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Lyn Foley > Stainless steel rods are first prepared by dipping them into a bead release.

Lyn Foley > Prepared mandrels with ends coated with bead release, waiting to be used

Lyn Foley > Picking a prepared mandrel to use

Lyn Foley > Glass rods waiting to be used. I use Effette (Moretti) glass from Italy and Bullseye glass from the United States.

Lyn Foley > Melting a rod of transparent green glass in the flame, and winding the molten glass onto the mandrel.

Lyn Foley > Melting a rod of turquoise blue glass, and winding the molten glass onto the mandrel.

Lyn Foley > Winding glass onto a prepared mandrel.

Lyn Foley > Another view of the turquoise glass being wound onto the mandrel.

Lyn Foley > Molten glass on the mandrel, forming into "donut"

Lyn Foley > Forming a molten glass bead on a graphite pad.

Lyn Foley > A wind of hot molten glass in the flame. I am using a "Smirich" tool to hold the mandrel level and steady.

Lyn Foley > Using a graphite hand marver to shape a bead into a cone

Lyn Foley > Melting a gather of glass on the end of a transparent aqua glass rod.

Lyn Foley > Pulling a "Stringer" of glass - a thinner piece pulled out of a larger diameter rod.

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