.•:*¨*:•. Wonderful HOTHEAD TORCH Tutorials .•:*¨*:•.

Would you like to advance your basic lampworking skills and have a nice collection of Hothead Torch Tutorials to choose from? Would you like to know how to make different things?
Well here are 7 Tutorials created to get your started, and best of all they are only $8 each.
...you can get them as a PDF or as a printed copy...
please note that a PDF will be emailed to your payment/email address unless you email and request that a paper copy be sent to you.
The 7 Tutorials completed so far are:
How To Make Round Beads Using A Graphite Bead Roller
How To Pull Your Own Stringer
Learn to Wrap & Pull Goldstone/Adventurine Stringer
How To Make Big Hole Beads (also known as Pandora, Biagi, Troll or European Charm Beads)
How To Make Hanging Cards
How To Make An Easy Layered-Petal Rose Bead
You can read about them and purchase them below.
Each Tutorial includes MANY pictures of the steps as the work is being done. Use them and feel free to sell your work, but please do not pass on or re-sell the Tutorials. All Tutorial rights belong to Kristina Floyd.
Any item shown in the Tutorials can be reproduced for sale or personal use.

If you would like to be notified each time a new tutorial is posted please email me at
FineFolly@bellsouth.net
.•:*:•. TUTORIAL NO. 1 .•:*:•.

HOW TO MAKE ROUND BEADS With A Rod or Stringer - Using The Flame To Round Them |
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$ 8.00 USDThis wonderful Tutorial will teach you how to make ROUND beads using a Hothead Torch and a rod OR a stringer. It actually has TWO Tutorials in one due to this. The steps are clearly written and there are MANY pictures to show you what to do each step of the way. |
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HOW TO MAKE ROUND BEADS Using A Graphite Bead Roller |
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$ 8.00 USDThis neat Tutorial will teach you how to make ROUND beads using a Hothead Torch and a GRAPHITE BEAD ROLLER. There are so many benefits to using a Bead Roller, and this Tutorial will go over them with you. |
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HOW TO PULL STRINGER - Inside and Outside The Flame |
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$ 8.00 USDThis great Tutorial will teach you how to pull your own stringer in or outside the flame. It actually has TWO Tutorials in one due to this. The steps are clearly written and there are MANY pictures to show you what to do each step of the way. |
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.•:*:•. TUTORIAL NO. 4 .•:*:•.

HOW TO MAKE GOLDSTONE STRINGER - Using an Adventurine Luster Rod |
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$ 8.00 USDHave you ever wanted to make the intense Goldstone stringer you see being used on LE? This thorough Tutorial will teach you to wrap an Adventurine/Goldstone Rod and then pull Goldstone stringer from it (actually you can use any Luster Rod or solid opaque rod). The steps are clearly written and there are MANY pictures to show you what to do each step of the way. |
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How To Make Big Hole Beads |
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$ 8.00 USDThis wonderful tutorial teaches you a simple, consistent way to make those elusive Big Hole Beads, also known as Pandora, Biagi, Troll and European Charm Beads.
Incudes information on mandrel preparation and how to rake a swirled design and make the BHB shown to the right. Don't struggle anymore - get this tutorial and start making consistent BHB's! |
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.•:*:•. TUTORIAL NO. 6 .•:*:•.

How To Make Hanging Cards |
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$ 8.00 USDWould you like to know how to create fancy and sturdy Hanging Cards to use to present and sell your items? Presentation can make the difference in whether you get the sale or lose it sometimes... and whether a Store wants to carry your line or not. This Tutorial will show you in detail how to create custom made Hanging Cards. |
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How To Make An Easy Layered-Petal Rose Bead |
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$ 8.00 USDThis Tutorial will show you how to make a multi-layered Rose Petal or Flower Bead without having to add a complete layer of encasing between each layer of petals.
It is a much easier method, and the number of layers of petals and their depth is up to you. Lots of images and a simple method make this a special Tutorial! |
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.•:*¨*:•. More Tutorials Are Coming .•:*¨*:•.
In the coming months I plan to make up high quality,
low
cost Tutorials for the Hothead Torch that will cover all kinds of
things - such as a Workbook on the basic information about and skills of
Hothead Torch work, like working with Pixie Dust, encasing, using Brass
Presses, special projects like specific bracelets and pendants and
more...

.•:*¨*:•. More Information On These Tutorials & The Glass I Am Using .•:*¨*:•.
This collection of Tutorials has been done using the
Hothead Torch. There are so few Tutorials made just for the Hothead Torch that I wanted to create this special Series. In every
Tutorial there are beads and bracelets shown that you can use as
patterns to make for yourself or to sell. You can see one or more of
the bracelets or beads included in the Tutorial underneath each Tutorial for sale.
A basic knowledge of
lampworking is assumed in these Tutorials. They are illustrated with simple text and lots of pictures for each step.
Many of the items shown in these Tutorials were made with Devardi Glass, but any brand of glass can be used, just like any torch can be used. The other types of glass used are Effetre and CIM. All of them are COE 104.