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The Glass Craft

Using Ultraviolet Adhesives You too can glue! UV adhesives adhere glass-to-glass with optic transparency. Here's the scoop...

Glass Mosaics ... Endless Possibilities The Mosaic method of glass construction promises to open up whole new horizons for glass enthusiasts.

Glass for the Garden Glass mosaic stepping stones for yard and garden.

Making Garden Stones that ROCK! Pat Aberg teaches us how to spice up mosaics with pebbles and stones.

Joy of Pattern Enlargement Various methods of enlarging patterns are defined and compared by The Editor and The Penguin.

Tips on Multiples Production Need to make a number of copies of the same glass project? Read this! (Downloads 241k PDF.)

Mosaic Platters Christine Stewart shares the know-how and a FREE PATTERN from her book Mosaic Platters, Mirrors and More

Photographing Glass for Texture Some simple, yet effective secrets of glass photography are revealed.

Glass Cracking in Stepping Stones What you can do to prevent glass cracks in your stepping stones.

Publishing Your Designs Got the itch to publish your pattern designs? Find out how others have succeeded.

Choosing Glass Like the Pros Find out how glass master, Roy Little, selects glass.

The Lure of Beadmaking Premier bead artist Kate Drew-Wilkinson shares her techniques.

Spectrum Glass

Hey, My Baroque Broke! Tips on cutting our reamy glass.

Our Quality Partnership Do Spectrum "Non-standard" products have a place in your work? In your business? Here are some things to consider...

A Brief History of Spectrum Glass How it came to pass that Spectrum Glass was born.

And the Ladler Always Gets the Girl What's it really like to handle those big ladles full of molten glass . . .?

Just What is "T-Glass?" Understanding Standard and "non-Standard" products.

The Continuous Ribbon
A description of the unique Spectrum production process and where it fits in the evolution of sheet glass production.

On Discontinued Products Why Spectrum sometimes discontinues items, and how you can affect those decisions.

The "Feather White" Project
To our knowledge, the single largest architectural installation of Spectrum Glass. Here's how it all came about.

General Glass Interest

A Bit About Glass Is glass really a liquid? Some light reading on the physical properties of vitreous substances.

No Fish Story Yes, you can cut glass underwater with scissors. But don't throw away your oil-cutter just yet..

Essence of Significance The story of the famous "Halley's Comet" stained glass window. (Downloads 175k PDF.)

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The Glass Craft
Using Ultraviolet Adhesives	You too can glue! UV adhesives adhere glass-to-glass with optic transparency. Here's the scoop...
Glass Mosaics ... Endless Possibilities	The Mosaic method of glass construction promises to open up whole new horizons for glass enthusiasts.
Glass for the Garden	Glass mosaic stepping stones for yard and garden.
Making Garden Stones that ROCK!	Pat Aberg teaches us how to spice up mosaics with pebbles and stones.
Joy of Pattern Enlargement	Various methods of enlarging patterns are defined and compared by The Editor and The Penguin.
Tips on Multiples Production	Need to make a number of copies of the same glass project? Read this! (Downloads 241k PDF.)
Mosaic Platters	Christine Stewart shares the know-how and a FREE PATTERN from her book Mosaic Platters, Mirrors and More
Photographing Glass for Texture	Some simple, yet effective secrets of glass photography are revealed.
Glass Cracking in Stepping Stones	What you can do to prevent glass cracks in your stepping stones.
Publishing Your Designs	Got the itch to publish your pattern designs? Find out how others have succeeded.
Choosing Glass Like the Pros	Find out how glass master, Roy Little, selects glass.
The Lure of Beadmaking	Premier bead artist Kate Drew-Wilkinson shares her techniques.

Spectrum Glass
Hey, My Baroque Broke!	Tips on cutting our reamy glass.
Our Quality Partnership	Do Spectrum "Non-standard" products have a place in your work? In your business? Here are some things to consider...
A Brief History of Spectrum Glass	How it came to pass that Spectrum Glass was born.
And the Ladler Always Gets the Girl	What's it really like to handle those big ladles full of molten glass . . .?
Just What is "T-Glass?"	Understanding Standard and "non-Standard" products.
The Continuous Ribbon	A description of the unique Spectrum production process and where it fits in the evolution of sheet glass production.
On Discontinued Products	Why Spectrum sometimes discontinues items, and how you can affect those decisions.
The "Feather White" Project	To our knowledge, the single largest architectural installation of Spectrum Glass. Here's how it all came about.

General Glass Interest
A Bit About Glass	Is glass really a liquid? Some light reading on the physical properties of vitreous substances.
No Fish Story	Yes, you can cut glass underwater with scissors. But don't throw away your oil-cutter just yet..
Essence of Significance	The story of the famous "Halley's Comet" stained glass window. (Downloads 175k PDF.)