{"id":15461,"date":"2020-12-02T08:00:17","date_gmt":"2020-12-02T06:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.evildressmaker.com\/?p=15461"},"modified":"2020-12-02T08:54:36","modified_gmt":"2020-12-02T06:54:36","slug":"2-12-lasihelmia-glass-beads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.evildressmaker.com\/?p=15461","title":{"rendered":"2\/12-20 Lasihelmi\u00e4 \/ Glass beads"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Is\u00e4nt\u00e4 aina sanoo ett\u00e4 harrastan harrastamista koska minulla on niin paljon harrastuksia. Niin ajattelin sitten ett\u00e4 aloitan viel\u00e4 yhden uuden harrastuksen. Etteiv\u00e4t vaan lopu kesken. T\u00e4\u00e4ll\u00e4 Sastamalassa on nimitt\u00e4in Lasistudio<\/a>, joka j\u00e4rjest\u00e4\u00e4 monenlaisia lasikursseja kansalaisopistossa. Olen jo pitk\u00e4\u00e4n haaveillut jostain lasikurssista joten ilmoittauduin t\u00e4n\u00e4 syksyn\u00e4 lamppuhelmikurssille. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lamppuhelmien nimi tulee siit\u00e4, ett\u00e4 niit\u00e4 tehd\u00e4\u00e4n puhalluslampun avulla. Tekniikka ei ole erityisen vaikea, mutta vaatii tarkkuutta ja k\u00e4rsiv\u00e4llisyytt\u00e4. Eri v\u00e4risist\u00e4 lasitangoista sulatetaan lasia kiinte\u00e4ss\u00e4 jalustassa seisovalla puhalluslampulla. Sula lasimassa kierret\u00e4\u00e4n metallisen puikon ymp\u00e4rille. Lasiin voi sulattaa kuvioita ja sit\u00e4 voi muotoilla ty\u00f6kalujen avulla. Mielest\u00e4ni ehk\u00e4 vaikeinta on saada helmist\u00e4 saman n\u00e4k\u00f6isi\u00e4 tai kokoisia. Viikonlopun pituinen kurssi hujahti kuin siivill\u00e4 kiehtovien helmien maailmassa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Uudesta harrasteesta innostuneena varasin paikan my\u00f6s seuraavalle lasihelmikurssille jossa k\u00e4ytettiin erilaista tekniikkaa. Ns. viikinkihelmi\u00e4 tehd\u00e4\u00e4n ottamalla pienest\u00e4 lasiuunista sulaa massaa metallitikun k\u00e4rkeen ja py\u00f6ritt\u00e4m\u00e4ll\u00e4 sit\u00e4 helmein muotoiseksi. T\u00e4ss\u00e4kin tekniikassa voi k\u00e4ytt\u00e4\u00e4 ty\u00f6kaluja, mutta metodi on selv\u00e4sti suurpiirteisempi, eik\u00e4 helmiin saa yht\u00e4 pieni\u00e4 yksityiskohtia kuin lampputekniikassa. Viikinkihelmet my\u00f6s v\u00e4rj\u00e4t\u00e4\u00e4n eri tavalla. Lamppuhelmiss\u00e4 k\u00e4ytett\u00e4v\u00e4t lasitangot ovat valmiiksi v\u00e4rillisi\u00e4. Uunista otettava lasimassa on kirkasta ja se v\u00e4rj\u00e4t\u00e4\u00e4n sulattamalla valmiin helmen pintaan v\u00e4rijauhetta. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Molemmat tekniikat ovat kiehtovia, mutta omaan persoonaani ja ty\u00f6skentelyyni soveltuu paremmin pikkutarkempi lampputekniikka. Lis\u00e4ksi totesin ett\u00e4 ihoni otti kovasti nokkiin tulikuumana hohkaavan polttouunin l\u00e4mm\u00f6st\u00e4. Pari tuntia uunin edess\u00e4 vietetty\u00e4ni k\u00e4teni iho punoitti ja kirveli vaikka k\u00e4ytinkin suojak\u00e4sinett\u00e4. T\u00e4m\u00e4 todisti j\u00e4lleen kerran ett\u00e4 min\u00e4 ja kuumuus emme ole yhteensopivia. Saunan l\u00e4mp\u00f6\u00e4kin kest\u00e4n maksimissaan vartin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oli huikean hienoa oppia uusi tekniikka ja kiehtovaa katsoa miten kova materiaali sulaa liekin l\u00e4mm\u00f6ss\u00e4 ja muotoutuu joksikin ihan toiseksi esineeksi. Aloitin tekem\u00e4\u00e4n lamppuhelmi-kurssilla punaisia helmi\u00e4 renesanssikaulanauhaa varten. Se oli ohjaajien mielest\u00e4 kiinnostavaa, koska harvoin kurssilaiset haluavat tehd\u00e4 samanlaisia pieni\u00e4 tavallisia helmi\u00e4. Useimmiten kurssilaisia kiinnostavat erikoiset isot tai monimutkaiset helmet. Helmet onnistuivat hienosti, ne ovat kuin pieni\u00e4 kiilt\u00e4vi\u00e4 puolukoita, mutta tarvitsen niit\u00e4 viel\u00e4 ainakin toisen mokoman ett\u00e4 voin tehd\u00e4 kaulakorun. Uunihelmikurssilla taas halusin tehd\u00e4 vetimen vanhaan kaappiin jonka hankimme hiljattain. Vetimest\u00e4 ei tullut ihan halutunlaista, joten saatan kokeilla uudelleen sen tekemist\u00e4 viel\u00e4 kev\u00e4\u00e4ll\u00e4 jos lamppuhelmikursseja viel\u00e4 j\u00e4rjestet\u00e4\u00e4n. Nyt ei viel\u00e4 oikein tied\u00e4 mit\u00e4 kev\u00e4t tuo tullessaan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hubby always says my hobby is having hobbies. I got so many hobbies. So, I thought perhaps one more hobby. Otherwise I might ran out. Of hobbies. Here in Sastamala we happen to have Glass studio. They organize all sorts of glass workshops. I have dreamed of taking some sort of glass workshop for some time now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Name of lamp work beads comes from the used technique. It is not especially difficult, but it requires patience and preciseness. Different coloured glass rods are melted with a blow lamp, which is standing on solid base. Melted glass is rolled around thin metal rod. You can create patterns and shapes with different colours and tools. I think most difficult thing is to make identical beads and identical sizes. Weekend went past awfully fast with glass beads. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I got really excited about this new hobby, so I booked a place for another glass bead workshop. That was for different technique. So called viking beads are made by sticking the metal rod into hot molten glass inside a kiln and rolling that around the rod. With this technique you can also use tools to shape them, but it is much more coarse method. You can’t create tiny details to these beads like you can in lamp work. Viking beads are also coloured differently. In lamp work you use colourfull glasses for melting, but in the kiln the glass is clear and then you melt colourfull powders ontop of the glass to create the colours. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both techniques are fascinating, but to my personality and working the lamp work suits better. I also found out that my skin does not like stanging so close to the kiln. After couple hours the skin on my arm was red and stung, even though I used protective sleeve. This was another prove that my body and warmth just aren’t compatible. Sauna I can handle 15 minutes at most. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was fantastic to learn new skill and technique and see how something so hard turns into a different shape in the flame. In lamp work workshopt I started making small read beads for renaissance necklace. Our teachers found it interesting because mostly people are interested in making large or complicated multilayered beads. My beads worked out fine, but I will need more of them to make the necklace. In the kiln bead workshop I wanted to make handle for the vintage cabinet we bought some time ago. It didn’t work out the way I wanted so I might try again in spring on another lamp work workshop. If they still have them. No-one really knows what is going to happen in Spring. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Opettajamme, lasinpuhaltaja Antti Torstenssonin tekemi\u00e4 lamppuhelmi\u00e4. \/
Lamp work beads made by our teacher, glass artist Antti Torstensson.<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ty\u00f6asema puhalluslamppuineen ja ty\u00f6kaluineen. Lamppuhelmi\u00e4 valmistaessa tulee aina k\u00e4ytt\u00e4\u00e4 suojalaseja. Ne helpottavat ty\u00f6n n\u00e4kemist\u00e4 ja est\u00e4v\u00e4t silmi\u00e4 vaurioitumasta kirkkaaseen liekkiin tuijottaessa. \/
Workstation with blow lamp and tools. When making lamp work beads, one should always wear protective glasses. They help you to see what you are doing and also protect your eyes from damaging of the very bright light of the flame. <\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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V\u00e4rikk\u00e4it\u00e4 lasitankoja jota sulattamalla helmi\u00e4 valmistetaan. \/
Colourfull glass rods, which are used to make beads.<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ihka ensimm\u00e4iset koskaan valmistamani lasihelmet ovat t\u00e4ss\u00e4 seuraavana p\u00e4iv\u00e4n\u00e4 likoamassa vedess\u00e4 jotta ne voi irrottaa metallipuikoista, puhdistaa ja viimeistell\u00e4 korunvalmistusta varten. \/
My first ever handmade glass beads are here the next day, soaking in water so they can be taken off of the metal rods, clean and finish for jewelry making. <\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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J\u00e4\u00e4hdytysuuni jonne lamppuhelmet laitetaan tikkuineen j\u00e4\u00e4htym\u00e4\u00e4n y\u00f6n yli. Pitk\u00e4 j\u00e4\u00e4hdytysaika poistaa helmista pintaj\u00e4nnityksen jotta ne kest\u00e4v\u00e4t my\u00f6hemmin k\u00e4sittely\u00e4 rikkoutumatta. \/
Cooling oven where lamp work beads go to cool down overnight with their sticks. Long cooling period removes the surface tension from the beads and prevents them from cracking later when handled.<\/em> <\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Antti n\u00e4ytt\u00e4\u00e4 miten valmistetaan ontto helmi. \/
Antti shows how to make hollow bead. <\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Kuuma helmi on aivan eriv\u00e4rinen kuin j\u00e4\u00e4htynyt. T\u00e4m\u00e4 helmi on j\u00e4\u00e4htyneen\u00e4 vaaleanvihre\u00e4 l\u00e4pikuultava ja siin\u00e4 on vihre\u00e4-valkoisia t\u00e4pli\u00e4. Ty\u00f6st\u00e4ess\u00e4 helme\u00e4 tikkua pit\u00e4\u00e4 jatkuvasti py\u00f6ritt\u00e4\u00e4 pys\u00e4htym\u00e4tt\u00e4. \/
Hot beads are totally different colour than cool beads. This is seethrough pale green with green and white dots when it’s cooled down. When working on the bead, you have to rotate the rod continuously without stopping. <\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lamppuhelmikurssin satoa, osa puhdistettuna, osa viel\u00e4 puhdistamatta. Puhdistamattomien helmien sis\u00e4ll\u00e4 on irrotusainetta, savilitkua, jota on metallitikun p\u00e4\u00e4ss\u00e4. Ilman sit\u00e4 lasimassa j\u00e4m\u00e4ht\u00e4\u00e4 metallitikkuun eik\u00e4 sit\u00e4 saa siit\u00e4 irti rikkomatta. \/
My harvest from the lamp work workshop, some are cleaned, some not. Uncleaned beads have clay inside. Metal sticks used for making the bead, must have clay cover on the tip. Otherwise glass will stick to it and it’s impossible to remove the bead without breaking it. <\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Uunissa teht\u00e4vien viikinkihelmien kurssin ty\u00f6v\u00e4lineet n\u00e4kyv\u00e4t t\u00e4ss\u00e4. Irrotussavella k\u00e4sitellyn tikun k\u00e4rki t\u00f6k\u00e4t\u00e4\u00e4n uuniin jossa on sulaa lasia. Sitten lasia aletaan kiert\u00e4\u00e4 tikun ymp\u00e4ri. T\u00e4ss\u00e4 n\u00e4kyy hienosti miten lasimassa nousee nauhana altaasta ja kiertyy tikun ymp\u00e4rille. \/
Here are basically the tools for viking beads. Metal rod has been dipped into the liquid clay, then it’s been poked into the molten glass inside the kiln. Then you start rotating the rod to collect desired amount of glass. This photo shows nicely how the glass comes from the pool in small ribbonlike way and curls around the rod.<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Helmen saaminen py\u00f6re\u00e4ksi on vaikeaa. Jos metallitikkua ei ole pit\u00e4nyt uunissa t\u00e4ysin vaakasuorassa, helmen p\u00e4\u00e4h\u00e4n muodostuu suippo k\u00e4rki. T\u00e4ss\u00e4 yrit\u00e4n saada suippoa k\u00e4rke\u00e4 poistumaan. \/
Making perfectly round beads is tricky. If you have been keeping the rod in an angle in the kiln, end of the bead is going to be pointy. Here I am trying to get rid of the pointy end.<\/em> <\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Joitakin uunissa tekemi\u00e4ni helmi\u00e4. \/
Some of the beads I made in the kiln. <\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Kaapin kahvaksi tekem\u00e4st\u00e4ni helmest\u00e4 tuli melko py\u00f6re\u00e4, mutta hiukan liian pieni. V\u00e4rik\u00e4\u00e4n ei ihan miellyt\u00e4. \/
<\/strong>Bead I made for the handle of this old cabinet is pretty round, but just a tad too small. I don’t like the colour either.<\/strong> <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Is\u00e4nt\u00e4 aina sanoo ett\u00e4 harrastan harrastamista koska minulla on niin paljon harrastuksia. Niin ajattelin sitten ett\u00e4 aloitan viel\u00e4 yhden uuden harrastuksen. Etteiv\u00e4t vaan lopu kesken. T\u00e4\u00e4ll\u00e4 Sastamalassa on nimitt\u00e4in Lasistudio, joka j\u00e4rjest\u00e4\u00e4 monenlaisia lasikursseja kansalaisopistossa. Olen jo pitk\u00e4\u00e4n haaveillut jostain lasikurssista joten ilmoittauduin t\u00e4n\u00e4 syksyn\u00e4 lamppuhelmikurssille. Lamppuhelmien nimi tulee siit\u00e4, ett\u00e4 niit\u00e4 tehd\u00e4\u00e4n puhalluslampun avulla…. <\/p>\n

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