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.
Tinning Copper Wire For Stained Glass
Tinning copper wire for stained glass gives you options of adding decorative wire details to your work. If you're interested in doing this - and why wouldn't you be, they're lovely! - you can save money by making your own tinned wire. This video shows you how to strip the…
Calculate How Much Stained Glass You Need
Work out how much glass you need How do you work out how much stained glass you need for your next project? This page will help you calculate how much glass to buy before you get started on your stained glass piece. It's important that you don't run out half…
How to Make A Stained Glass Display Stand
Make Your Own DIY Stained Glass Display Stand This ingenious idea was shared by Janusz Niedzielski who designed and made this lovely stained glass rose stand. He has very generously written a detailed plan AND instructions for making this stained glass display stand. He has also shared his work-in-progress photos…
Signing Stained Glass Work – Video
Signing stained glass tells the world that you designed and made it ALL yourself. There's something really satisfying about seeing your name on your window at the end of all your hard work. It doesn't have to be about your name - you could add a dedication, add part of…
Cutting Accurate Stained Glass Pattern Pieces
Making Stained Glass Templates That Fit Accurate stained glass templates are crucial for creating beautiful panels. Once you've designed or found a stained glass pattern that you're happy with, the next thing you need to do is make copies of it and cut the individual shapes out accurately. These will…
Repairing a Broken Stained Glass Window
Methods For Repairing Broken Stained Glass Fixing broken stained glass is a necessary evil. With glass as a material breakages are inevitable. You know the scenario; you're happily soldering away on your latest piece only to turn it and realise there's a crack in the glass. And you don't have…
How to Solder Jump Rings To A Stained Glass Sun Catcher
How To Make And Solder Hooks To Stained Glass This stained glass tutorial shows you how to solder hooks to stained glass so that you can hang your piece up securely. You'll learn how to make recycled jump rings and how to solder them neatly to your stained glass sun catcher.…
How to Reinforce Stained Glass Panels
How to reinforce stained glass is a question I get asked over and over and OVER :-) Sadly, there isn't a 'catch all' answer. There are many different factors to take into consideration when reinforcing stained glass windows and they’re different with each window. When To Reinforce Stained Glass Windows…
Design Original Stained Glass From Scratch
Create Your Own Stained Glass Designs Free stained glass design tutorials to get you started on making your own designs from scratch. Can't draw? No problem. There are lots of ways around it! These free stained glass design tips will get you started in a way that avoids fear. Designing…
How to Solder Over Gaps
3 Ways to Solder Over Gaps in Stained Glass I get asked quite a lot about how to solder over gaps in stained glass. Here are 3 ways of filling in different shaped gaps. Filling In Large Irregular Gaps The best way to fill this type of gap is to…