Dichroic Glass At Hard-to-Beat Pricing, Finally!

Wow, we’ve finally got our dichroic glass order unloaded, catalogued, bagged and labeled (we hope Mikey means the glass, not the staff), and now our leader sits in the Ivory Tower, sweating over his abacus (and fingers and toes), trying to figure out pricing on this stuff. Do not belittle this man and the monumental task he now faces in these difficult times. The stained glass market is very complex these days- something we’ve been documenting (boring you with (?)) on this blog for many months now. On one hand we need to be mindful of American suppliers who look ever increasingly attractive to cross-border shopping from Canadians, so we have to be ever smarter (not an easy thing for Mikey sometimes) with our purchasing and pricing, and on the other hand we have to be able to price product to still make a living. This means more frequent and larger purchases from American suppliers, sadly bypassing our Canadian supplier. Not something we are happy doing, but necessary as we are still paying for goods in Canada as if the dollar was still $.87 U.S. and not $1.06 U.S.

We’ve received 700 ¼ sheets of dichroic glass with all the latest styles (i.e. Corkscrew, Splatter, Pixie Stix and even Spectrum Smooths and Spirits as a base glass). All dichroics are now available in both coefficients so we now have an unrivalled 96 coe selection for all the Spectrum fusers (‘crayon artists’), so we’re confident our selection is the best available anywhere. And with the pricing we’ve come up with, I think we can hold our own with the Americans on this stuff. This batch was bought with a much stronger Canadian dollar and we have passed the savings on to you. Mikey actually took some time away from his ‘recreational’ web surfing time to see what dichro sells for in the States, and thinks we’ve got the selection as well as the pricing to be competitive. We’ve got ¼ sheets starting at $48.99, 4” x 4's” at under $16.00 an 2" x 4's" at less than $10.00! If you were to buy dichroic glass from the U.S., ¼ sheets range from $44.99 - $69.99 and then you'll have to add in shipping and brokerage (or time and gas if you go pick it up yourself hoping not to get caught at the border).

Look at Fantasy In Glass as your friend and stress reliever- no more harrowing trips (oh, the horror) hurling down the Q.E.W. wearing and tearing at your car, burning hydrocarbons (oh, the shame) hiding your stash from ever-vigilant border guards, all for what? Not for goods less expensive, anymore.


We also have special pricing for our business customers, so if you’re considering a purchase cross-border, give Mikey a call.

So what the heck is dichroic glass? Only the hottest thing in fusible glass today! The colours are unbelievable and change with every movement of the finished piece. The metallic oxide coatings that are vacuum deposited on the glass substrate (the base glass can be either clear or black, smooth or textured) create an optical filter that reflects and transmits wavelengths of light. The composition of this thin coating reflects and transmits light differently to produce the range of colors available to the glass artist. If a piece of transparent coated glass is held up to the light, one colour will be visible; when viewed at an angle, another (opposite) colour will appear. That’s why this two-colored effect is known as dichroic.