Stained Glass Tutorials
In this section you’ll find all the step-by-step stained glass tutorials on both the Copper Foil Technique and Lead Came Construction, Glass Cutting and Design and Pattern Prep, Framing and Hanging, Fusing and Decorative Techniques.
Improve your Stained Glass Soldering here
Find tips and tricks to help you achieve a beautifully smooth soldered seam. You’ll discover how to get a lovely rounded edge on your sun catchers and how to fill in unsightly gaps.
A Sparkling Finish is yours
Patina and Polish is the last step and the one that truly makes your stained glass stand out. Find out how to achieve a gorgeous uniform finish and see your work gleam.
Hang your stained glass work with pride
Don’t end up with stacks of stained glass gathering dust in a cupboard. Find out how to Frame and Add Hooks so that your beautiful work takes centre stage.
Stained Glass Foiling – Fixing Common Mistakes – Video
Stained Glass Foiling - Fixing Common Copper Foil Errors This video goes through two of the most common stained glass foiling mistakes. looks at what you can do when the copper foil isn't centred properly leaving a wider margin on one side than the other. gives you some suggestions for…
Stained Glass Layering – How Plating Works To Create Depth And Shadowing
Welcome back to the second of two videos talking about Stained Glass Plating (or layering). The first one concentrated on the 'big names in plating ', Tiffany and Robert Oddy. You can see #1 video here if you missed it. #2 video breaks the plating process down into small, manageable…
Stained Glass Plating And The Effects You Can Achieve With It
Plating. What do you think of when I say that word? If it's 'FOOD', you're in good company! Thankfully for us, it applies to both food (lovely) AND stained glass (even more lovely). Stained Glass Plating is when you stack or layer glass up to create limitless special effects; depth,…
Stained Glass Cutting Technique – Tips for Accurate Cutting
Improve Your Stained Glass Cutting Technique Accurate cutting by Milly's student Denise Whittle There are lots of factors that result in an accurate stained glass cutting technique. The angle of the cutter head, the pressure and consistency to name a few. You know this but continue to struggle. Your panel grows…
How To Copper Foil Stained Glass
The Secrets Of Neat Copper Foiling This instruction on how to make stained glass shows you how to wrap and burnish your stained glass pieces neatly with copper foil. This is so that you can solder around each piece and join them all together. There's also information on all the…
Stained Glass Christmas Tree Pattern Instructions
Stained Glass Christmas Tree Pattern This stained glass Christmas tree pattern is a spectacular 4-sided festive delight. It would look great as a table decoration as it stands up on its own. The pattern could easily be adapted for other designs. For example, you could make a 4-sided stained glass…
Scrap Glass – Inspiring Ideas For Stained Glass Left Overs
Making the Most of Scrap Art Glass If you're anything like me you'll have small bits of left over and scrap glass in containers in your workshop. They're FAR too nice to throw away but too small or not right to use in a project. But did you know that…
Stained Glass Cutting – Thin Strips
Cutting Thin Stained Glass Strips Expertly One of the more difficult stained glass cutting tasks is cutting small strips without snapping the ends off. Cutting straight lines when they're very close together can be tricky too if they're very thin strips. It's easy to crack the narrow strips of glass…
Stained Glass Colors – Lead Lining
Helping You Choose Stained Glass Colors Stained glass colors are what makes a window 'sing'. If you get them right your window will hit the high notes. If you get it wrong it will seem out of tune. Lead Lining is a little-known technique that will help you make the…
Mirror Discoloration
Tips for Using Mirrors in Stained Glass Mirrors can be used very creatively in copper foiled stained glass work. You can use them as a regular looking glass, or incorporate them into lamps or panels. All you have to do differently is make sure you treat the mirror pieces with…