When many people think of stained glass, they think first of windows or suncatchers. This book teaches beginning stained glass crafters how to make these very projects. Starting with detailed instructions for the most basic steps in working with stained glass, such as cutting glass and using a soldering iron, this book guides readers through the process of building a large stained glass panel. It includes multiple designs that can be mixed and matched and built in the reader's choice of color scheme to create a personalized project. Michael Johnston is the author of Making Stained Glass Lamps (978-0-8117-3616-8) and Making Stained Glass Boxes (978-0-8117-3594-0), and the expert consultant for Basic Stained Glass Making (978-0-8117-2846-1) and Beyond Basic Stained Glass Making (978-0-8117-3363-2). He operates Rainbow Vision studio in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
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Durable, full-size templates for constructing 42 different stained glass boxes.
Introduces tools, materials, and techniques for working with stained glass, offers tips on safety, and suggests projects.
Step-by-step photos illustrate the entire lamp-making process. Includes full-size, fold-out patterns to make 12 beautiful shades. Features "Pro Tips" from a master glass artist.
Easy-to-make Stained Glass Panels: With Full-size Templates for 32 Projects
Stained glass windows gradually became more popular , especially after the thirteenth century when people built giant cathedrals . They believed that making places of worship beautiful helped people feel closer to God .
How to make simple stained glass lamps.
Stained glass is one of the glories of medieval art, and much of the finest glass can be found in England. Intensely moving in its beauty, startling in its colors,...
These 180 simple designs in traditional formats for stained glass projects include a tremendous variety of patterns that includes birds, fish, florals, abstracts, geometrics, and other charming motifs.
SUPPLIES Soldering Supplies To make stained glass panels , windows. Pattern Paper I like to use white bond paper or white craft paper for patterns — white instead of brown because it is easier to see the colors of the colored pencils .