Combine Kiln Carving and Molds in one firing

Combine Kiln Carving and Molds in one firing - Tutorial

Published: Thu, 04/17/25

Updated: Thu, 04/17/25

Kiln carving is using thin fiber paper cut into shapes to 'carve' into the shelf side of fused glass. But wait, there's more! You can also use the same technique in combination with molds to add custom elements in the same firing and save time while making unique artwork.

This example shows a plate mold with squares of fiber paper stacked and the plate fused over them. Today's tutorial shows you how to add fiber details to bottle bottom molds (bonus tutorial, adding mica to the details). The technique is the same, ready to scale up when you are.

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Kiln Carving + Molds

Most glass artists are familiar with fusing on molds to give glass texture, and with kiln carving to give glass a pattern. But, did you know you can combine the two? It’s easier than you think. This tutorial shows this technique using bottle glass, but it works just the same for flat glass. (more flat glass examples at the end of the tutorial).

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