Make Cord Holes In Glass Jewelry During The Fusing Process

This is very useful for art glass pendant makers as these holes can be easily made.

Fiber paper is placed between the top and bottom layers of glass to produce the hole.

This is very simple and requires a minimum of preparation.The steps are as follows:

Step 1

Cut a thin piece of fiber paper and place it on the bottom layer of glass, running across the glass. This works best if it is not used from top to bottom.

Place the top layer on the fiber paper and fuse using your normal glass jewelry schedule.

Once the piece has fused push the fiber paper out of the hole with thin piece of wire and you will then have a fused glass piece with a nice neat hole.

You can also use a bead making mandrel. Coat the mandrel with bead release or kiln wash.

Follow the same steps as per the fiber paper by placing the mandrel between the glass layers and fusing.

Remove the mandrel once the glass has cooled.