Moretti Glass Rods Add Glamour to a Ceramic Necklace

1. Turn on the torch and vent.

2. Heat an orange glass rod in the torch flame to a molten state.

3. Twirl the glass onto a heated mandrel. Flatten the bead using mashers (figure E).

4. Add bumps or stripes with different colored glass rods (figure F).

5. Put the bead into a fiber blanket to cool. Continue making enough beads for the necklace.

1. Lay out the necklace alternating glass beads and ceramic beads.

2. Connect the ceramic and glass beads together with 18-gauge wire (figure G).

3. Make a wirework clasp and attach to each end of the necklace (figure H).

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