First attempts at folded crescent and bird shaped pendants from an article on Islamic beads by Robert K. Liu published in Ornament Magazine. This is something I did a while ago, but never got around to posting.
-At least one of these cracked after making, so with these beads I need to be sure to keep well heated in the torch
-I need to work on the bird. The shape i'm pulling the crescent into is not nearly as close as I'd like it to be. Perhaps folding the crescent off mandrel would help, making it easier to pull out of shape?
Another good source for information on folded beads in general is an article by Tom and Sage Holland
