COE96 Noodles

Glass noodles are thin, flat strands of fusible art glass used to draw lines, borders, lettering, and fine detail in kiln fused work. This category carries Oceanside Glass and Tile noodles on the System 96 platform, all COE96. A note for anyone who searched for the edible kind: these are strips of colored art glass for the kiln, not food.

What's in this category at AGS

The transparent range runs from Clear, Pale Amber, and Medium Amber through Sky Blue, Deep Aqua, Grape, Moss Green, Lime, and Teal Green. Opalescents cover Black, White, Charcoal, Cloud, Almond, Vanilla Cream, Marigold, Red, Fern Green, Forest Green, Key Lime, and Turquoise Blue, with semi-opalescent colors like Cherry Red, Orange, and Rust in between. Mardi Gras noodles mix streaked color in a single strand, and Red Reactive opens up reaction effects with compatible glasses.

Noodles vs stringers

Noodles are flatter and wider than stringers, so they lie flush on a base sheet, stay where you place them, and fire into clean, defined lines. Stringers are round and tend to roll; noodles behave more like ribbon, which makes them the easier choice for borders, plaids, and lettering.

Firing and project uses

At a tack or contour fuse, noodles keep a raised profile for texture and outlines. At a full fuse they melt flush into the surface. Makers use them for geometric borders, stripe and plaid patterns, script, and controlled strokes of color on plates, panels, and jewelry blanks.

COE96 compatibility

Everything here is COE96 and belongs with Oceanside System 96 sheet, frit, stringer, and rod. Do not combine with COE90 glass in the same fired piece; keeping one COE within a project is what keeps fused work stable.