Fine silver wire not adhering to beads

[Marjo]

I was just experimenting with adhering fine silver wire to some beads. When I took my beads out of the kiln, I was able to "pick off" the silver dots with my fingernail. I didn't think this would happen. Do you have to melt in the dots the same amount as when you do raised dots with stringer?

[artsyuno]

You need to have the glass pretty darned hot when you apply the silver burnish it in and then give it a pretty decent melt.

[beadgal]

It depends on what gauge wire you are using. The higher the gauge, the easier it is to get the wire to adhere to the bead.. I usually use 30 gauge.

[ewdb]

i marver the silver in so it's at least halfway into the glass or encase it. otherwise i find the silver balls eventually pop out with wear, esp. on bracelets