Striped  Beads

First, pick out a  a piece of twistie that  has an  even pattern  for about an  inch. That's all you will  need for one bead

Then you need to lay down a base color.  Take your strip of glass and melt in a small disc.

I am sure I don't have to tell you how  important it is to get that initial footprint consistent.

Make sure it is nice and hot.

Softly mash it into a nice even disk shape

Let it cool slightly so that it doesn't  get distorted by the next step.

Heat the end of your twistie, lay it on  your base bead  and  rotate, keeping your  twistie, not your base bead,  in the flame.

Try not to pull or push the twistie. Just  let it melt in without getting so hot it  distorts.

When you get all the way around, overlap the twistie slightly

...and nip the the excess  right off.

Heat & rotate

The twistie will melt into the bead.  You can manipulate the  part that overlaps with your tweezers or small mashers a bit but I find it  will merge almost seamlessly on its own.

Giving it a little mash now and then  helps keep it in line.

Let it melt in. The base color widens and  pulls the stripe  with it.

Now all that's left to do is encase it