Regular encased triangle bead tutorial
Here's how I make a regular encased triangle bead (as opposed to the layered type).
I used black, white and clear. I hope the pictures are self-explanatory. There’s no secret trick to making them. Some examples of color combos I've done in the past: Candy |
Yummy colours Candy. I am working away trying to make something that good.
Does the clear go all the way to the mandrel? Do you have a pic showing the holes? Mine seem to be bleeding out round the holes. Do you use a thick rod of clear? Help! KMD |
What a great beads and colors! Thank you for showing!
I always ask myself the encase question. How many layers do you put on them? And just in in the middle and then let it flow away to the sides? |
This is awesome! Thanks so much for taking the time to do this!
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Newbie here, but Ive read that you need enough clear for the dots/stripes to spread to the mandrel holes..I try to make a disk of clear as high as the bead is round to make sure it gets to the sides of the bead holes..I just tried making a few of these and I tend to get in a hurry and overheat..It helped for me to slow down and heat slowly.
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lovely! That's how I make them, too. The clear never completely covers the ends, but if that matters, you can use a marver and encourage the clear.
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Candy |
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If you aren't comfortable encasing this way, you can make triangle beads without encasing: http://www.glassbaker.com/triangles.html I never got good at this technique, but it works for some people. Candy |
Thanks Candy, You're great!
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Well here comes a dumb question..:-\"..It looks like you use one of the dot colors also as the base color...is that so?
#-o Anne |
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you probably dont HAVE to use the base color as dots
Example : White bead with transparent dots. like the last picture candy has in the first post. |
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thanks for this ( and other) great tutorials. =D> quick question do you always use one of the dots coulor as the base? when i do these trisngle beads they don't end up as round and plump as yours is it to do with the encasement or is it an optical illusion and your are also a donut shape??:?::?::?: |
Candy,
Thank you for such a good tutorial that I can really USE! I'm new, and I see that this is a bead that I can actually make, which is really great. Love it! |
thank you!
i've been trying to figure those out. |
A definite 'aha!!' moment!
Thank you for sharing this! |
I am a newbie, but I have to try these. Thanks
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