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The Hour Glass Studio is a locally owned and operated stained glass studio in the Southern Maryland area of Washington DC. We are conveniently located one block off Route 6 Charles St. in downtown La Plata which is just 10 miles south of Waldorf, MD in Charles County.

Classes by appointment to fit YOUR schedule!

Our Experience
We have been in the stained glass industry arena for over 25 years. We decided it was time to teach others the skills we have mastered in working with the beauty of glass. We will teach both basic and advanced classes.

Glass Properties
There is a mystery to glass. It is a form of matter with gas, liquid and solid state properties. Glass is most like a super-cooled liquid. It captures light and glows from within. It is a jewel-like substance made from the most ordinary materials: sand transformed by fire. Before recorded history, man learned to make glass and color it by adding metallic salts and oxides. These minerals within the glass capture specific portions from the spectrum of white light allowing the human eye to see various colors.

Gold produces stunning cranberry, cobalt makes blues; silver creates yellows and golds, while copper makes greens and brick red.

Our Classes
The Hour Glass classes are professionally taught in a casual, relaxed atmosphere. We take pride in our teaching and your learning and enjoyment is our top priority. Our class sizes are limited so you receive plenty of personal attention from our staff. You will learn to make your stained glass dreams come true and have fun doing it.

Flexible Classes
The Hour Glass will teach you right here in our studio. We will help you design a project of your choosing and you will learn while you fabricate. If you do not have any experience in the making of stained glass we require that you take our Introduction to Basic Stained Glass class.

After the Introduction class we work on a flexible schedule that allows you to work at home and in our studio.

Course Content
Hour Glass uses a hands-on approach to teaching. We will demonstrate and work directly with you until you have learned the basics of:

Safety
Cutting
Fitting
And Soldering all kinds of glass.

When you are ready, we will set up a stained glass project together. We will discuss your plan with you, help you select material and a pattern appropriate to your skill level, get you started, and monitor your progress. However, we expect you to work on your project on your own at home and in the workshop. If you find it difficult to solder or cut, we will advise you to practice on clear glass until you can run a decent bead of solder and cut a good line of glass. After the first session, you will need to purchase your hand tool kit, and start taking your work home.

Next, Hour Glass will introduce power tools to help you do more difficult work. After you are proficient at cutting with a glass cutter, we will teach you how to use a diamond disc grinder for outside curves. Then you will learn to make a stained glass pattern (called a cartoon), a full sized line drawing that shows the exact sizes and placement of all pieces in your project.

Finally, Hour Glass and you will join the glass using either solid metal came or by foiling the edges in the Tiffany-LaFarge method. Then we solder, clean and polish to prepare for patina application.

After the final washing, your stained glass masterpiece is ready to be installed either into a wood or metal frame or hung directly into the window or your home.

DO NOT BE AFRAID…
SIGN UP AND LET US ALL HAVE SOME FUN!!

Requirements: Previous experience or our Introduction to Stained Glass Class.

Learn the full range of skills needed to make stained glass.

Classes held at The Hour Glass Studio.

Work on projects of your choice.

Schedule by appointment. Call 301-392-1715 to enroll. For more information, Click Here.

Classes are on-going and can start at any time. Open Enrollment.

Only $60 for two -2 hour sessions plus hand tool kit and materials.

We are conveniently located in Southern Maryland near White Plains, Brandywine, White, Plains, Waldorf, La Plata, Hughesville, Newburg, Indian Head, Charlotte Hall and Mechanicsville.

Call or come in to schedule your stained glass class today.