Materials:

Dichroic Shards

8mm black color rod

2mm clear rod

Borosilicate 6mm rod

Assorted Tweezers

Tungsten rod

Mashers

Graphite Paddle

Helpful Hints:

Be sure to clean all glass, especially dichroic shards with isopropyl alchohol. Pick up the dichroic using tweezers to avoid leaving fingerprints.

Dichroic shards on clear glass are laid

out. Make sure that all the pieces are

turned glass side up so they are easily

picked up with tweezers.







Make a ball of black as a core form

for the dichroic pendant. Use your

tweezers to apply a piece of dichroic.

Marver the dichroic piece to the ball.

Apply more colors to the ball.

Pieces must be marvered smooth

between layers.







Transfer to a borosilicate punty. The

boro punty gives you longer working

time in the flame.

Super heat the ball for mashing.

Use mashers to flatten ball. Mash in

two or three stages to control thinness.

More small dramatic colored pieces of

dichroic are applied as accents.

Small pieces should be mashed

smooth.

Punty up with an Effetre 2mm rod

and remove the boro punty.

Special tweezers for making a dent

for piercing with tungsten pick.

Use your tungsten pick to open the

hole.

Use a cool tungsten pick on heated

hole to enlarge and polish it.







Remove punty while holding pendant

with warm tungsten. Fire polish the

punty mark and place in kiln at 950º

for 15 min.