{"id":757,"date":"2010-11-19T04:51:00","date_gmt":"2010-11-19T04:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hiredgunhosting.com\/~creation\/?p=757"},"modified":"2012-09-11T16:21:53","modified_gmt":"2012-09-11T19:51:53","slug":"making-glass-beads-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/christinamleedesigns.com\/?p=757","title":{"rendered":"Making Glass Beads, Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

After I make the beads, I put them in my kiln and fire them.\u00a0 The process is called annealing.\u00a0 It strengthens the glass so the bead will not crack and break.\u00a0 The glass has gone through severe thermal shock in the making of the bead, starting with the glass at room temperature to the very hot flame of the torch, about 2000 degrees, then slowly cooling again back to room temperature.\u00a0 Annealing them takes the glass up through all the temperature ranges slowly, allowing the glass to slowly acclimate and strengthen.\u00a0 I hold the kiln at 940 degrees for 30 minutes, which is called soaking, further strengthening beads before slowing cooling the kiln down.\u00a0 This process takes about 3 1\/2 hours.<\/h2>\n
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My kiln is an older model, I have been using it since the 1980’s when I bought it new, but I love it.\u00a0 I usually spend several days making about 75 to 100 beads.\u00a0 When I have enough beads to cover the kiln floor, then I anneal them all at once.<\/h2>\n

In creating a piece of jewelry I will be selling to the public, I want a finished bead that I know will endure.\u00a0 I don’t want to have a bead crack in half while someone is wearing the jewelry.<\/h2>\n

Christina<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After I make the beads, I put them in my kiln and fire them.\u00a0 The process is called annealing.\u00a0 It strengthens the glass so the bead will not crack and break.\u00a0 The glass has gone through severe thermal shock in the making of the bead, starting with the glass at room temperature to the very […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[52,15,1,117,53],"tags":[380,377,64,62,14,40,381,63,66],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6BWVc-cd","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":758,"url":"http:\/\/christinamleedesigns.com\/?p=758","url_meta":{"origin":757,"position":0},"title":"After Annealing The Beads\/Design","author":"Christina","date":"December 8, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Once the beads are annealed in the kiln (see my previous posts) they are ready to incorporate into jewelry.\u00a0 Thus begins the process of design.\u00a0 I am constantly seeing design all around me.\u00a0 I take pictures with my cell phone, or on my camera.\u00a0 I grab a pen and paper\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Blog"","block_context":{"text":"Blog","link":"http:\/\/christinamleedesigns.com\/?cat=1"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_xP4BSzb-7Wg\/TP84TC6KNRI\/AAAAAAAAAAs\/2KmnD3YCmtw\/s640\/Becky%2527s+Topaz+Necklace+idea+12-8-05.bmp?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1846,"url":"http:\/\/christinamleedesigns.com\/?p=1846","url_meta":{"origin":757,"position":1},"title":"Classes I teach: Lampwork Bead Making","author":"Christina","date":"January 1, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"LAMPWORK BEAD MAKING: This class I teach you how to make your own handmade lampwork or flamework glass beads.\u00a0 Glass rods are melted under an open torch and formed into glass beads.\u00a0 You will learn about expansion of glass, about compatible glasses, how to anneal your beads, and much more.\u00a0\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "2015"","block_context":{"text":"2015","link":"http:\/\/christinamleedesigns.com\/?cat=358"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/creationsbychristina.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Christina-Lee-Portrait1-300x200.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":756,"url":"http:\/\/christinamleedesigns.com\/?p=756","url_meta":{"origin":757,"position":2},"title":"Making Glass Beads (Lampwork)","author":"Christina","date":"November 16, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0 I have so much fun making Glass Beads.\u00a0 Working with glass is fascinating.\u00a0 I light a torch, take a solid glass rod, melt it under the torch to a molten, liquid state, then start shaping a bead.\u00a0 Along the process of creating that bead, I am turning, shaping and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "beads"","block_context":{"text":"beads","link":"http:\/\/christinamleedesigns.com\/?cat=15"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_xP4BSzb-7Wg\/TOJYEg2m5iI\/AAAAAAAAAAg\/l6_KfeSedMw\/s320\/Christina+Lee+Portrait.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2240,"url":"http:\/\/christinamleedesigns.com\/?p=2240","url_meta":{"origin":757,"position":3},"title":"Lampwork Glass Bead Making Class","author":"Christina","date":"December 23, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Hi everyone, hope your having a wonderful holiday season so far. \u00a0 I am so excited to be teaching a Lampwork Bead Making Class on Saturday January 2, 2016 from Noon to 5 pm. 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