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Blowpipe Basics: Off Mandrel Hollow Beads

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Blowpipe Basics: Off Mandrel Hollow Beads Foundations

  • 👋 Welcome to your ISGB Workshop17
  • Welcome- Blowpipe Basics a foundation in hollow beads using the Italian methods.1
  • 🔥 Meet your instructor - Aja Vaz of Wandering Design Spirits
  • ❓ Asking questions and posting photos & how to address questions comments and add photos to your workshop4
  • Zoom Session March 28, 2026 RECORDING8
  • Zoom session Part 2 June 20, 2026 RECORDING

Workshop Set Up and Tools

  • Supply List with Links4
  • Downloadable PDF Supply List
  • Workbench Tool Placement2
  • Tools used within this workshop2
  • Using Hot Fingers

Tool Maintenence

  • Blowpipe Cleaning2

Basic Blown Bead

  • Lets make our first bead!5
  • More options to create holes on your beads7
  • Fixing Mistakes4

Basic Round Bobble Bead

  • Bobble Bead
  • Using a Straight Heavy Wall Mandrel
  • Share your work and ask questions on the basic round bead15

Encased Round Hollow

  • Encased Round Hollow4
  • Tungsten Pick Holes7

Encased Cube Bead

  • Cube Hollow
  • Share your progress and ask questions on encasing your beads2

Curved Tube Bead

  • Curved Tube Bead2
  • Tapered Curved Tube Bead
  • Exploring Breakaway Methods
  • Share your progress and ask questions on the tube beads2

Trouble Shooting

  • Trouble Shooting1
  • Downloadable Step by Step Guide1
  • Step by Step Illustration Guide
  • Diamond Shears close up in use

BONUS: Tumble Etching your Beads

  • Tumble Etching7