Passing the Flame: A Beadmaker's Guide to Detail and Design [Hardcover]

Corina Tettinger (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 2002 | ISBN-10: 0972660208 | ISBN-13: 978-0972660204 | Edition: Revised Second Edition

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Bonzobucks & Books Pub; Revised Second Edition edition (December 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0972660208
• ISBN-13: 978-0972660204
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (127 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #241,829 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Truly Amazing, March 27, 2004

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"kpolka" (Chicago, Illinois) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Passing the Flame: A Beadmaker's Guide to Detail and Design (Hardcover)

When I saw the price tag on this book, I almost said forget it-- I am so glad I didn't! I now find myself stalking Corina's glass (don't worry, Corina, I am not stalking you - just the beads!). She is a true inspiration and wonderful for sharing her knowledge.

The book is both fun and informative - makes you not want to put it down!

If you are like me, just trying to get started, and not really wanting to spend so much on a book, think again...this book is worth more then you would think - and you really are missing out if you try to skip this!

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Book, Wonderful Artist, Wonderful Beads!, October 9, 2006

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Hotglass (Omaha, Nebraska United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Passing the Flame: A Beadmaker's Guide to Detail and Design (Hardcover)

First, let me say that before reading this book, I had read what I happen to consider the "Bible" of Glass Beadmaking, "Making Glass Beads" by Cindy Jenkins.

That being said, Corina Tettinger's book is the perfect follow-up to Jenkins book. Still, it isn't necessary to purchase or read Jenkin's book first, as Tettinger covers many of the same numerous details that you need to know if you plan to get into this type of artwork which requires patience, dedication, and a sense of humor.

This book is wonderful for many reasons, not the least of which is that it is bound in such a way that you can leave the book open to a particular page. So, if you need to prop the book up to look at the technique you are attempting, the book does not "fight" you while doing it.

The book itself is in a large format and the photographs are very well taken (and I speak as somewhat of an expert on this, after 35 years as a photographer) so I always want photographs to "explain" the technique to me as well as the written word.

And you are able to see the technique that Tettinger is describing, step by step, just as in Jenkin's book, which, while less expensive, is also physically smaller.

I also discovered that Tettinger will have examples of her beads for sale on eBay from time to time, and it's fun to be able to contact her if you have a question about a particular bead technique. She is very friendly and humble regarding her work.

If you keep track of her auctions you will see that her beads go for a very high price with many bidders. But like the book, they are worth every penny.

The book is costly,I paid around $85.00 for mine, but I purchased it right after it was printed and I wasn't about to wait for the price to go down, that is how much I wanted her book.

You definitely get what you pay for here. And, should she ever decide to write another followup book that is as large and as informative, I would most certainly buy it.

54 of 66 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The excellent information on techniques gets 5 stars..., July 12, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Passing the Flame: A Beadmaker's Guide to Detail and Design (Hardcover)

This book provides a wealth of how-to information on soft glass beadmaking and how to achieve various effects. The step-by-step instructions and pictures are excellent -- there is a lot of information that I haven't found anywhere before in print. A lot of the stunning techniques are broken down and demystified for the beginning beadmaker. I can see why so many others have rated this book so highly. I would definitely give the how-to content 5 stars.

There are only a couple of things that prevent me from giving this book 5 stars overall. One thing is the many typos. While this might not bother some, to me they were distracting, and made the book seem that much less professional. I don't necessarily blame the author so much as the editor -- these are things that should have been caught easily during editing. Perhaps they will be corrected in later editions.

The second (and more serious) issue I had was that of safety. While the author does talk about studio safety and what others do, it seemed that she trivialized some aspects and even mentioned that she does not always follow the recommendations herself. It's true that she is just being honest about how she works; however, with so many people looking up to her as a lampwork expert/role model, and using this book in lieu of taking a class, this is a bit disquieting. More is being discovered every day about the various hazards, as well as how they can be minimized, and even if she does not plan to follow all of the recommendations, I wish she had been a bit less casual about such an important topic.

Other than this, the book really is a wonderful resource. I would recommend it to first-time lampworkers as long as they do additional research on the safety issues, gathering information from other experts as well as from this book.