Lampworker Ernie Wagner and his wife, designer Darcie Richardson, have been making glass bead creations for about 12 years. “Many people think we are blowing glass or fusing glass,” Ernie explains.

They number Kirstie Allsop and Miriam Margolyes among their fans and have been admired in one of the world’s leading glass factories. Later this month, Jane Sherwood’s fabulous lampwork bead jewellery ...