It's all fused glass in a variety of techniques, same basic materials and such different results in these four bowls made at Rainbow Glass Studios on the beginners day course

Fused Glass for Beginners Course

AN INSPIRING DAY MAKING FUSED CLASS FOR COMPLETE BEGINNERS

Line yourself up for an exciting introductory day exploring the potential of fused glass for items for your home! With endless possibilities, and dozens of moulds to shape your glass creations once they are fired. Working with fused glass is an adventure in colour, just come with a willingness to play!

What will you make? A bowl or dish? Oval, round or square? Large or small? Maybe a set of coasters? Or perhaps a candle bridge for nightlights? Or colourful images to hang on the wall or in your window playing with the light reflective qualities of glass? We let you choose!

During the day we will cover:

  • Cutting glass safely and confidently using a range of specialised glass cutters and pliers
  • Combining compatible fused glass to achieve interesting decorative effects
  • Creating simple designs with a rainbow of different coloured glass. We give you the freedom to choose what you would like to make. (You will be allocated a space, the largest piece you can make will be up to a maximum of 30cm square or round, and a couple of smaller pieces too if you have time).
  • Using fibreboard, frit, stringers, glass bobbles, mica, copper inclusiong or creating bubbles in your glass too.
  • Choosing moulds and understanding how slump firings work
  • Kiln firing temperatures, and important health and safety information should you decide to pursue your new hobby further!
  • Where to buy supplies and kilns if you catch the fusing glass bug!

Following the course, we will fuse and slump your glass. You can either collect from the studio when ready (recommended) or we can post them to you (Royal Mail – “signed for” for £20 including P+P in the UK only).

A great day out for singles, couples, families, friends, Hen Parties, or just because it’s high time you explored your own fledgling creativity and “had a go” at something new!

Includes all materials, plenteous tea, coffee and biscuits, this course is for adults of 16 years old or over. Our day courses are limited to a maximum of 6 people to allow for more 1:1 attention during the day. 


Lunch: there are numerous lovely cafes in the area to frequent for lunch or alternatively please bring a packed lunch.

Please note: this course takes place in a working glass studio and not a classroom setting, so participants need to be able and prepared to stand to cut and prepare glass, and to work standing at benches. (Stools are available in between times).

If you have any questions regarding mobility, please make contact via the “contact” page. Thank you.

Course Dates: Upon booking you will directed to Eleanor Watson’s Website : www.jewelleryboat.com

A floral slumped fused glass vase with striped decoration made at Rainbow Glass Studios on the beginners day class
A student on the Fused Glass Beginner's day class assembling her floral slump before the first firing at Rainbow Glass Studios
It's all fused glass in a variety of techniques, same basic materials and such different results in these four bowls made at Rainbow Glass Studios on the beginners day course
Square "daisy daisy" salad bowl, blue background with shite and yellow daisies and green leaves, a fabulous start for a beginner on our Day Course at Rainbow Glass Studios
Blues, bubbles and rich ambers combine to made three different fused glass dishes, so many techniques to learn at the Fused Glass Beginners Day Course at Rainbow Glass Studios
Coraline bowl, made in blues, greens and turquoise fused glass, an organic way to work with fused glass giving holes like netting, beautiful and fragile
An orange fused glass bowl with swirl decoration - a beauty made by a first time student at Rainbow Glass Studios on the day course for beginners
A fused glass "Smart" bowl, with coloured glass dots, and a star impression on the underside, made at Rainbow Glass Studios on our beginners day class
A fused glass fossilised lizard made by a very creative student on our day course for beginners at Rainbow Glass Studios - scary!
Glass Frit bowls and dishes and a beautiful green kiln carved fern wave, just some of the ideas you could be making at Rainbow Glass Studios on our Beginners day course
Fused glass field of flowers made on a glass wave that stands on it's edge - a lovely use of glass media and Frits in this creation by a beginner at Rainbow Glass Studios
A swirling vortex of fused glass with little brass fishes made by Catherine at one of her first day classes with us at Rainbow Glass Studios
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