The process of making glass beads, a traditional technique handed down for 400 years

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This video introduces the process of making glass beads, a traditional technique handed down for 400 years
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Shigeki Fujimura / Fujimura Tombodama Studio
In the present day, the majority of tombodama (Japanese glass beads) are made using modern equipment such as gas or oil burners and lamps, utilizing pre-made glass. However, when it comes to restoring especially ancient beads, the limitations of using pre-made colored glass become apparent. Shigeki Fujimura's Tombodama Workshop adheres to the traditional methods of the Edo period, as intended by the predecessor, creating colored glass from scratch and finishing the beads entirely with charcoal fire. It is the only workshop that continues to replicate and preserve these ancient techniques. The depth of the colors achieved through this traditional method emits the cherished brilliance loved by people in ancient times.
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We produce all of our dragonfly beads by hand, one by one, using a traditional method that has been in use since the Edo period.
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【Chapter】
00:00 Make yellow parts
03:44 Make blue parts
05:26 Make transparent parts
06:56 Make yellow and white parts
09:43 Cut the stick
10:24 Mix parts together
14:18 Make the head of the necklace
16:51 A finished product

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@Craftsmanship-Process 3 ай бұрын

You can get this product from the link below! suigenkyo.store/collections/fujimura-tombodama-studio?_pos=1&_psq=fujimura&_ss=e&_v=1.0 10% off coupon "SUIGENKYO10" Product Name: Tumbler / 4oz / Diamond This necklace is made of jade-colored dragonfly beads. It is threaded through a leather cord and the size can be adjusted. It uses the flower-patterned dragonfly beads that are representative of the work of Tombo Dama Studio Fujimura. Crystal glass is used for the glass, and it has the unique weight and glittering beauty of crystal glass. Charcoal is used throughout the entire process, from the production of the glass fabric to the wrapping of the colored glass around the glass core and the application of the patterned parts. The natural temperature fluctuations brought by the charcoal fire create depth, resulting in unique, charming, and expressive dragonfly beads. The texture is also one of the characteristic of this craft, and by increasing the ratio of pigments, the contrast of the patterns is enhanced, resulting in a thick, rich color.

@rikkiharcourt3868 3 ай бұрын

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.

@vivsalittlebitcrafty4854 3 ай бұрын

How skilled this man is and how beautiful the beads are too.

@lisanidog8178 2 ай бұрын

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.

@BRAVOBLUEZ 3 ай бұрын

A lot of people say that KZfaq 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❤

@Craftsmanship-Process 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for your comment! KZfaq 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.

@SOLDGREEN 3 ай бұрын

This is some caveman primitive techniques Boring AF

@impunitythebagpuss 3 ай бұрын

Your KZfaq 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!

@impunitythebagpuss 3 ай бұрын

@@SOLDGREENthen click it off...no need to be a nasty troll.

@stevemorris6855 3 ай бұрын

Wish we'd had KZfaq when I was a kid. Brilliant. 🇬🇧

@lonihollenbeck4654 3 ай бұрын

I had no idea. What craftsmanship, I will be far more attentive should I see glass beads in the future.

@flyingdutchmanindustries5877 Ай бұрын

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. ;)

@lindahill7315 3 ай бұрын

As i made jewelry, i am always interested in how besds are made. Those beads are stunning

@user-fl5hf8tt7q 3 ай бұрын

あの模様ってこうやって付けてたんだ。繊細な作業だ

@hibagon5919 3 ай бұрын

It's beautiful. It takes so much time to make it. The beauty of glass beads does not deteriorate over time.

@Craftsmanship-Process 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!

@bigbird2451 3 ай бұрын

You can see in the video how many different outfits he wore. So many days of work and so much patience for such a small thing. Well done Sir!

@susanfarley1332 3 ай бұрын

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.

@jennine211 3 ай бұрын

So beautiful 🙌🙌🥰❤️🧚‍♀️

@denisestover2416 3 ай бұрын

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! 🙂

@UsDiYoNa 3 ай бұрын

I didn’t expect the end product to be so impressive and beautiful. Truly fine work.

@Kapi_494 3 ай бұрын

こんなに長い工程を経て、１つの作品が出来上がる事に驚きました。素晴らしい技術ですね。これからもずっとずっと残っていて欲しいです。

@flamencoprof 3 ай бұрын

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.

@MegaKellyschannel 3 ай бұрын

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 💜

@jennylawson1980 3 ай бұрын

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.

@user-gj3ty9hc6t 2 ай бұрын

ヘラで押し潰した瞬間、花模様が出てきたのすんごい。

@SaturnJynx420 3 ай бұрын

As someone who likes to make handmade jewelry, seeing the process behind these beautiful glass beads is so interesting! The outcome is so stunning💚

@susanjaeger9851 3 ай бұрын

My gosh, I never knew. I love beads even more now, wow. Beautiful.

@shaylatwitchell2567 3 ай бұрын

I love using glass beads for jewelry and lacemaking projects! It's so cool to see someone making them by hand

@buddytweed7154 3 ай бұрын

This took an incredible amount of patience And effort to create something so beautiful. You really have to appreciate the craftsmanship.

@Kheops. 3 күн бұрын

Amazing craft. Got really amused at the subtitles making it sound like it was a tutorial, just chilling here no way I'm gonna do that myself 😅.

@alknis 3 ай бұрын

Очень кропотливая работа и такая прекрасная и красивая вещь получилась! Браво! 👋👋👋

@user-ln9dh2bq8j 3 ай бұрын

For the first 90% im thinking" what is he doing"? Then it comes together. Wonderful craftmanship

@user-mj3hm1tv2v 2 ай бұрын

구슬하나만드는데이렇게손이가는줄몰랐어요..집에있는유리제품들더소중하게생각해야겠네요.. 잘봤습니다.

@bjty5615 3 ай бұрын

So lovely! I will never look at a handmade bead the same again. So glad you showed us. Never knew how enjoyable to watch.

@bethk4109 Ай бұрын

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.

@aprilsmith3683 3 ай бұрын

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... 🇿🇦

@momagraf Ай бұрын

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

@KardoganLR 3 ай бұрын

Wow! How beautiful! I never thought that making beads would be this much work. But now I understand how the design comes in place!

@samirsomos171 3 ай бұрын

アーティストの作品。👏👏 よくやった先生😊

@brandonstrickland6444 2 ай бұрын

He sells those beads for about $105 USD a piece. I saw a necklace made of the green beads he makes in the video for 3k

@Bikini-Kentauros 2 ай бұрын

素晴らしい！見入ってしまいました❤

@syedaahmad5244 3 ай бұрын

A very difficult process but beautiful outcome. I have worked with small Glass beads in embroidery after watching my mother's skills for same.

@csy990401 3 ай бұрын

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.

@judithwalker8682 2 ай бұрын

How BEAUTIFUL ! Thank you for showing your beautiful artisan beads ! 😊❤

@tanyasanchez1742 3 ай бұрын

Just beautiful. I so appreciate the art and craftsmanship. Thank you for making this video.

@breannestahlman5953 3 ай бұрын

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.

@user-pz5fb9fs7s 3 ай бұрын

와우 400년전에도 유리가 있었다니 놀랍네요. 만들어진 유리를 녹여서 구슬을 만들다니 대단합니다.

@user-xy1jb7hg7u 7 күн бұрын

見終わった後、凄い以外の言葉が出てこなかった

@Ravenmad2000 3 ай бұрын

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.

@MarsG0Dofw4r_ 3 ай бұрын

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.😊

@donivanpotter2762 3 ай бұрын

I enjoyed watching you create art. Beautiful beads. My best to you Sir. Thank you for sharing your art.

@cherylcarnes4207 Ай бұрын

Incredible work. Very beautiful.

@dinkvjr 3 ай бұрын

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!!!

@thefirstloser 3 ай бұрын

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.

@furostoman 3 ай бұрын

飴を作ってるみたいで美味しそうに見えてしまいますね😊

@bluecat2991 3 ай бұрын

It's interesting to see how many of the fundamentals of modern glassblowing are in place in this very old process.

@francescaa8331 Ай бұрын

Thank you for this beautiful video. Glass beads are an art form, a very old tradition.

@brendalasich1550 3 ай бұрын

Very beautiful and unique talent!! I watched it all!! Thank you!!!❤️🇺🇸

@michaelr5835 3 ай бұрын

I had no idea they had dremels 400 years ago. Amazing!

@Ohnoyobronoflow Ай бұрын

Fascinating and intriguing. Your artistry is wonderful. These traditional skills are often lost now. Wonderful to see them shared with the world.

@yolandalangford5727 3 ай бұрын

Interesting no wonder these beads r so expensive to buy for jewelry making. Thank u for sharing. 👍😊

@lizreyes4382 3 ай бұрын

A true artist, beautiful work, beautiful process.

@explorewithme602 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for the beautiful beads u make for us who makes jewellery and other stuff with the beads❤❤❤

@cjdavid-erath6391 3 ай бұрын

That was the most amazing process I’ve ever seen! Now, how in the world are seed beads made??

@user-fg2pn1et3r 3 ай бұрын

Завораживающий процесс! Браво Мастер!!!

@Craftsmanship-Process 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!

@jakemoeller7850 3 ай бұрын

Wow, such a time-consuming process. Beautiful items.

@user-ul4gw4xz7l 19 күн бұрын

Здравствуйте, Мастер! Я Вам желаю здоровья и много лет, в Вашей нелёгкой жизни. Для этой работы нужно времени и сил. 😊

@user-ul4gw4xz7l 18 күн бұрын

😊

@rdsunsb 3 ай бұрын

I like the full focus and dedication to make the beads.

@Celeste77789 3 ай бұрын

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 🙏🏻

@Craftsmanship-Process 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!

@bernardblack6997 3 ай бұрын

watching it reminds me of how hard candies are made! such a wonderful process to see.

@MariaRodriguez-xv4sc 3 ай бұрын

Un maestro de el arte, felicitaciones Señor 🤍🇦🇷🕊️

@witness4Him 3 ай бұрын

Wow! A lot of work going into every bead. Brilliant!!! 👌👌👌👌😊

@terryiggulden5182 Ай бұрын

These beads are gorgeous. You are a true craftsman

@tinabutler6723 2 ай бұрын

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.

@nedramccaig106 3 ай бұрын

This is a incredible craftsmanship.

@smileynumber13 2 ай бұрын

Amazing!! I do some flamework, and this js a process I have never seen .. so cool. Thank you for sharing!

@suzaynnschick158 Ай бұрын

So Cool to Watch!

@valeriecarpentier6384 Ай бұрын

Glass looks yummy

@graphixkillzzz Ай бұрын

this cat spins glass just like candy makers. that's freakin awesome 😆👉

@cjcarver6290 3 ай бұрын

Amazing craftsmanship. A lot of work goes into those beads!

@easterazali9237 3 ай бұрын

WOW ! These glass beads are stunning ! It takes a lot of time to make them they must be very expensive ! Love them 🥰

@lindaflescher 3 ай бұрын

That was amazing! I have watched many glass blowers, but your process is the most intricate and amazing.

@vipanarora2069 Күн бұрын

Very beautiful ❤❤❤❤

@coryharry7300 3 ай бұрын

So cool!!! He makes it look so easy, but that’s a true master at work. Beautiful work 💙

@alejandrocampos4733 2 ай бұрын

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.

@JK-zq9vw 3 ай бұрын

The hobby shop nearby has a glass working section and I thought about picking up a starter kit. It uses a torch instead of a forge and looks fun. I’ve always wanted to try it. I loved watching the artist at a booth in the mall around Christmas. Made little ornaments and things like that. It’s a shame that you don’t see that sort of thing in the malls these days. It was inspiring. Even candles being made and carved and small wood toys being made.

@user-sg6xo8zf9k Ай бұрын

Stunning work ❤❤❤

@maryjane-rx4sq 3 ай бұрын

Beautiful. A true labor of love.

@KnowledgeIsPower-dn4hx Ай бұрын

❤ beautiful, so incredible to see the time and skill that goes into these gorgeous beads ✨😍

@aidesilva354 3 ай бұрын

Wuuooh‼️ que maravilla, no sabia como se hacen... 🤩 es asombroso su trabajo y con la paciencia que lo hace , bien 👍🏼

@stefaroy3650 3 ай бұрын

Даже не представляла какой это не лёгкий труд. Каждая бусина требует столько труда, фантазии. Спасибо за видео, очень интересно. Результат восхитительный.

@marthajones1086 Ай бұрын

I admire your work!

@verityv5284 Ай бұрын

Wow I didn't know each bead takes so much work.. Incredible

@DaughterOfDrakes Ай бұрын

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????'

@valeriamarzullo4410 3 ай бұрын

Complimenti 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 lavoro fantastico!!!!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

@alexispaterson814 3 ай бұрын

I had a look at your website and was amazed at the craftsmanship of your many products. It was the helmets that caught my eye and I wondered how you make then. Is it possible to see in a future video the process? Thank you

@doreencaulier1758 3 ай бұрын

Absolut amazing!Looks beautyfull! Great handcraft!❤❤❤👏👏👏

@Lumineusevie 3 ай бұрын

Quelle délicatesse et ce travail de patience ... je ne vais plus regarder mes perles d'un autre oeil. C'est de l'art à l'état pur, bravo

@marialuisahernandez6189 2 ай бұрын

Magnífico! todo un artista.

@abvc1185 3 ай бұрын

Excellent technique! Thank you! With love from Russia

@seaurchin68 3 ай бұрын

What an incredible process! 😮

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@fracturedangel1835 3 ай бұрын

I love how the flowers "open" when pressed from above!

@rebekkariblet4500 3 ай бұрын

Awesome job and thank you for sharing I have many of these beads❤

@Craftsmanship-Process 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!

@StephanieElizabethMann 3 ай бұрын

I am amazed at how much goes into these glass beads. They are beautiful.

@chris.hinsley 2 ай бұрын

The temperature differential stretching is masterfully done.

@fernandolemos2900 3 ай бұрын

Lindo os produtos...Extremamente trabalhosos 😮

@user-gy2fy8dl8v 3 ай бұрын

magical work! I'm in love with these beads

@gregoryoverend6748 29 күн бұрын

Beautiful work created by a very talented craftsman.

@klausbecker4745 3 ай бұрын

so beautiful!! great craft!