Can incomplete draping be refired to create a more uniform drape?

[Carrie.L]

I’m a newbie experimenting with draping fused glass on floral formers. I’ve successfully draped 1/4″ thick – 10″ diameter pieces that turned out beautifully. I then tried to drape another one at a lower processing temperature. This resulted in one side of the piece that draped properly and the other side that did not resulting in flared out “wings” on that side. Can I put this back in the kiln on the floral former and refire to create a more uniform drape? The successful pieces were brought to processing temp. of 1235F with 15 min. Hold. The unsuccessful piece was brought to 1225F with 15 min. Hold. Any suggestions?

[wordana]

The uneven draping is likely due to the glass not be placed on the former evenly, temperature variations in the kiln (hot spots/cold spots), or the former not being level. With draping, usually the slower process temperatures are more successful. 10 degrees shouldn’t make a lot of difference.

 

Dana W.

Jester’s Baubles Fused Glass Designs

http://www.jestersbaubles.com

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