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Glassblowing is certainly not everybody’s hobby. It requires very specialized materials and a shop, and can still be very dangerous under the best circumstances. It also requires skills and equipment that is not commonly found in your local hobby stores…. Despite sand, the main ingredient of glass, being so darn common. Even still, for some people Glassblowing is enjoyable, rewarding and challenging.

Glassblowing is a glass forming technique which was invented by the Phoenicians around approximately 50 B.C., somewhere along the Syro-Palestinian coast.

Glassblowing workshops were subsequently established in other provinces, such as in Italy. Campania, Morgantina and Aquileia are some types of clay blowpipes, also known as mouthblowers, that were made by the ancient glassworkers due to the accessibility and availability of the resources before the introduction of the metal blowpipes. Eventually these were replaced by hollow iron rods, which we still use today.

Glassblowing is a form of art that requires lengthy training and intense concentration. In addition to glassblowing as an art, many individuals pursue glassblowing as a hobby. In fact, it may very well be one of the fastest growing hobbies in North America.