Discount on black glass paint
We’re offering you 10% off all black contour / grisaille glass paint in stock, now through 31 May, while supplies last, and with each order we’ll include a free sample of another black of your choice. The black contour / grisaille paints we’ve got in stock now: DE401 Tracing Black DE458 Tracing Black Best 8183MB …
Glass paint: Which black is the blackest?
It seems strange to think that there’s black, blacker black and blackest black. It’s hard enough to say, let alone think about! But which is the blackest paint for glass? Reusche says, “The most opaque glass paint is, of course, DE458 Tracing Black Best.” Of course. I asked Stephen Byrne, of Williams & Byrne, the …
Should I stretch lead came?
Only stretch your lead came just enough to make it straight. If it’s already straight there’s no need to stretch it. Stretching lead came makes it temporarily more rigid – but as the lead came relaxes and goes back to its original size, this extra rigidity is lost. Furthermore, weak spots will be formed that …
Directory of glass-related courses
We have built a “Directory of glass-related courses” so you can find help for glass-related techniques anywhere in the world. It is absolutely free for your studio or school to have a listing and it is also free to view it and find studios, schools and courses. We’ll list your location, name, website address, a …
What might you enjoy more than a week learning about glass painting?
How about a week learning about glass painting… in the beautiful Greek sunshine? We have joined up with Miniati Travel (http://www.creativeholidays.nl) and put together a one-week glass painting workshop in Greece. This course combines traditional and modern painting, and painting on fused glass, and is perfect for beginner and intermediate painters. There will also be …
Lead came: Making the right choice
With 4 hardnesses within the Heaps line, how do you know what to select? Peter (the “PE” part of PELI) is also the owner/director of Glasatelier Oud Rijswijk in Zoetermeer, NL, one of the largest Dutch glass studios. Peter uses Heaps “soft” lead came and says: “It’s easy to work with and since it has …
Availability of different lead came hardnesses; and also Y-profiles, U-profiles, feeder lead came and steel-reinforced lead came
PELI Glass and Heaps, Arnold & Heaps are now offering 4 grades of hardnesses: • Extra soft – Traditional style, commercially pure lead. Lead came doesn’t get any softer. • Soft – European style, with a very small amount of antimony, weather-resistant • Half-hard – European style, with slightly more antimony, weather-resistant • Hard – European style, again with slightly …
Special offers – November 2012
- As an introductory offer, PELI Glass is offering 10% off all Heaps, Arnold & Heaps lead came orders placed with us before 30 November 2012. Price 3-9 November before discount: €112/25 kg case; €218/50 kg case. The lead came will be available at PELI Glass in Zoetermeer, NL in late November/early December for pick-up …
Heaps, Arnold & Heaps Lead Came Discount through end November
PELI Glass Products (NL) has partnered with Heaps, Arnold & Heaps (UK) to offer Heaps lead came throughout mainland Europe from the PELI Glass facility in Zoetermeer, NL. PELI Glass will also use the Heaps lead came as the basis for PELI Glass Pre-Glazed lead came. PELI Glass offers two standard grades of Heaps lead came …
5 Tips on Working with your Palette from Williams & Byrne Workshop
PELI Glass and Williams & Byrne presented a workshop 30 June – 1 July to 10 participants from the Netherlands, Belgium and Romania. What did they say about it?: I have had a wonderful time and have learned a great deal from Stephen and David. Whatever I asked them they explained very clearly how to …
