The rods are melted with gas and oxygen on my Minor torch, shaped and pop into my digital Woodrow kiln. Beads'n Stitch specialise in handcrafted lampwork beads. We design exclusive bespoke design pieces and welcome custom orders. When I came to Adelaide in 2006, I took up jewelry making as a hobby whilst still pursuing my love for sewing. A trip to a craft fair gave me the opportunity to learn how to make my own glass beads. I was extremely excited and without hesitation enroled myself to learn the basics of how to make glass beads ...and that is the start of my passion for creating and designing my own beads for my jewelry ...and hence become a glass bead artist. I took lessons and invested in tutorials to learn various techniques from renowned bead artists in Australia, Japan, Germany and US. It takes a lot of patience, perseverance, and practice, practice and then more practice to get to fine tune the techniques. In my eleventh year now, I am still enjoying making my beads and the creativity is endless. The beads complement my range of jewelry and every piece I make are unique pieces of art to treasure. The beads are made from imported Italian soft glass , and annealed in a digital kiln overnight to make it stronger, taken out from the mandrel and the bead holes are thorough cleaned with diamond bits , dried and ready to be used. Feel free and happy to browse through the range of my stunning Jewelry collection and ask any questions about the pieces . Custom orders are certainly welcome.
