Overlay
by Marilyn
Answer It's referred to as overlay. You do it with foil. You will lay a piece of foil on the circle, joining it up with the seam coming up to the circle. Burnish it well, flux the foil then lay a solder bead on it. Don't leave the soldering iron in one place too long. If you do, the glass will probably fracture from the heat. Repeat the overlay on the back side of the circle. I don't know what your design is like, but the overlay foil can be trimmed to come to a point, have uneven edges, anything you can think of that can be done with foil and a pair of scissors. It can add a lot of interest and questions like "how did you do that" to any piece you create. If the foil comes loose after beading or cleaning it, and it occasionally does, you can glue it down. I like E6000 glue for glass work, but Weldbond works well too. |
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