Ages ago I made this bracelet for my mum. I made all the beads from glass in our mini lampworking studio aka the garden shed. Because my bead-making technique is not all that it could be, the beads cut through the nylon filament* I used to thread them. I’ve restrung them with two strands of tiger tail this time. Hopefully that will do the trick.

Beads made from transparent purple, transparent grey, and metallic opaque grey glass.

This shot gives you a better look at the purple. The biggest one is hollow-ish to reduce the weight.

A close up showing grey stringer squiggles on some of the beads

ouble-threaded with tiger tail, fixed with crimp beads and a clasp.

Don’t know why I was procrastinating about this forever. Took longer to round up tools and findings from beads stashes than to do the repair.

All done!

This has reminded me that when my spoons allow, I want to get back into making beads again. I love playing with glass. Although sitting over the burner and next to the kiln is not something you want to be doing in 25° C heat, so maybe an autumn thing. Or when the usual British summer resumes.

* fishing line. Buy it from a sports shop, it’s waaaaaay cheaper than when it’s sold for jewellery making.