Glasswork

You love to fuse glass and have experimented with the colour de verre reusable casting molds. Now you want to expand your skills and make your own custom reusable casting molds. This tutorial will...

Fused glass, also called warm glass or kiln-glass, is a type of decorative glass. Pieces of glass are fused together in a kiln to create a piece of art. Fused glass is created using one of two...

Sedar plates are an important part of the Passover service. Fused glass art lends itself to a unique and beautiful sedar plate. This tutorial will explain how to turn your fused glass are into a...

Glass slump molds are useful for turning fused glass into useful objects such as plates, bowls and platters. This tutorial will explain how to take a piece of unpainted ceramic bisque purchased...

You can shape fused glass into useful vessels, bowls, plates or platters by placing the fused glass in a slumping mold and firing the glass in a glass fusing kiln at a slump temperature. This...

Kiln wash (also called shelf primer) is designed to prevent glass from sticking to a mold or the kiln when it is fused or slumped. The solution is usually made of clay and other materials mixed...

Fused glass must be slumped to turn the sheet of lovely art glass into a usable plate, bowl or vessel. Drop molds use gravity to create a fused glass plate or bowl. This tutorial will explain how...

Making glass balls is a common and essential task in creating almost any type of solid glass work. One standard practice for accomplishing this exercise is lampworking: the process of melting and...

Prerequisites for building a Tiffany-style stained glass lampshade are glass-cutting experience and (minimally) an intermediate level skill at copper-foil stained glass technique. The builder...

To make a glass bowl you will need to slump the glass over a mold. Slumping glass is heating glass and bending it into a shape using a mold. Heat and gravity lowers the glass onto a mold or into...

Slump glass requires heating glass and bending it into a shape using a mold. Heating and gravity lower the glass onto or into a mold as it softens. Molds can be made of stainless steel or clay....

Making a wide range of projects out of recycled glass is not only a cost-effective way to add an artistic flare to the home but an Earth-friendly alternative to other forms of home improvement...

Making molds for glass beads with cork clay and nails creates a durable bead form. Melted glass or powdered glass can be used inside of the clay molds.

If you've ever seen a movie where someone has a glass bottle broken over his head and wondered how he survived without a scratch, this article's for you! Here you'll learn how to make a...

You purchase a new piece of stained glass, get it home, and upon closer examination, discover that there appears to be white mold around the leading. "She sold me an old piece that must have been...

Garden art gives your garden or landscape a personality and stained glass stepping stones provide that personality a unique look all its own. This afternoon craft project is easy to create and...

Check out any issue of a current remodeling magazine and you'll discover that bathrooms have moved from utilitarian waste stations to works of art. Few small touches have affected the aesthetics...

Bulls eye glass gets its name from the its typically round shape with a small round circle in the middle where the glass drops into place. This type of glass was originally used in windows though...

When you compare pressed to cut glass, you see and feel many differences. However, many people find it difficult to differentiate between the two types. Knowing what differences exist makes it...