Glass in St. Louis?

amy young-leith

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Jun 22, 2001, 12:28:15 AM6/22/01

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Are there any good stores to get lampworking supplies, especially a good
selection of glass, in St. Louis? I'm traveling this weekend and would love
to do some shopping!

Any galleries or other locations of interest to a glassaholic?

Amy

Moonraker

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Jun 22, 2001, 1:54:07 AM6/22/01

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When I lived in STL several years ago, IMHO the best place for glass was the
Glass Workbench, on Second Street in St. Charles. (A west burb, just across
the MO river) There was another place in West STL county, on Manchester
Road that had a lot of stuff. A third place is in the Soulard district,
just south of downtown not far from the Brewery. Sorry I can't remember the
name of the last two places.

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Bev Brandt

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Jun 22, 2001, 9:30:59 AM6/22/01

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"Moonraker" <moon...@bellSPAMsouth.net> wrote in message news:<2%AY6.22097$9r1.1...@e3500-atl1.usenetserver.com>...

I hope this gets posted before you travel. Google is soooooo crappy! I
can't even see the original post!

Anyway, I live in St. Louis - University City to be exact - and the
Glass Workbench is indeed a good place to shop for stained glass
supplies. I was just there last weekend. Their prices for tools are
about like Delphi Glass'. I didn't really compare glass prices. But I
did look specifically for flameworking supplies and they didn't have
any. I believe they have some fusing supplies, though,

The only local flamework supplier I know of (and I am probably
woefully ignorant) is an instructor at the Craft Alliance in
University City. She apparently has her own studio at home and sells
flameworking supplies. I've never met her, but I've taken classes at
the Craft Alliance and I have a punch card for studio time there as
well. (A birthday gift I haven't used yet! I'm excited about it,
though! Real oxy/propane work!) Stop by the Craft Alliance for a glass
fix. Maybe you can contact the instructor there.

If you make it to the Craft Alliance, there is also a gallery just
down the street called Compenere. (Spelling? You'd think I'd know, I
LIVE there!)

There is also a stained glass studio and maybe supplier in the Central
West End called Art Glass Unlimited. And there's a stained glass
studio in the Soulard area called Mithra.

I am very sad that The City Museum no longer has their hot glass
studio on display. They *used* to have a furnace and glass blowing
demos and whatnot. Oh well! (Go to The City Museum anyway, it's way
fun!)

Bev - I should be on the tourism board

Linda Knoebel

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Jun 22, 2001, 9:53:18 AM6/22/01

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There are 3 places that I know of that I like:

Custom Art Glass
14360 Manchester Rd.
Ballwin, MO 63011
636-391-1686

Glass Workbench
318 South Main St.
St. Charles, MO 63301
636-946-2002

Glass Works
2326 South 11th St.
St. Louis, MO 63104
314-776-3375

Hope these help

Linda K.

Jean Steck

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Jun 27, 2001, 7:34:14 PM6/27/01

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bbr...@my-deja.com (Bev Brandt) wrote in message news:<4ee6a0fb.01062...@posting.google.com>...

NEWS ALERT!!! City Museum has a glass blowing studio again in Art City
on the second floor of the museum. Watch master glass man, Greg Kramer
create glass in front of your eyes. Or go see fiber spinning, pottery,
painting or papermaking. Right now there is an exhibit on toasters,
doorknobs and opening Sunday, Tools as Art. So come to the CITY!
314-231-2489
Jean