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Comment on How to Make a Memory Wire Bracelet – Jewelry-making Tutorial by eclecticdesigns

eclecticdesigns — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 22:30:21 +0000

@Whiskers3316 Thanks! Do you like the style of my most recent videos? I changed? a little over the years and I was wondering if I could get some feedback.

Comment on How to Make a Memory Wire Bracelet – Jewelry-making Tutorial by eclecticdesigns

eclecticdesigns — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 21:33:46 +0000

@chelleyluvsretro19 Never made? rings before, but there is always a first time for everything! I will add your request to my to-do list.

Comment on How to Make a Memory Wire Bracelet – Jewelry-making Tutorial by Whiskers3316

Whiskers3316 — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 21:01:31 +0000

@eclecticdesigns The newer videos are also? excellent!! Thanks for uploading!

Comment on How to Make a Memory Wire Bracelet – Jewelry-making Tutorial by gazbmw0

gazbmw0 — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 20:03:43 +0000

thanks for the? video very easy to understand

Comment on How to Make a Memory Wire Bracelet – Jewelry-making Tutorial by AstridNicoleEtcetera

AstridNicoleEtcetera — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 19:28:46 +0000

I had? no idea that the coiled up stuff I had was memory wire! Due to your fab video, I now know what to do with it. Thank you so much! I loved your video.

Comment on How to Make a Memory Wire Bracelet – Jewelry-making Tutorial by KittyKatKook

KittyKatKook — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:36:40 +0000

Great? instructional video for a novice like myself!

Comment on How to Make a Memory Wire Bracelet – Jewelry-making Tutorial by HoosierCardAngel

HoosierCardAngel — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:11:40 +0000

Great tutorial!
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Comment on How to Make a Memory Wire Bracelet – Jewelry-making Tutorial by eilidhfly

eilidhfly — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:58:17 +0000

@eclecticdesigns I love your videos – they are very clear and easy to understand. I also love your? voice! Thanks for giving me inspiration to get making some of my own jewelery

Comment on How to Make a Memory Wire Bracelet – Jewelry-making Tutorial by neosethehedgehog66

neosethehedgehog66 — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:30:19 +0000

Thanks so much! I agree with an earlier post: They are perfect for? us beginners. Great job!!!

Comment on what is dichroic glass beads?im confused about the word “dichroic”? by Mike1942f

Mike1942f — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:18:22 +0000

As the first two answers show, there are two meanings for ‘dichroic’
Originally it referred to colored glass with microscopic bits of metal (usually gold in solution) which gave it the color red when viewed through the glass. But the same glass, which viewed by reflected light looked green – thus two colors – dichroic.
But when we became capable of putting thin metal coatings on glass in a vacuum, variable colors could be made to appear that depended on the thickness of the coating and the angle of the viewing – like thin spots of oil on water or the colors of butterfly feathers. And it was given the name ‘dichroic’ in spite of being multiple colors. Because it is thin layers and metal, it has to be handled, heated, and coated carefully. It is popular because it makes bright intense colors.
In beads and blown glass, the color is applied to thin pieces of colored glass which is rolled/worked into the object/bead.
To perhaps further confuse the issue for torch workers, there is glass that changes color with heat that can be used for making pipes, but that change is at much higher temperature than body heat so it does not apply to beads.