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What's Included
Glassmaking (Half Day)
- A three hour glassmaking workshop
- Introduction to equipment and basic techniques
- Applying techniques learned to make a glass paperweight
Glassblowing (Half Day)
- A three hour glassblowing workshop
- Introduction to equipment and basic techniques
- Gather glass from the furnace, shape it, apply colour and blow a glass bubble
- Apply a 'punty' transferring the piece to a solid iron
- Reheat the bubble, open out the neck to create your own unique tumbler
Glassmaking & Glassblowing (Full Day)
- A full day glassblowing experience
- Learn glass making and blowing techniques
- Make a glass paperweight and a colourful blown piece such as a vase
- Experiences last around seven hours with breaks
- Complimentary premium gift packaging from Into The Blue for the 'Glassmaking & Blowing Full Day'
What Can I Expect
Glass lessons in Buckinghamshire! These half and full day introductory courses take place in a spacious glass making studio in Aylesbury. They give you a rare insight into the different methods used to create glass artefacts, such as glass maker paperweights and blown glass tumblers and vases.
Glassmaking starts with gathering glass from the crucible. The intense heat (around 1100 degrees Celsius!) and brightness will amaze you. Initially, when you collect the molten liquid, it will resemble a colourless blob, but not for long…
Our favourite part is adding individual designs and colours with crushed coloured glass. Using a variety of methods, you will be able to form bubbles and swirls and apply shaping to produce your bespoke paperweight.
You'll learn that the main ingredients used in glass making are sand or silica, sodium carbonate and lime or calcium oxide (different chemicals create different colours). For example, iron oxide is used for creating the green in beer bottles, whilst a very small amount of cobalt results in a wonderful shade of blue.
Glassblowing classes offer a different way of manipulating molten glass. You'll be creating your very own unique piece of blown glass, usually a small vase, using traditional techniques that your skilled glassblower will teach you.
Those on the full day course will take a fascinating journey into the art of glass by taking part in both the glass making and glass blowing classes on the same day.
We think these glass lessons in Buckinghamshire are enjoyably expressive and artistic. And what's more, you will get to make your very own glass art to be proud of, as you learned to create it all by yourself, using everything from furnaces and forming rods, to rollers and moulding points.
When Is It Available
- Selected Saturdays and Sundays from January to May and September to December
- Morning and afternoon sessions are generally available, 10:00-13:00 and 14:30-17:30
- Generally classes run on one or two weekends per month
- Morning and afternoon sessions are generally available, 10:00-13:00 and 14:30-17:30
- Generally classes run on one or two weekends per month
- Day courses start at 10:00 finishing around 17:00
- There are usually one or two dates available per month
Scheduled 2026 Dates
- Half Day Glassmaking - Saturday 7th February
- Half Day Glassmaking - Sunday 12th April
Location
- Glass making studio in Westcott, Buckinghamshire
- Conveniently located just of the A41 between Aylesbury and Bicester
Suitable For
- Minimum age is 18
- Basic level of fitness is required as you will be on your feet
Spectators
- This experience is not suitable for spectators
Anything Else
- Any items made on the day will need to be finished before they can be sent to participants, there is an additional charge of £20 for this, payable on the day
- Participants of the full day should bring a packed lunch
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