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Glass fusing involves creating a design in glass and then heating the glass to around 800ºC to join the pieces together. (Don’t worry, you won’t need to go near the kiln once it’s hot.) The hotter the kiln gets, the smoother the finish; at lower temperatures you can make things with texture.

Glass fusing is great for 3D items such as dishes and stand-up glass panels as well as jewellery, coasters, suncatchers, bespoke wall tiles, splashbacks and more.

You don’t have to be able to cut glass accurately, so it’s great for beginners. Also, as no lead is involved, a fused glass course is safe for expectant mums-to-be and under 18’s.
You can make fused glass art to be proud of in as little as a day, so we run one day taster courses as well as longer courses.

If you’re interested in coming for a course in glass fusing in Kent, click here for further details. For regular weekly classes, click here.

Glass appliqué is like mosaic, but it uses pieces of colourful glass on a plain glass background, so that the light and colour can shine through your finished piece.

Your pieces of glass can be whatever shape you like; they don’t all have to be the same. Again they don’t need to fit accurately together, as the spaces between them can be filled with grout. This makes glass appliqué courses ideal for complete beginners and people who lack strength in their hands.

It’s also another technique that’s lead free and thus suitable for under 18s and pregnant ladies.

On a taster day you can expect to make a panel of around A5 size or a simple candle holder. On a course of two days or more, you can make something larger & / or more complex, with more pieces of glass.

For a list of our upcoming glass appliqué courses click here.

Leaded stained glass is the form traditionally used in old houses and churches in the UK. The lead came (channel) is H shaped in cross section; you cut your glass to slot into the top and bottom parts of the lead and solder the junctions in the lead came to fix everything in place.

If you’ve never cut glass before, don’t worry; we’ll start by getting you cutting with confidence before teaching you to create your own design firstly on paper and then in glass. In two days a beginner can expect to make a panel of around A4 size with ten pieces; if you have prior experience, you’ll probably have time to do something more complex.
We encourage clients to use slim and elegant lead to make a panel that you’ll be proud to show to your friends. (We can provide wider lead if you prefer.) While it’s quicker to do something just with straight lines and with wide lead, we like to take the time to teach you good techniques for a nicer end result. Thus our shortest stained glass course is two days (or six 3 hour weekly sessions).

Sign up for our weekly classes and make a window for your home or a dramatic panel for your garden! Looking for a short break learning leaded stained glass? Click here for more details.

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Copper foiled or Tiffany stained glass is often associated with Tiffany lamps- intricate glass lamps made from hundreds of small pieces of colourful glass. It’s also popular in the USA for windows; it was developed there in the late 1800s by Louis Comfort Tiffany, a pioneer in the Arts and Crafts movement.

On a short course, copper foiled stained glass lends itself to suncatchers, stained glass panels, decorated mirrors and 3D items such as trinket boxes, candle holders, desk tidies etc. A beginner can expect to make a panel or suncatcher of around ten pieces on a two day course, starting by learning both to cut glass and to create your unique design. Clients with previous experience can progress to more complex designs & 3D pieces.
Follow the links for more details of our copper foiled stained glass courses and weekly classes.

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