Black Dichroic Glass

by Anne Durrett
(Richmond, VA)

I just sent a set of dichroic glass into my kiln for a full fusing and I found that at the end of the cooling period all my glass was black. This has happened before when one of my coils broke but I don't see that anything is broken now. Any suggestions? It is an old Jen Ken Kiln. Thanks!

Milly's reply: Thanks for your question Anne, sounds really annoying! I'm afraid I'm going to answer with more questions...was it CBS dichroic glass? This has a very good reputation and I'd be surprised if it behaved in this manner. Was it capped with clear? What kiln firing schedule did you use? Any chance of a photograph? If you have more information on what glass you were using and how it was layered, that would be helpful. Sorry for the delayed reply, by the way - holidays!

To find out more about how to make stained glass, click here and return to the Everything Stained Glass home page.