Are you a glass fuser seeking a post-Christmas boost? Welcome to the first Jump Start January!

THIS LISTING IS FOR THE ORIGINAL RUN. These are the videos that were recorded for January in 2025. You can access these with this listing if you didn’t take part last year. The new run for 2026 with all new videos can be found here.

Receive a short video tutorial straight to your inbox every day in January, featuring technical tips, design exercises and more! Each video will be 5-10 minutes long, and topics will include:

-Avoiding devit and fixing it when it occurs

-Cutting circles

-Removing a drop out rim

-Guide to Annealing

-Guide to Bubble Squeeze

-Consistent glass scoring

-Polishing with cerium oxide

-Interpreting firing guides

-Getting your frit powder colours right

-Identifying over-slumping and avoiding it

-Filling a kiln shelf economically

-Choosing kiln papers

-Decal firing for vibrant colours

-How to use diamond handpads

-Drilling holes in glass

-Discovering your colour palette

-Using a tile saw for glass

-Choosing the right respirator mask

-Guide to fire polishing

-Choosing a kiln/upgrading

-Etching cream

-Guide to metal inclusions

-At what temps can you open the kiln

-What enamels are out there, and how to choose between them

-Guide to kiln furniture

-Design Exercise: Using up offcuts

-Design Exercise: Taking inspiration into design templates for glass

-Design Exercise: Fused Glass Mosaics

-What is ‘investment’ mould mixture

-Top temperatures and your kiln’s personality

-Guide to mica powder

Cumulating in more than 3 hours of content, that you can view back as many times as you like within three months.