Flameworking/Lampworking: Bead and Marble Making

Basic instructions explain how to wind and cool the bead, then shape the glass. As beadmakers’ skills develop, they can expand their horizons by experimenting with enamel; using mica dust to form an iridescent sheen; and applying silver, gold, and copper leaf.
Reprint ed: 1600597785

Mehaffey also published Glass bead inspirations: ideas and techniques for lampworkers in 2012.

Getting started, pp. 13-114 includes equipment, safety, setup workspace, record keeping, etc.; safety section, pp. 85-88.

Bead artists: Emiko Sawamoto, Kristen Frantzen Orr, Tom Holland, Sage, Leah Fairbanks, Stevi Belle, Beth Williams, Kristina Logan, Pam Dugger, Sharon Peters, Lani Ching, James Allen Jones, Stephanie Sersich, Jessica Bohus, Lisa St. Martin, Alethia Donathan, Nicole Zumkeller and Eric Seydoux, Kimberly Jo Affleck, Janice Peacock, Mary Gaumond, Barbara Becker Simon, Ofilia Cinta, Nancy Pilgrim, Heather Trimlett, Beau Justin Scanlon Anderson, Isis Ray, Budd Mellichamp, Pati Walton, René Roberts, Larry Scott, Kim Wertz, Greg Galardy, Cheryl Spence, Michael Mangiafico, Kate Fowle Meleney, Karen Ovington, Dan Adams, Al Janelle, Terri Caspary Schmidt, Kim Fields, Diana East, Loren Stump.