Here’s a quirky follow up to our April Showers Kiln carving pattern. Because what naturally follows April Showers?? May Flowers of course!
Step 1
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Step 2
Cut a piece of fiber paper large enough to accommodate the pattern. Pin the fiber paper and the pattern to a cut proof surface. I use a sheet of cardboard.
Step 3
Carefully cut out the gray areas and remove them. It helps to use a very sharp razor knife. I use a new blade for each pattern. Please cut carefully, and please observe all of the manufacturers recommendations in terms of dust mask and gloves when working with fiber paper.
Step 4
After removing all of the gray areas, discard the paper pattern. Carefully put the cut fiber paper into your kiln on a prepared shelf and cover with glass. This pattern is sized for the body cylinder of a regular sized wine bottle. If you are unsure of how large your glass needs to be, do a quick measurement. Fire to a full fuse.
Step 5
After cleaning up the edges, either drill your Flowers and use as a suncatcher, or slump into a rectangle mold and made a spring candy dish. So cute!
Question on the fiber paper – are you using a regular thin sheet or does it have a thickness to it and how much?
Thanks
@tamster013 I’m using 1/32″ paper because that’s what I have on hand. You can use 1/8″ too. Once you get thicker than that, the glass has a hard time getting down into the small cuts.