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Moretti (Efettre) glass is still available and Frantz art glass is still in business selling it in Washington. I don't know if Patty is still making beads but they are still selling supplies to the bead making community. Patty definitely made some outstanding beads and was one of the founders of the modern glass bead making movement. The price of Moretti hasn't really gone up much since 1990. It's a bargain. Boro glass has gotten wider use due to the large pipe making community that has grown in the last couple of decades. For some, using boro to make beads is less scary due to its greater ability to withstand heat shock, and many in the pipe community have taken to making some beads with the material they are familiar using. That being said the market for artist made glass beads is just not that vigorous. Most collector interest is in old beads. So fewer people are finding bead making a viable path to follow. Glass work requires dedicated space, tools and materials that can add up to not insignificant expense. Skills are not easily nor quickly acquired. Many people pursue it at a hobby level and then give it up because they can't sustain the cost of doing it. Still some of us can't help ourselves, particularly those of us who have been at it for a long time. The beads must be made. Frantz Art Glass http://frantzartglass.com As Sonny and Cher sang so many years ago The Bead Goes On All rights reserved by Bead Collector Network and its users |
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