Featured Artist-Remembering Fred Tenenbaum
By Janet Parkhurst
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,...
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Pricing Equation to Start a Home Based Craft Business
By Janet Parkhurst
Stained Glass Express is ready with wholesale discounts, should you go into business. Pricing your stained-glass work effectively is crucial for running a successful home-based business. To determine the right...
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Mind the Gap!
By Janet Parkhurst
How close should your glass pieces be? They should be close enough so that you are comfortable with how heavy a solder line you will end up with. To help...
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YOUGHIOGHENY GLASS
By Janet Parkhurst
Manufacturing the World’s Finest Art Glass since 1976 In 2018 Stained Glass Express became the Northeast Distributors of Youghiogheny Glass. In the sales world there are generally end users, retailers,...
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BUBBLES? DO YOU SEE BUBBLES?
By Janet Parkhurst
There has been talk that the glass manufactured by Oceanside has more bubbles in it than when it was manufactured at Spectrum. The following is from the Oceanside's FAQ. In...
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Glass Safety
By Janet Parkhurst
SAFETY June is National Safety month. Hopefully it is not a surprise that we are an industry that should be tuned into our personal safety. Not only do we deal...
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How Can You Tell a Stained Glass Worker?--Safety
By Janet Parkhurst
Just look at their thumbs! They are lined with little cuts! Right! So annoying! Comes from pushing little pieces of glass against the grinding wheel. Unlike when we started out...
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KNOW YOUR GLASS—CORELLA CLASSIC
By Janet Parkhurst
Corella Classic is made by Wissmach Glass. Wissmach glass is the second oldest glass manufacturer that is still in operation. Corella Classic is one of their many lines of cathedral...
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Tips from Janet: Know Your Tools
By Janet Parkhurst
Probably the most important tool decision you make is your glass cutter. There are a lot to choose from. There are two things to consider. What the wheel is made...
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Using a Soldering Iron Temperature Controller
By Janet Parkhurst
As you become more skilled at soldering you may find that the number you have been setting you temperature control on no longer works the same. Things that affect the...
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-Know Your Glass - Part 2
By Janet Parkhurst
In addition to there being different types of glass which we talked about in Know Your Glass (part 1) there are also different glass manufacturers. The manufacturers that we stock...
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Foils.. why so many?
By Janet Parkhurst
We often see people just standing in front of our foil display looking overwhelmed! Here is a picture of our display just so you can see how overwhelming it is! ...
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Heart of Glass
By Janet Parkhurst
Valentines Day is Coming To make the heart shown, use four 1x1" bevels and 2-2" half circles. You can also make it large by using 4- 1 1/2x 1 1/2...
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