West Dean College

West Sussex-based West Dean College offers a variety of short courses in glass techniques, such as stained glass, fusing and slumping, bead making, glass engraving, enamelling for jewellery, copper foil, mosaic and gilding.

For the latest course information, click here.

Location: West Dean – The Edward James Foundation, West Dean, Chichester, West Sussex PO18 0QZ.

Working Men’s College

Stained glass techniques are taught at the Working Men’s College in Camden, London on the course ‘Glass Art: Stained and Fused Glass Techniques and Projects’.

Find out more about this course here.

There are also short courses in fused glass jewellery, kiln fired glass painting, open mould casting, plus stained and fused glass.

Find out more on current opportunities here.

Location: 44 Crowndale Road, London NW1 1TR.

Contact: Katherine Hewlett MBE katherineh@wmcollege.ac.uk
General gareths@wmcollege.ac.uk  Tel: 020 7255 4730.

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Article on future of lead for stained glass workers

The following link will take you to a  piece on changes in REACH regulations with regard to lead.

https://www.craeft.eu/towards-an-alternative-to-rods-and-lead-solders-for-stained-glass/

 

CGS Talk with Emma Baker

CGS Glass Network 84

CGS Glass Network issue 84 HERE

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