Welcome

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Welcome to the website of Glass Beadmakers UK (GBUK).

Here you can find information, links and pictures about the art of lampworked glass beads.
To find out about GBUK and what we do please see the ‘About GBUK‘ page. Our gallery showcases some of the work by our members and is constantly expanding, whilst our links page provides links to our members websites and other websites of interest.
If you would like to join GBUK then please use the form on the Join us page.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact us using the contact form.

Latest News

Posted on April 03rd 2008 » Annual Glass Bead Day 2008

A reminder that there will be the usual Glass bead day at

Broadfield House Glass Museum
Stourbridge
DY8 9NS

On Saturday 10th May 2008 from 10am to 4pm
Read more…

Posted on November 27th 2007 » Autumn 2007 Newsletter

We are pleased to announce that the Autumn 2007 edition of the GBUK newsletter is now available for GBUK members to download from the newsletter section.
Please give it time to download if you are on dial up. (as usual you will need your user name and password from your welcome email to get access to it).
This edition’s featured artist is Lesley McFarland. Plus we have articles on Precision Colour Glass, a report on a Glass conference and an article on how to get a web presence.
Enjoy…
Once again we would like to thank Allan Punton and Di East for all their work on this newsletters and of course to everyone who has contributed.

Posted on August 23rd 2007 » GBUK Journal 2007

Over the last few months we have been slaving away producing the first edition of the GBUK Journal for you all.

It will be officially released at the GBUK Beadfair (www.gbukbeadfair.co.uk) on Sunday 26th August 2007, but some of you will have received your copies while on the Dora Schubert courses running at P&T this week.
For those of you NOT going to the beadfair your copy will be posted out to you. Read more…

Posted on August 04th 2007 » Summer 2007 Newsletter

We are pleased to announce that the Summer 2007 edition of the GBUK newsletter is now available for GBUK members to download from the newsletter section.
Please give it time to download if you are on dial up. (as usual you will need your user name and password from your welcome email to get it).
Once again we would like to thank Allan Punton for all his work on this newsletter and of course to everyone who has contributed.

On another note the GBUK Journal is also now in the process of being printed, and will be released at the GBUK Beadfair free to all members. Look out for your copy… We will also have a limited number for sale to non members for £10 each