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Summary: How to blow and cap color glass in glass blowing; learn these things and more in this instructional arts and crafts video series on glass blowing.

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Contact: stlglass.com/bookdvd.html

Jim McKelvey Jim McKelvey began teaching glassblowing in 1987 and has taught thousands of students how to safely use glass and fire. He is co-founder of Third Degree Glas... read more

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Blowing & Capping Color Glass for Glassblowing

Hi! I’m Jim McKelvey with Third Degree Glass Factory in St. Louis. You can check us out on the web at www.stlglass.com. Today, we’re going to be learning about glassblowing for expertvillage.com. Okay, so I’ve reheated the piece of glass, and I’m going to continue distributing that blue glass that I’ve put over my post. I roll the back, and you can see how the bottom is sort of uneven. I’m going to take care of that in a second by rolling it. It’s a really good idea, when you’re working with color, to use the marver, because the marver doesn’t stick to the color. If you were to use newspaper or even the block it might. So, once I’ve got the color distributed, I can put a little air in there. Again, it’s really important to know how to cap at this point. So, if you don’t know how to cap, go back to one of the first videos in this series and we’ll teach you. I can see that bubble inflating, and I’m just watching the way it inflates to make sure that it’s nice and even. See if there are any dark spots or light spots, to see if it’s coming out off center. This is blowing out beautifully, and that’s all I need—a nice basic casing of color over clear.

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