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My wife and I were mesmerized. She makes bead necklaces, and sometimes I help her make them. The millefiori are my favorite. I imagine that 1,000 years ago a craftsman that could do this could make a very comfortable living. ;)
I think beads are greatly underestimated. They go back in time forever. We can trace their geographical and economic history and geography through beads. I love them to bits and regret that most people don’t recognise what intricate workmanship goes into them.
It’s great seeing things done by hand and not by machine and with this a 400 year technique that’s still going strong, hopefully it’ll continue for another 400 years by such skilled craftsmen.
The man was having to make the glass he was going to use in making beads. From adding color to the glass to stretching it into rods of one color to making the rods with the design in the center, he was doing everything to prepare for just having the material to make the beads. Once all that is done, each bead will take around 30-40 minutes to complete. And as you can see he was able to make quite a few beads from the glass he prepared. After seeing the beads he made with the materials my estimate of the time it took to make the beads was off. If they were complicated beads it would be 30-40 minutes. These would have taken a shorter time. At least it would not have taken me that much time to make each of the beads he made. One of my focal beads which are very decorated would have taken 30-40 minutes. His beads, maybe 25 minutes. I was very impressed when he was making the glass rods he used to decorate his beads. Especially since he had to use primitive equipment. It is a very time consuming thing to make those rods with the decorative centers. Even with modern equipment it takes time. I am going to have to watch this video again because it is the first time I have seen the process of doing it with the equipment he was using and I might learn something new from it.
To me, the process is as beautiful as the product. I am in awe of these skills. You could write it all down, make videos such as this, but you couldn't do it without the skill.
I think too many young people today have no clue about HOW things are made. They go out and buy products without giving much thought to how that product was made, or the HISTORY behind it. We have a county fair coming up and there are always sections like blacksmithing that demonstrate how labor intensive (not to mention the skills of the crafts people) making things could be. Thank you to the man who patiently showed how he works with glass, and how amazing the finished product looks!!! Watching from North Carolina, USA.
I had this absolute pit in my stomach, thinking I bet these amazing pieces will sell for $20 each. The prices I saw on your website made me so happy! Worth every single dollar 💜
A lot of people say that RU-vid is a waste of time and I'd beg to differ. I've done a lot of jobs in my life. But I've never seen the process of making colored bead glass. It's amazing. I'm so glad I clicked on this video❤
Thank you for your comment! RU-vid is also a kind of study method depending on how you use it. If you don't think it's a waste of time, I think it's a useful content. Please keep watching our videos.
Your RU-vid experience is what you make it! Seeing craftspeople producing lovely artistic things, is a joy to watch! Glass blowing and precious metal jewelry making are beautiful to watch! Who knew so much complex work went into such a tiny stictly decorative object? Amazing!
In the West this type of beadmaking is called 'Lampworking'. We use different tools, different glass and a variety of different ways to access the fire! Beautiful work! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
This is an incredible process. It's bc of videos like this, that I started crafting again. I would rather have a happy simple life doing what I love instead of living a fast paced cluttered one. ❤😊 Ty for sharing. The quality and beauty is breathtaking.
The glass beads feel wonderful when you run your fingertips over them...or indeed twist them around on their string... The gentle clinking of the glass sounds like a gentle breeze flowing through a windchime... I so enjoyed the "flowers opening up" when pressed... Wonderful craftsmanship altogether... Thank you Sir... 🇿🇦
At first it doesn't seem to make sense. So much layer that looks almost like taffy Candy. But toward the end it starting to make sense. What an Art & work to look pretty.
What a fantastic skill! You could have an exhibition at the Japan House in São Paulo, Brazil. It was a pleasure to watch your video! I could smell the glass melting with the pigment, feel the heat of the kiln... The world needs beautiful things. (In the 1980s I studied jewellery with Enid Kaplan, who referred me to her Master Fujimura at his school in Florence. I worked with enamel for 20 years). All the best
Даже не представляла какой это не лёгкий труд. Каждая бусина требует столько труда, фантазии. Спасибо за видео, очень интересно. Результат восхитительный.
The energy price and the time spent to craft this make it surely very expansive. On the website, I see that for one or two on a lace it is really very expansive.
As expected, Japan is amazing. I am proud of the culture that preserves traditions. Korea is not enough with the culture you passed down during the colonial period.
Estos trabajos son los que me hacen entender que la artesania tiene un alma milenaria. Siento que aprendo algo que solamente estos maestros artesanos te hacen(sentir) entender .. mil gracias.
So neat watching him make the stringers (that’s the long pieces of glass). I took a class one time making glass beads and we had promise “stringers” of all different colors and made whatever versions of glass beads we wanted out of those. It just saved a step of very hot and dangerous work. I wish I had kept up with it. It’s not easy but wonderfully fun to do.
I didn't expect 1 bead to be 220.00 but with the skill and time that goes into these handmade beads, I can definitely understand why. I'd love to learn this amazing craft. Excellent job sir!!!
I do not understand the people who say it is too expensive for such a small thing. I myself get 60€ per hour for my IT work IF I sell these hours(and i am the cheapest in my vicinity). So if you count the hours of work behind one bead, it is cheap. So I do not mean you, but everyone else who does not see that the price is reasonable.
Your beads are beautiful…a lot of work and experience goes into them. I recently bought some glass beads to hang in my window…and will appreciate them more, now I know how they’re made.
So beautiful, what a labor intensive art! If i didn't see the title of this video, i would have guessed the beads to be painted or enameled jade beads. Thank you for this beautiful traditional art form.😊
Such a unique peice of craft! Never fails to impress us with the amazing crafts everyday 😊 Love the good work, keep it up guys ✨🙇🏻♀️ God bless and thank you for such a wonderful video 🙏🏻
I could never do glassworking. I'd always be like 'wow, the glass is so malleable and awesome when it's hot... maybe i could just touch it for a *second* and see what it feels like????'
at first I thought "why are you wasting so much time with all these little details that probably will go unseen " ....... then the final reveal and ..... What WOW !!!!!! that's amazing !! Great job good sir :)