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Boro to Soft Glass - The Art of Flameworking

Torch workers unite! From boro flamework to soft glass beads, we cover everything dealing with lampworking and flameworking.

29k subscribers143 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)100 authors / mosince 2011

r/lampwork has 29k members (+29% over the last 12 months). It gets about 143 posts a month from 100 people. Top topics: Kiln Discussion, Beaded Projects and Glass Pieces & Blowing.

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Size and growth

How r/lampwork has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+29%in 12 months · +6.6% in 3 months · +1.5% in 1 month
Oct 202629k
Growing29k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−13%vs Sep 2025 · +6.7% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026143
QuieterPeaked at 204 in Mar 2026
Sep 2026: incl. ~1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/lampwork

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Kiln Discussion2.2%
  2. Beaded Projects1.2%
  3. Glass Pieces & Blowing1.0%
  4. Pendant Making0.9%
  5. Pendant Crafts0.8%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. etsy
  2. eBay
  3. Printables
  4. MakerWorld

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research