How to decorate enamel using millefiori. Other types of decoration are touched on, for example glass beads, enamel threads, bugle beads, copper wire, lump enamel and frit.
16 minutes.
Making a simple kiln using tin cans, fire bricks, fireproof board, ceramic fiber and a torch. Only something to consider if it can be set up outside - or possibly in a suitable workshop.
15 minutes
Ray Lloyd demonstrates simple sgraffito through sifted enamel. Dorothy Cockrell and Lesley Miller then show how to achieve finer lines using sgraffito through liquid enamel. There is also a brief demonstration of how to wet lay enamel.
22 minutes
Dorothy Cockrell demonstrates basic sifting techniques with many helpful tips - eg enamel should not be more than the thickness of the metal and should be even, two thin layers are better than one thick one and many more. There is also a brief introduction to firescale and to counter enamelling.
19 minutes
A great introduction to stencilling technique demonstrated by Dorothy Cockrell and Lesley Miller.
23 minutes.
Swirling (sometimes called scrolling) is a technique in which enamel is hot enamel is moved around in the kiln using a special tool. Expertly demonstrated by Kathleen Kay.
25 minutes.
Over firing, under firing, uneven surfaces, warping specks and pitting! Lesley Miller and Dorothy Cockrell show you how to deal with these common problems.
14 minutes
An introduction to flux and how to use it, how some transparent enamels work on copper and some don't. The importance of making test pieces and labelling them. Lesley Miller
12 minutes
Demonstrations of two very useful techniques for decorating an enamel surface. Wire is laid into enamel and fired to form an outline pattern which can then filled with other shades of enamel. Drawing into enamel with graphite pencil is also a lovely and very simple way to add patterns to an enamelled piece. Bonnie Mackintosh and Dorothy Cockrell