Glass Tips from Verrier

Information on stained glass, fusing, kilnforming and glass working

Wednesday, 19 August 2026

Sintering a Sculpture

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  The description The objective is a sculpture 50mm x 50mm x 90mm (2” x 2” x 3.5”) composed of two layer slabs to make it 90mm high. The ...
Wednesday, 12 August 2026

Kilns on Wheels

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  image credit: Olympic kilns Is it acceptable to have kilns on wheels? A number of people have small studio spaces and do not have their ...
Wednesday, 5 August 2026

Even Frit Distribution

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A light and uneven distribution of frit that provides a pleasing image. image credit: Donna Brown It is often difficult to get an even dist...
Wednesday, 29 July 2026

Frit Stretch Crack

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Description A frit stretch in the flattening developed two internal cracks at 4:00 and 8:00 going through colours (but not felt on top ...
Wednesday, 22 July 2026

Casting Hearts

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DreaminColoursArt How can veiling be reduced in heart casting moulds? These ways of avoiding or reducing the evidence of the cullet pieces...
Wednesday, 15 July 2026

Glue Amounts

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Is any glue required to stabilise glass pieces in kilnforming? If so, the amount, placing and type are important. The more glue you use, t...
Wednesday, 8 July 2026

Breaks in Slumping

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Despite not opening the kiln until it was 120 degrees, a ¾" crack formed in the middle of a 15" x 15" flat fused 1/4 ” slum...
Wednesday, 1 July 2026

Colour Density for Dropouts

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Recommendations for a transparent sky blue apart from sky blue for a drop out so I need high saturation? Image credit: The Glass Hub ...
Wednesday, 24 June 2026

Anomalous Annealing Schedules

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Why do schedules vary so widely? I frequently observe strange annealing schedules promoted on the internet. These include: extremely l...
Wednesday, 17 June 2026

Stabilising stringers with powder

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Credit: Creative Glass Guild Can stringers be stabilised without glue? To stabilise a single or multiple stringers a few grains of powder ar...
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Wednesday, 10 June 2026

Playing in the Sandbox

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How can sand pictures be produced in glass? This process provides flowing, abstract images that can be used as autonomous pieces or formed i...
Wednesday, 3 June 2026

Try It

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What would happen if I tried ... in kilnforming? A lot of discussion on the internet seems to be a search for certainty in both stained gla...
Monday, 1 June 2026

Loctite Glass Glue

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Loctite Glass Glue This is best for small craft items, adhering glass to glass and glass to metal. It is a cyanoacrylate glue. Sui...
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