Hot Glass Crafts How-Tos

How To: Cut curves in glass

Watch this video to learn how to cut glass along a curvy score line using a hand tool.

How To: Score a piece of glass & break it with your hands

Watch this video to learn how to score a piece of glass and break it with your hands.

How To: Cut glass the table break method

Watch this visual demonstration of how to cut glass by scoring and breaking it on the table.

How To: Make a glass goblet with an unusual technique

Watch this video to learn how to do this unusual goblet-making technique used in the middle ages.

How To: Do glass lathe cutting

Watch this video to learn how to do various cold-working glass cuts using a lathe.

How To: Do glass ladle casting

Watch this video to learn how to do ladle casting glass with experts from the Corning Museum of Glass.

How To: Make ice glass

Learn about making ice glass with experts from the Corning Museum of Glass.

How To: Grind glass

Learn about grinding glass using various methods with experts from the Corning Museum of Glass.

How To: Apply gold leaf to glass

Watch this video to learn about applying gold leaf to glass with Corning Museum of Glass experts.

How To: Make a glass goblet with used and pre-made parts

Learn about goblet making using pre-made parts stored in an annealing oven with Bill Gudenrath from The Corning Museum of Glass.

How To: Create a goblet with an air twist stem

Learn about creating an air twist stem on a goblet with Corning Museum of Glass experts.

How To: Do the Prince Rupert's drop with glass

Learn about Prince Rupert's Drop with Corning Museum of Glass experts. The Prince Rupert's Drop is a classic demonstration of the great strength of glass in compression.

How To: Make a glass goblet

Learn how to make a glass goblet with Corning Museum of Glass experts. Building glass goblets began with Roman glass makers.

How To: Fuse and slump glass

Learn how to fuse and slump glass with Corning Museum of Glass experts. Fusing and slumping are two techniques that have been used for centuries, and can be used together or separately.

How To: Make glass molds

Learn about glass molds with Corning Museum of Glass experts. One can form and decorate glass by blowing into a mold.

How To: Do glass enameling

Learn about enameling with Corning Museum of Glass experts. Enameling is a popular decorative technique used around the world.

How To: Color glass

Learn how to make colored glass with Corning Museum of Glass experts. Some glass is colored by the addition of a metal oxide, while other glass is colored by adding color to the surface in a variety of ways. This video clip covers five different ways to color glass.

How To: Do glass chunk casting

Learn about chunk casting with Corning Museum of Glass experts. Chunk casting is a method of casting glass by packing a mold with chunks of glass and melting the chunks in the mold, instead of filling the mold with molten glass.

How To: Make cameo glass objects

Learn how to make cameo glass with experts from The Corning Museum of Glass. Cameo glass consists of two or more layers of colored glass, with the outer layers carved away to produce relief decoration.

How To: Making a glass bowl with a Roman foot

Watch this demonstration of the making of a glass bowl with a Roman foot. This is taught by experts from The Corning Museum of Glass.

How To: Make glass beads from molten glass

Watch this video for a demonstration on how glass beads are made.

How To: Blow glass with experts

Discover the history and process of glass blowing with experts at the Corning Museum of Glass. This is for beginners who are thinking about blowing glass for the first time.

How To: Make glass beads with a torch and mold

This video demonstrates the process of glass bead-making with artist Gail Kop. You'll need a torch, a mold and glass pieces.

How To: Drill sea glass

The first part of this video set shows us how to prepare and begin drilling through sea glass. Part 1 of 2 - How to Drill sea glass.

How To: Blow glass

Jim McKelvey is going to show you how to blow glass. One of the secrets to making really nice glass is making really even gathers. So, if you're a beginning student, there are some tricks that you can use to learn how to gather correctly. That's just part of what will be covered on this series about beginning glass blowing.

How To: Design mosaic tile art

In this how-to video series, learn how to make mosaic art from artist Eileen Haller. Eileen will show you how to break mosaic tiles and plates to make material for mosaic art.

How To: Frost glass

Corinne Bradd shows Kristy Clark how to transform simple tumblers and tealights with a clever stenciled frosting technique.

How To: Make glass mosaic art

In this series of arts & crafts videos you’ll learn how to create beautiful glass mosaic art. Expert artist Kathleen Dalrymple shows you the artistic process in easy to follow, step-by-step instructions. She’ll show you all the tools, supplies and materials you’ll need to get started, how to methodically break glass into pieces you can use, and how to arrange the glass into patterns and designs that match your inspiration and imagination. Once you’ve got the basics down, you’ll want to develo...