Very informational!! Thank you so much for this video! I'm new to mosaics (other than what we did in art class in school), but I've always wanted to give it a go. I've been watching your videos for helpful information, and you've definitely supplied it! So thanks again!

@HelenMilesMosaics

2 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome Sonja! I hope this is the start of great things 😀

One of the most valuable 10 minutes I've had on mosaic!!! New subbie now 🎉

@HelenMilesMosaics

8 ай бұрын

Welcome aboard! Thanks so much. 😀

Firsst, let me say, you are absolutely the best teacher I have ever seen! And, I'm not a young lady and homeschooled my own children. With that being said, there is another method you haven't mentioned, undoubtedly because it's a lot of technique and hard to find the recipe for ... the Vienna method with a lime plaster base that stays malable for months. The piece is then transfered using the double reverse transfer method. I have wanted to go to Europe for years to study under one of the few artist's who teach the original Roman methods... I wish that ancient skill was still common knowledge for Mosaic Artists of today ( who don't have thousands to study the craft abroad). Thank you for teaching the methods we have today to all who want to learn the right way, we hope Mosaics will continue through people like you for millennia to come.

@HelenMilesMosaics

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your lovely comment and for pointing out the missing method. I quite agree with you about the importance of the Ravenna method and how difficult it is to find someone who teaches it. In fact, like you, I have always wanted to learn this method and am currently applying for funding to go to Ravenna to study it. Fingers crossed!

I would like to thank you for your all informative videos. Very clear and understandable teaching. I have just started to mosaic so all these are very useful for me. Thank you so much.

@HelenMilesMosaics

2 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome Sinem! Thanks for your comment :)

Your designs look so classic. Thanks for making these.

Love your tutorials. I'm a beginner in mosaics and your videos are such help! Thank you

@HelenMilesMosaics

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this! :)

Thanks. I'll use the first method on a mosaic I received in the mail that arrived partly in some pieces. Fortunately I have a previous photo for placement of all the pieces.

Love your videos!!! Thank you.

Easy to understand your directions. Thank you.

@HelenMilesMosaics

Ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful! 🌸

I'm making mosaics for my final year project and this was a massive help, thank you!

@HelenMilesMosaics

Жыл бұрын

You're most welcome Meredith! 😀

This is so useful!! Thank you for explaining everything so well and clearly

@HelenMilesMosaics

Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad it was helpful! 😀

Thank you so much for the overview. This is just what I was looking for!

@HelenMilesMosaics

10 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Helen Miles out here save’n lives 😂 Amazing explanation!!

@HelenMilesMosaics

9 ай бұрын

Glad to have been of help! 😀

Great video! I couldn’t find anything like this in Polish. It was soooo helpful!

@HelenMilesMosaics

Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad! 😀

GRACIAS POR COMPARTIR SUS CONOCIMIENTOS, QUE TENGA UN EXELENTE DIA

Full of great information. Thank you!

@HelenMilesMosaics

2 жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome!

Thank you, this is very helpful! I recently found your channel and am really enjoying your videos.

@HelenMilesMosaics

Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad to hear that! 😀

Thank you!

Well done, thank you so much!

@HelenMilesMosaics

2 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome Manuel! 😀

Very informative and well explained. Thank you

@HelenMilesMosaics

9 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Thank you!!! Your video was very helpful for this newbee who (I think) has gotten herself in a jam trying to cut already tiny pieces of glass for a small first project.

@HelenMilesMosaics

11 ай бұрын

I hope you managed to get yourself out of your jam Pam! 😀

You Are a lovely Person, so thanks for your advice and help....i subed for Sure and keep up the tiles...

Thank you for taking the time to demonstrate the various methods to construct mosaics! I'm 23 with no artistry background but I want to learn this craft and create some awesome designs for friends and family. Subscribed as well. 👌

@HelenMilesMosaics

2 жыл бұрын

That's so nice to hear! 😀

@skimpylemon8034

2 жыл бұрын

@@HelenMilesMosaics Yep, please keep the content coming! It's great!

@HelenMilesMosaics

2 жыл бұрын

@@skimpylemon8034 Will do!

Thank you was quite interesting would enjoy learning more!!

@HelenMilesMosaics

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Barbara!

Very easy to learn from this expert, explained well.

@HelenMilesMosaics

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

I know absolutely nothing about making a mosaic but I have all kinds of marble tiles pieces. A lot of them are the result of marble cutters practicing various shapes, curls, etc. Several different types and colors but all some kind of stone, including quite a bit of lapis lazuli. So I really want to attempt my first mosaic. I'm betting with the weight of the tile pieces that I'm going to want a pretty strong adhesive.... but I'll be flying by the seat of pants on this so everyone wish my luck!

@HelenMilesMosaics

Ай бұрын

Good luck! It sounds like you have wonderful materials to work with. I would use the tile adhesive/thin set method: kzread.info/dash/bejne/rIWMj8ygkdi9c5s.html

Great overview, thank you!

@HelenMilesMosaics

3 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful! 😀

Brilliant!! Thank you!

@HelenMilesMosaics

Жыл бұрын

You're very welcome!

Very useful information

This was so helpful thank you

@HelenMilesMosaics

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Wonderful video.... very precise and informative. .. going to try some of your methods. Thank you so much....

@HelenMilesMosaics

2 ай бұрын

So nice of you to comment and I am glad that you liked it! 🌸

Amazing

I loved this video , very informative . Well presented

@HelenMilesMosaics

5 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

very helpful! thank you!

@HelenMilesMosaics

8 ай бұрын

So glad!

Please madam , accept my heartiest appreciations for delivering remarkable knowledge and skills although its a tiny thing to say that in front of you. Please keep it up for the sake of mosaics lovers. Salute you madam.

@HelenMilesMosaics

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your lovely comment Muhammed 😀

Pity you didn't show a sample of each,,, fascinating thank you 🙏

gives me an insight into Mosaics Most interesting

@HelenMilesMosaics

5 ай бұрын

Thanks! I hope it helped. 😀

Thank you so much for these wonderful videos! I'm wanting to know if I can use the paper method to tile a mosaic around my bathtub. We purchased ceramic tiles, chopped them up into bit, and plan to create a mosaic with them. It seems that I would have the easiest time making my mosaic on paper and then pressing it onto the wall around the bathtub. Especially because I would prefer a flat surface if possible. And I was thinking of pressing the tiles-on-paper into a thinset. Am I right to do it this way, or is there a better method?

@HelenMilesMosaics

Жыл бұрын

So sorry for the late reply on this Juliet. I don't know if you've done your bathroom yet but yes the paper backed would work for your broken bathroom tiles. I would do a practice first so that you get the hang of it but it's not hard to do. Good luck!

So with the fiberglass mesh method, you say you install it on site.. what types of installation options are there? Can you grout? Can you lay it directly in concrete?

@HelenMilesMosaics

Жыл бұрын

Yes, you spread a thin layer of outdoor grade tile adhesive onto the surface where the mosaic will be installed and press the mosaic into it. The adhesive will come up between the tiles and some might even go on the surface but you wipe it away, then wait for the adhesive to dry and grout it in the normal way,.

Thank you and your voice is very attractive

I am new to mosaics and want to Mosiac my bathtub walls using primarily broken plates/ some precut glass tiles. Ambitious, I know!! 😅 What method would you suggest? I am leaning towards the first (glue directly). (I am currently working on my first project-a kit from Intessere.) I love the medium!! My grandma did extensive stained glass, so I’m hoping it runs in the family - the beauty of it all!!

@HelenMilesMosaics

2 жыл бұрын

Really the only method that you can use with broken plates is the tile adhesive/thinset method as the plates will be different thicknesses. I dont think I have done a full video on this method but here is short one on preparing the paste - basically you'll be spreading it directly on the wall and pressing the china/glass tiles into it. Hope that helps! kzread.info/dash/bejne/rIWMj8ygkdi9c5s.html

Fantastic video, thank you so much!! I have a quick question I'm hoping you might be able to help me with. I'm making a birdbath for my girlfriend and I had a photo of us pixelated into a mosaic that I'd like to put in it. Is ceramic better than glass for something exposed to the elements like this? Which technique out of these 5 do you think might be best? Any tips or suggestions you may have would be greatly appreciated!

@HelenMilesMosaics

Жыл бұрын

You're very welcome. If you already have a birdbath which you can decorate straight onto then I would use the tile adhesive/thin set method. Both ceramic and glass are equally resilient outside and would work well.

Looking for pattern start. No one shows that. How to devise pattern. Start to finish.

@HelenMilesMosaics

2 жыл бұрын

Good idea, Pauline! Do you mean a repeat pattern or do you mean any kind of mosaic design?

@eburalik

8 ай бұрын

@@HelenMilesMosaics Maybe, What She would like to know «how Cutting and skaping tiles»?

@HelenMilesMosaics

8 ай бұрын

@@eburalik I have already done several videos on cutting and shaping tiles so I think it is more about how to come up with ideas for designs.

What is the 5th method? I just see hands, can't picture what the half-way concrete would look like. BEAUTIFUL work, very inspiring!

@HelenMilesMosaics

2 жыл бұрын

The 5th method is making a mosaic in reverse so it's a slab cast in concrete. I am sorry I didn't have an example to show you when I posted this.

Beautiful

@HelenMilesMosaics

3 ай бұрын

Thank you! 😊

Thank you! Can you specify which glue to use for the direct method? Very much looking forward to creating with mosaic!

@HelenMilesMosaics

Жыл бұрын

I use a glue called Titebond II Premium Wood Glue which is super strong and suitable for outdoor projects as well as indoor ones. If you are not in the UK or cant get hold of it then try and find a local equivalent - something that says on the tub that it is strong and safe to use outdoors. I dont trust PVA for outdoors but it would be fine for an indoor project.

Классно! Super.

Thank you for your video. I have a question. I saw a mosaic vase that was grouted with a very very rough grout. Would you have any ideas on what additive I could use?

@HelenMilesMosaics

Жыл бұрын

You mean you want to replicate the rough look? I would add fine washed sand if you can get your hands on any.

After completing what you've done, what adhesive can be used to stick the mesh to a tiled shower wall, say, and then I'd grout it after glueing it to the (tiled) wall? Thanks.

@HelenMilesMosaics

3 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't necessarily advise sticking the mesh to tiles but if you do so then I would choose a silicone glue that is recommended for wet areas. I haven't done this myself so it's best to read the manufacturer's information on the tube to make sure it will do the job.

@cannabis1490

3 жыл бұрын

@@HelenMilesMosaics Thanks Helen. Great channel.

@HelenMilesMosaics

3 жыл бұрын

@@cannabis1490 You're very welcome!

Love your voice ❤

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Nice demonstration. Where is a good place to get the mosaic tiles of different color?

@HelenMilesMosaics

Жыл бұрын

If you are in the UK, then you can get them from www.mosaicworkshop.com/ or Mosaic Heaven: www.mosaicheaven.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw8qmhBhClARIsANAtbofx1EN7-Jv-3BOpA1u7mEm-Uc918n5bD4IGQmm9Kmk8E3W2yRTqLTQaAo5SEALw_wcB. In the US, I would recommend WitsEnd: witsendmosaic.com/

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One question. Whats the difference between the mesh that is used to make hook rugs and the mesh used for mosaics?

@HelenMilesMosaics

2 жыл бұрын

Good question. I am not sure since I dont make hook rugs but it is a fibre glass mesh which is sold at tiling suppliers so I imagine that it does have different properties.

Thank U Helen. Loving your videos. 🙏 If using the cast concrete method, and paperback method, would the concrete and adhesive fill the gaps or would I need to grout as well. ?

@HelenMilesMosaics

Жыл бұрын

You can't really tell under the concrete has set and you peel off the paper but usually I need to grout as well just to fill little holes.

@jaycee571

Жыл бұрын

@@HelenMilesMosaics thanks so much for replying Helen. Greatly appreciate your help 🌼🌼🌼❤️

WHAT KIND OF GLUE WORKS BEST FOR GENERAL MOSAICS.

@HelenMilesMosaics

2 ай бұрын

It depends on where the mosaic is going to go and what materials you are using. Very broadly, use Weldbond for flat materials and tile adhesive (= thinset) for textured and mixed pieces like broken china and shells.

Can I do it to my bathtub it's and acrylic on tho??

@HelenMilesMosaics

Жыл бұрын

I wouldn't advise doing it on your bathtub unless you use an epoxy glue.

What kind of tiles are you using?

@HelenMilesMosaics

3 жыл бұрын

Winckelmans unglazed ceramic or vitreous glass.

What kind of paper is being used when using the dlour and water ro glue it to

@HelenMilesMosaics

11 ай бұрын

I used Kraft paper 60-80msg. You can easily find it online.

Where do you buy fiberglass mesh?

@HelenMilesMosaics

2 жыл бұрын

From any mosaic supplier. You can also buy big rolls of it from building suppliers - I got my big roll on line but its best to buy from a mosaic supplier first so you can be sure that you are buying the right thickness and mesh size when you order a roll.

what glue to fix on the mesh ?

@HelenMilesMosaics

3 жыл бұрын

I'm going to talk about that in another video! But for now its Titebond and I buy it from www.mosaicworkshop.com/shop/

What kind of glue do you use on the netting?

@HelenMilesMosaics

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Sah. I use a glue called Titebond II Premium Wood Glue. Although it's designed for wood it's perfect with mesh - extremely strong and suitable for outdoors too. Here's a link to my video about the mosaic mesh method which will explain more: kzread.info/dash/bejne/qX1hq6SyqtOzdKw.html

@Ishisah

2 жыл бұрын

@@HelenMilesMosaics: Thanks! I will definitely use this information. Merry Christ-mas from the Navajo Nation.

is this a method you can use for smalti?

@HelenMilesMosaics

2 жыл бұрын

The method for smalti is the tile adhesive method: kzread.info/dash/bejne/rIWMj8ygkdi9c5s.html. I haven't made a video yet about the method but at least here's how to make the adhesive!

Which glue to use for mess method?

@HelenMilesMosaics

Жыл бұрын

I used Titebond II Premium Wood Glue.

so if you're using the two different tiles -ceramic and glass - you'd need two different nippers?

@HelenMilesMosaics

Жыл бұрын

Lots of people use the Leponitt nippers to cut ceramic but they will get blunt pretty quickly and so I save mine for glass only.

@ludouglas1

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much xx

Very well explained thank you. Would it be possible to expand on your tutorial by actually demonstrating each step as you do instead of simply telling us how it will work? There’s nothing like “seeing” the method to really learn. I have always wondered incidentally, how easy (or difficult more exactly!) it is to fill little corners and odd shapes here and there within a design. Your pictures show some expertly crafted end results which encourage the amateur beyond reasonable expectation I suspect. Thanks anyway.

@HelenMilesMosaics

2 жыл бұрын

That was the idea, Rosemary. However, I started making these videos during lockdown when I had time to make them and now that we're able to move around I find it really hard to find time. But I will certainly try!

Hello Can i make mosaic from olive seads

@HelenMilesMosaics

Ай бұрын

Absolutley! Just make sure that they are fully dried out first. I put organic things like seeds in the oven on a very low setting for a few hours to make sure that all the moisture has gone.

I sent you an email and can’t wait to hear back 👍🏼

@HelenMilesMosaics

2 жыл бұрын

Are you Caroline? I have sent you a reply.

What is this stuff used

@HelenMilesMosaics

Жыл бұрын

if you let me know which stuff you are referring to, I would be happy to reply

Do not use that glue it’s better to put face mount tape on the front and then flip it over, prime it..and place the mesh on the back. Attach the mesh with a liquid membrane like hydroban, then not only is it more sturdy but it meets ntca ansi standards.

@HelenMilesMosaics

9 ай бұрын

The glue is designed for outdoor use and is widely used by mosaicists. I thoroughly recommend it!

fallen asleep after 2 min from the way she speaks ....

@HelenMilesMosaics

Жыл бұрын

😂

Love your videos! Thank you.

@HelenMilesMosaics

3 жыл бұрын

Thank YOU!

I loved this video , very informative . Well presented

@HelenMilesMosaics

6 ай бұрын

I'm glad you liked it! 😀

So with the fiberglass mesh method, you say you install it on site.. what types of installation options are there? Can you grout? Can you lay it directly in concrete?