Glue ChipĪnimal hide glue is applied to cathedral glass that has been sandblasted on one side, then placed in warming oven as glue dries, it tears away flakes of glass from sheet’s surface, creating a pattern. “Confetti” glass has shards of coloured glass and thin glass rods added to a clear or opal base sheet-(used by Tiffany to represent distant foliage in window panels and for lamps). FlashedĪntique glass has second colour layer on top of base colour which can be exposed by sandblasting or acid etching away parts of the top layer to create design. Craquelįull-antique glass that is dipped in cool water causing exterior layer of glass to “crack” forming surface alligator-like pattern.
Translucent, often a single colour machine rolled or mouth blown. Smooth on one side, textured on the other 4mm to 6mm thick usually clear some patterns available in bronze or amber can be substituted for clear float glass in windows, doors, room dividers, sidelights, etc.
Machine-made, translucent, of a single color, consistent thickness, with surface striations.
Handmade using glassblowing techniques characterized by rich colouring, translucency, and surface striations varies in colour and uniformity and has trapped air pockets and bubbles
Here are 20 different types of stained glass: Sheets of stained glass are generally referred to as ‘Art Glass’ and are predominantly produced in Europe and the United States.Īrt Glass comes in countless colour and texture combinations to ensure you’re able to achieve your creative vision with your stained glass project. Considered by some as a super cooled liquid, glass looks like a solid when it’s in its rigid state but doesn’t have the internal crystalline structure of solids. There are lots of different types and styles of stained glass however all glass consists primarily of silica sand with small amounts of soda ash and lime.
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