SPECIALITY FRITS Frit is crushed glass, ranging in particle size from a fine powder to fine, medium, coarse and mosaic. It is made from crushed, screened and cleaned COE tested sheet glass.    It is used by artists as a coloring agent or used to created decorative effects when blowing...

This is the 2022 1st place winter in the CBS Dichroic by Design Contest The artist is Jackie MacDonald of New Zealand This piece is called “Memories of Christchurch. 2022 Winners | Dichroic Glass Manufacturer | Coatings by Sandberg (cbs-dichroic.com) Below is a link to an amazing display of...

One of the very exciting things we get to do in this industry is to restore windows.  These are generally from churches, and they are usually over 100 years old.  It is just fascinating to see the beauty of these windows and the skill (they did not have the...

I recently visited The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum.  It was my third trip, so that tells you something.  The bonus was that I took my adult daughter, Soo, and she absolutely loved it. It is in Winter Park, Florida, just north of Orlando.  Winter Park is a college town...

  All credit for this blog entry goes to Bethlehem Burners.  This is from their website.      Helpful Tips from Bethlehem Tip # 1: Do not use force when cleaning your torch. Using extra force when cleaning your hypo tubes may cause internal damage to the torch. Such...

SO MANY PLIERS! When customers are new to stained glass, it can be overwhelming figuring out which tools to buy.  As if choosing a soldering iron wasn’t complicated enough, something that seems as simple as pliers ought to be easy, right?  Maybe not!  There are several tools that are...

A friend of mine on Facebook posted this a picture of sandblasted panel that is in his home.  He said “do any of you remember the glass artist from Canaan, Me., Fred Tenenbaum?  He did this panel.”   My response was, “I sure do, without Fred, Stained Glass Express...

One of the most confusing issues in the industry is mold prep.  Part of this confusion has come from the elimination of some products and the decision on what to substitute. One of the recent questions I’ve had (and hear often) is What the difference is between the Hotline...

There is a lot to chat about when it comes to glue in glass fusing. Let’s start with these cute little owls with wonky eyes.  They started out with the pupils glued to the white nugget eyes. Since the glue cooks off at about 450F, the eyes just slid...

What amazing talent by every participant this year for our annual Just For Fun Contest! Here are our 2022 winners in each category: Share our content!TwitterFacebookGooglePinterestLinkedinTumblrEmail...