How Do You Pull Stringers In Glass Bead-Making?
A stringer is a thin rod of glass. Stringers are perfect to use on beads that you want to add delicate detail to. You can buy stringers in many stained glass stores to use but it is just as easy to make your own with the glass rods that you have. Prep your work station. Make sure you have everything set up and are using all the necessary safety equipment. Light your torch. Choose a glass rod and begin to heat the middle of it. Remember to warm the glass rod up slowly in the flame and then turning it continuously so it will heat evenly. Push the two ends of the rod toward the middle when the glass is molten. This will force the molten glass to form a ball of glass. Continue to melt and turn the molten glass ball until it reaches a size of around 1/2 inch in diameter. Remove the glass from the flame. Quickly pull the ends of the rod away from each other. This will create a thin stringer in between them. Melt one end of the stringer free of one of the rods. The stringer is free to be used
