Decorative Techniques - Page 2
In this section you’ll find all the techniques to help you decorate your stained glass. These range from Solder and Wire Work to Mosaic and Dalle de Verre. You’ll find articles on Stained Glass Painting and Etching Glass to help you decorate the surface of the glass.
Add a Special Something
Wow your friends and family with this gorgeous decorative soldered edge to your gifts. If you’re confident with soldering and looking for a challenge this is the tutorial for you!
Transform Your Gifts
Let your creativity loose and add unique detail to your glass art work with glass etching stencils.Cut down on waste by choosing the right type of stencil for your project.
Use Up Your Glass ScrapsHow to make beautiful stained glass applique panels using leftover cullet. Learn which glues work best, how to grout neatly and clean up easily.
Perfect Paint Mixing
Achieve Flowing Lines These instructions show you how to mix your paint properly. Doing this will make your painting flow smoothly, without blemishes. What medium is best? - You can mix enamels with various mediums, depending on what you're trying to achieve. - This can be a bit confusing as…
Using Glass Etching Stencils
How To Etch Glass With Stencils There's hundreds of glass etching stencils to choose from, so how do you know which ones are best for you? Read on to: Find out how to etch glass quickly and safely with etching stencils Learn about the best type of etching stencils available…
Transform Your Glassware With Etching
Glass Etching Cream Tutorial Glass etching cream is quick and simple to use with stencils, giving good results for relatively little effort. So where can you get it and how is it done? Here you'll find out how to: design custom etchings and add unique detail to your glass art…
Decorative Soldering Technique
Pretty Dripped Solder Edge Decorative soldering for stained glass is the difference between a Victoria sponge and a Wedding Cake. It really is special and adds that 'WOW' factor to your projects. You can go from 'Victoria sponge to Wedding Cake' by downloading this video tutorial right now. Decorative soldering…
Deep Glass Paint Colors
Coloured Paints And Enamels Coloured stained glass paint is a fantastic way of getting exciting designs permanently onto float (window) glass. It means that you can do very large, free designs that don't cost a fortune. Sometimes called low firing enamels, these paints are fired at between 1022F/550C and 1040F/560C.…
Stain Glass With Silver Nitrate
Silver Staining Tips Silver nitrate is used to stain glass and was discovered in the early 14th century. It is composed of silver nitrate and gamboge gum, and comes in various colours, from pale yellow to a rich orangey-amber. It differs from paint and enamels because during firing a chemical…
Getting Started With Glass Paint
Stained Glass Painting Find out about glass painting with enamels and learn lots of different ways to apply them. Enamels (often called paints) used for stained glass painting are made from ground glass mixed with different coloured pigments and a flux. They are applied in a variety of ways before…
Etching With Acid
How To Etch Instructions What is Glass Etching? Glass etching with acid is a process by which a resist is applied to glass before it is dipped into hydrofluoric acid. Once in the acid, the coloured surface that it not covered with resist is etched away, lightening or changing its'…
How To Etch Glass
Transform Your Glassware Etching glass is one of the easier techniques and gives some of the most exciting results. Here’s where you can learn how to Etch safely and creatively Recycle jaded glassware with stencils. Save time by following the illustrated etching cream tutorial If you're feeling short of energy…
Creative Glass Mosaics
Applique Tutorial The stained glass applique method is straightforward, subtle, and much less laborious than copperfoil or leaded work. Here's how to: Save money with advice on the best glue to use for applique Create applique stained glass windows with leftover cullet Save time by following expert applique grouting tips…