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Welcome to The Glass Hub

Learn the art of glass making at our fully equipped glass school in Wiltshire, UK. We run one-day, weekend and longer courses in glassblowing, fusing, lampworking and kiln working plus many specialist techniques. There are courses for all abilities, from beginner to master, taught by experienced tutors and visiting glass artists. At The Glass Hub we provide extensive glass-working facilities alongside the support of a dedicated team to foster your individual creative growth and expertise.

COURSES

Featured Glass Courses

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ruth shelley colour dropouts, images of fused and slumped glass bowls
Masterclass: Colour Dropouts – Ruth Shelley
Have you ever wanted to re-create the colours that inspire you into glass but not sure where to start. Ruth Shelley will guide you through the Bullseye colour palette with demonstrations, practical hands-on experiments and discussion.
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One Day Further Fusing
Explore some exciting new techniques in fusing and slumping, including methods such as drop-outs, and powder techniques like fossil vitra, screen printing and part sheets. An excellent follow-on day to One Day Fusing.
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Winter School
Discover what this amazing material can do by spending five whole days with us exploring a range of glassmaking techniques including glass blowing, kiln forming, fusing as well as beadmaking and sandcasting. The course will include talks and expert demonstrations. Come and learn, enjoy and share the art of glass at The Hub.
kiln working warm glass course
3-Day Kilnworking
Get creative with glass and explore a range of techniques for manipulating glass in the kiln. You'll experiment with glass fusing, reactive fusing, iridescent fusing and deep fusing. We will also look at relief casting, slumping, drop-out moulds, pot melts and open-faced moulds, creating form and texture in cast glass.
Christmas Glassblowing Experience for Kids (10-15)
An introduction to the magic of glass especially for kids aged 10-15. Using hot molten glass straight from the furnace they will help shape it into a Christmassy bauble ready to hang and another Christmas themed object.
Dave Barry Venetian style glass course
Masterclass: Venetian Stemware – Dave Barry
Fast-paced masterclass on Venetian style glass stemware. Get a grounding in the technique used to blow delicate, thin-walled goblets. You will be taught how to use optic moulds, to create blown stems and blown feet, as well as working efficiently as a team. With demonstrations and plenty of hands-on learning, this course will push your glassmaking to new limits.
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Regular Courses

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glass lampworking flameworking bead making
One Day Glass Flameworking

Discover the art of flameworking glass and create your own beautiful beads using a wide selection of colours and processes. You will learn the fundamentals of flameworking, also known as…

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Glassblowing Experience Sessions

This is a great glassblowing 'taster' and introduction to the magic of glass. You will gather hot molten glass straight from the furnace and shape into two objects such as…

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One Day Glassblowing

Our one day glassblowing course offers a great introduction to glassblowing for beginners. You will learn the fundamentals of this ancient craft and create your own glass objects using hot,…

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Course Reviews

I wanted to reach out and say a huge thank you to Jo and Kerry for being such lovely, kind, accommodating tutors. I enjoyed myself enormously and came away wishing that the day had been much longer as I was…more

Angela - Reactive Fusing

The drop out course that you held with Ruth was amazing. I am finally drawing on the skills that Ruth taught to us. I wish lived closer to the glass hub...

Mary - Ruth Shelley Dropouts

My glass arrived and is bright and beautiful!! Abi was fabulous those 3 days and I’m so grateful for the experience you all gave, it was amazing and exceeded my expectations 😊

Helen - 3-Day Glassblowing

“Thanks for an amazing five days. I learnt so much and was seriously impressed with all of your skill, ability to multi-task as well as your patience.”

Tess, 5-Day School

"A short note to thank you all for such a fascinating and educational course on Friday ...(we) thoroughly enjoyed the day and were amazed at what an extraordinary material glass is. Particular thanks to Georgia for her instruction, patience and…more

Keith - Glassblowing

"Thank you so much for a wonderful afternoon on the half day glass blowing course. You were so patient and supportive."

Lisa - Glassblowing Experience
"We all thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and our tutor, Georgia was very knowledgeable, patient and fun. It was a really good way to brighten up the January blues."…more
LizAnn

"Just wanted to point out that without the help of everyone at the Glass Hub, I would have neither the techniques or inspiration to even imagine doing something like this, so thank you 😊"

Graham - Opal Seabrook

LOCATION

The Studio

The Hub’s main studio is a spacious stone barn at Stowford Manor Farm, set in a beautiful river valley in Wiltshire and this is where we teach our glass courses. The Manor site houses a community of craftspeople and offers cream teas, camping and wild river swimming in the summer.

In the Area

Nearby places include the Roman city of Bath and the historical towns of Frome and Bradford-on-Avon; attractions include Longleat Safari Park and Centre Parcs.

The combination of a superb location, excellent facilities and experienced staff and visiting tutors make The Glass Hub a great environment to learn and develop the ancient art of glassmaking.

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