-> Your enthusiam for working with glass is inspiring to try it.  I
-> would love to live close enough to ask for a demo as this doesn't
-> sound like a craft you can try without the proper equipment.  I have
-> a kiln meant for copper enameling.  Would that get the right
-> temperature for doing what you do with glass?  How would I know how
-> long to leave glass scraps together so they can melt into something?
-> Do you peek and then close it up again if it's not done?  Is this
-> something that sits in the kiln for hours?  I never heard from anyone
-> that did this before?
The proper equipment does make things a lot easier.  If you are making
small beads though and using a Hot Head torch you don't need a kiln.  I
used a ceramic blanket for quite a while before I got one .  I would
guess so.  My kiln will do annealing, fusing, glass slumping, enameling
and lowfire ceramic pieces.  It needs to get up to around 1450 to 1500F
if you don't want to spend forever waiting for the glass to fuse.  I
check my kiln often after it reaches fusing temperature.  Annealing temp
is 940-960F and you leave the bead in longer for big beads which is why
the beads I do at the end of the day tend to be smaller.  Then I can
just close the kiln up when I'm finished and turn it off and it will
cool slowly.
-> Might you be interested in trading a ribbon embroidered pin for an
-> interesting or unique glass piece?
Sounds like fun...Ribbon embroidery is something I'm not going to try
even though I really like how it loooks.  I have more to do than I have
time to do it now so I'm not adding anything.  Besides sewing
projects hate me.  What colors do you like and what is your address?  Do
you like pins, earrings, or pendants?  I can't exchange anything until
after the mini trunk show Saturday.  I went to a trunk show last weekend
as a vendor and I sold most of my loose beads (except the ones that I
priced ridiculously high so they wouldn't sell.  I wanted to work with
them) so I'm making beads and leaves as fast as I can.  I have an order
for the leaves so I have to finish them.  Well at least I made enough to
pay for my bead and glass addiction for a month or two.
Debby
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