What an exciting technique! Full of possibilities. I will have to have a go at this.

Wow, that's really cool! Thanks for the tutorial!

How kind of you to share such a fine tutorial. Off to the torch this minute to give it a try.

Here is a different variation of the wavey bead :) I am having fun with these!

These are such fun - I have been making them all day!

Excellent job on the tutorial Rob!
Everyone's results are great!

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!! I will have to try this....just gorgeous...oh goodie something new to try tomorrow ;-)

yum...yum...yum...
Thankyou soo much Rob!!!

12 hours til I can even try this...seems like so long!
spiral disk? dont know exactly what one is but I know if its as well photographed and explained as this I will be giving it a go for sure!

ok, Ive been having a bit of a play with this one...tried it with pandora



I'll work on roundness too!

heres another 104 one in silver colours


Madeline

Very pretty Madaline! Love the look of the Pandora and your silver core really sets it off.

thanks, I love silver cores, they finish a bead so nicely!