Design and Pattern Preparation
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…
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…
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…
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…
Getting Stained Glass To Fit
Measuring For A Window If you want to make stained glass windows that are going to fit into a specific place, it's important to get the measurements accurate right from the beginning. It's best to take the measurements even before you start your design, so that you can scale the…
Cutting Stained Glass and Measuring Questions
Cutting and Measuring Queries Measuring Panels Confusing I don't understand something about measuring stained glass panels. If you have a lead window and the lead is say 1/8in. thick and your glass goes into the window that much,less the end thickness which is about a 3/2 of an inch, well,…
Branching Out
Design idea for stained glass Idea for designing your own stained glass Do you ever get that feeling that you're looking at the world through 'stained glass spectacles'? When everything has the potential to be made into stained glass? Winter is a good time for this, with the trees showing…