Recommend Books/Videos for Mandrel Beads

[drewspuppet]

I want to start getting into mandrel beads. Please recommend good books and videos to give me a good jump start.

[gypsea]

These are all books:

Making Glass Beads by Cindy Jenkins
The Complete Book of Glass Beadmaking by Kimberley Adams
Beads of Glass by Cindy Jenkins
Passing the Flame - A Beadmaker's Guide to Detail and Design by Corina Tettinger

i'm sure there are more books out there...i have the first and last one on this list. you might want to see if there are any you might find interesting/helpful in the library we have on this board.

[Kalera]

If you are interested in boro beads, check out Doug Remschneider's Boro Bead Magic... it's a killer video!

[UmaJulz]

The Complete book of Beadmaking, listed above, is really a good book. The others I have, have read a couple of times, but they don't seem to have as much content as the "complete" book. there is a boro bead book, but it is really basic, really, really basic.

Now, corinna's book is good. and I don't think I will ever sell mine, but it is all about soft glass, the colors and interactions, patterns, etc. It is worth having, or at least borrowing for a while.

[glasspapi]

There are a few bead videos on youtube...they arent the best in quality but they are a few.

[Skye Perry]

This book is very insparational ,not a how to book but 1,000 glass bead By lark books has given me tons of inspiration on mandrel beads .Most beads are soda lime glass though. But it is a pretty cheap book and just a good one to have around just to look at when you need some motivation. You can get this at barnes and noble and most major distrabuters . www.glasscraftinc.com has it . also the sister book 500 glass objects is a good one to lots of blown form and marble's.

[glasspapi]

I agree both those books are great. I have both of them. I like the 500 glass objects a little more but both are excellent resources to get insipiration.

[drewspuppet]

Thanks for the good info. I will check out a couple of those books.