Fusing: master class for making glassware at home

Fusing is a magic transformation of glass. It merges into something special and creates things that can melt the most heartless heart. Our master class on fusing technology and video lessons can tell you how to make crafts made of glass correctly and to please loved ones and yourself.

Microwave fusion

So, fusion technology has long become a mass scale, more people are fond of making colored glass products and try themselves in this matter at home. Typically, people drown glass in the microwave. This is a safe way, with which you can easily make any decoration or hand-made small size.

Microwave fusing technology is designed for beginners, as they tend to start with small products. And almost any glass melts in the stove, so you can put a transparent or frosted glass, and you can work with frits of different colors.

To start working it is worth paying attention to the power of the stove, it should be 800W or more. Before you start working with glass, the microwave should be warmed, and after the stove cools down, you can work.

Materials that will be needed for work are:

• Microwave;
• Gloves;
• Oven;
• Heat-resistant paper;
• Glass;
• Glass Cutter.

The master class for fusing starts with cutting out small pieces of glass so that they can be baked. Glass with different indicators can not be mixed. Remember this rule, and then your product will be strong.

It is necessary to cut glass with a glass cutter, the glass should not be used. And it is necessary to use protective goggles. By the way, compliance with safety rules is a prerequisite for fusing.

In the stove is to put paper, which is already laid out after the pattern, the glass while you can put and on top of each other.

The residence time of the glass in the oven is about 3 minutes, but it all depends on the power, so only you can determine your baking time. And it is worth saying that the stove is directly in the microwave.

After the product is baked, it should be left to cool for about 30 minutes, right in the oven and it's better not to open it all the time so that the product gets stronger.

Fusing at home( master class)

So, now you know about the fusing technology in the microwave, you can see the master class "Fusing at home."We will make a butterfly.

1. First, we define with sketches and cut out the blanks. Next, make a substrate for the butterfly:

2. Do not forget about safety! Wear special clothing and glasses.

Here is a sketch of a butterfly:

3. The form should be cleaned and covered with a special compound.

Here is the oven, in which there are staples with glass knitting needles.

4. So, here they are parts of our butterfly.

5. Wings.

6. That the butterfly does not spread, we make it from the parts.

7. And, finally, small items.

Master class with step-by-step photo help you create your masterpiece, so take a note and create.

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