How to Care for Mexican Blown Glassware

How to Care for Mexican Blown Glassware
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How Mexican Blown Glassware is Made


Usually made from reclaimed, recycled bottles and scrapped glass, each piece of Mexican blown glassware is unique. Once the reclaimed glass is melted down, artisans then attach a blob of molten glass to the end of a long, hollow pipe. The artisan then uses his mouth and the power of his lungs to puff into the pipe, and blow the molten glass into the desired shape of a margarita glass, a pitcher, or perhaps a vase.

Every Piece of Mexican Glassware is Unique


Mexican handblown glassware is not for every customer. We often hear from customers that are dismayed that their Mexican stemware doesn't match, that the drinking glasses are differing heights, or that the colors have slight variations. Tiny imperfections, such as variable thickness and shape, bubbles and flowing colors are reminders that Mexican blown glass is made by humans. What some people see as a flaw, others see as a beautiful, handmade organic detail.

Even the weather plays a part in the crafting of Mexican handblown glass. Cold, rainy weather can cause the colored glass to cloud, and sometimes shatter.

Caring for your Mexican Blown Glassware






