Glassblowing Techniques: Time to Blow Once a blob of molten glass is on the end of the blowpipe, blowing through the pipe will cause a bubble to begin to form inside it. © iStockphoto.com/Windzepher The batch of glass is mixed and ready to go. Glancing around the glassblower'...
Impressively, glassblowing techniques have evolved little since then. While new technologies have introduced more modern equipment, the fundamentals of glassblowing remain the same. But we'll get into those details in a second -- first we need to learn a little more about glass. Glass is such...
(And I haven’t tried this but I think you may be able to do the glass etching technique with a piece of contact paper, if you’re going to be cutting out your shapes free hand with an exacto knife.) Save Then peel away the shapes, leaving the negative space all in one piece. (...
In order to etch the glass, you have to decide what process you’d be interested in or how much you are willing to invest in this arts and crafts hobby. One of the most recognized processes is to use glass etching cream. It is a diluted form of an acid that etches or eats at the...
Etching The etching is when parts of the glass are worn down and this can happen due to regular use, being washed and being handled. However, the etching doesn’t happen overnight, so you’ll slowly start to notice small areas of your glassware that are beginning to look a bit dull qui...
The etching cream leaves a permanent mark in the glass and will have to be replaced.It is used mostly for etching designs into glass cups and wine glasses, but can be used for many other things also. The bad thing about using the cream is it doesn’t produce a consistent etch on ...
There are two main reasons why you might find that your glasses look cloudy when they’ve been in the dishwasher. First – etching. Etching is when parts of the glass are worn down, and this can happen due to regular use, being washed, being handled… anything. However, you tend to kn...
Do you make stained glass and want to learn EVERYTHING there is to know about it? Improve your skill set with these freely-shared tips and tricks.
If you used a glass etching cream, for instance, and have not left it on too long, these methods could be just what you need. A glass etching that has been scratched, marked or superficially damaged can also be fixed using these same techniques. There are several ways to remove a superf...
I have actually used this one time, and it was to clean some outdoor mortar when nothing else would work for some heavy stains- I tried so many products and this worked to get the heavy stains out without etching the surface like muriatic acid would have done. Grout-eez is a very po...