| Original Message: Hot-Pinched Beads |
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One wonders - at least I do - how ancient beadmakers had been able to keep their base rods hot enough to apply their (eye) canes. Such rods were possibly os short length. Not? The whole process must have been a very tricky one. One that required experienced workers and great skills. Is known if each bead was pinched individually or was their a technique in place or tool available to pinch a number of beads at the same time (as has been the case with gold glassbeads)? Who re-discovered this century old technique? Literature/papers? All rights reserved by Bead Collector Network and its users |
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