Welcome To Everything Stained Glass

Are you passionate about stained glass? Do you like making it, reading and talking about it, visiting AND looking at it? Then welcome – you’re as besotted as me!

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You’re in the right place if you want to learn about stained glass, whether you’re a beginner or an old hand. I’ve been a glass addict for fourteen years now – as a commissioned artist, a student and a teacher (read more about me here) – and have always wanted to create a single place that people can come to for a whole range of inspiring and reliable stained glass information. Now that you’re here, I’ve created a list to help you find what you’re looking for:

• YOUR Glass. First on the list, and most important – you! Here’s where you’ll find your ‘virtual stained glass tutor’. Ask me questions, send me photos and share what you’ve found – I’ll upload it with answers, encouragement, suggestions and support. Together we’ll create the best stained glass resource on the web!
  
  
• How To Make Stained Glass the real way, using coloured glass and lead. These illustrated step-by-step guides will take you through each stage in order, so that by the end you’ll be making your own leaded glass panels. On the way you’ll learn about glass cutting, leading up, soldering, and all the other thoroughly messy – but fun – processes. If you get stuck, or something weird happens, you can ask a question and I’ll answer it promptly.
  
  
• Extra Special Decorative Techniques. Click here and scroll down to ‘Advanced Techniques’ if you’re wanting to find out about the more fiddly – but very rewarding – processes such as glass etching and slumping glass. You’ll learn from scratch which tools and materials you need, and how to use them creatively and safely.

• Painting on Glass is for those of you who want to transform your work with added colour, texture and detail. This section covers choosing the right glass paint for your project, mixing paint, painting lines and shading, or matting as it’s called in the glass world. If you’re particularly interested in glass painting, I’ve written Glass Painting Tips to compliment the pages in this section, with lots of explanatory photos and detailed tips for getting the most from your painting project.
  

You can receive Glass Painting Tips by joining the merry band of ‘Cutting Edge’ subscribers who are regularly:

• informed about crucial time and money saving tips
• kept smack up to date with interesting glassy information
• given lots of ideas for creating their own inspiring designs.

 

• Stained Glass Tools. Here’s where you’ll find out which tools are absolutely essential for making glass panels, and the ones you need to avoid. There’s buying advice on glass cutters, soldering irons and glass grinders, and lots of other strange glass tools you might not know you need.

 

• If you think you’d like some of this ongoing sharing of knowledge and ideas, sign up here for your free ‘Cutting Edge’ updates.Your email address is completely safe and you can unsubscribe at any time:
  

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“I admire the way you take time to explain the processes” Michele

• Glass Kilns and How To Use Them. This section helps you with that expensive and frightening bit of kit sitting in the corner of the room – your glass kiln! You can find out what happens to your glass during a kiln firing schedule or ask any question and get an expert answer. There’s even a page on building a glass furnace!
  
  
• Church Stained Glass Windows. This is the section where you can discover new glass artists, see some amazing church windows and learn technique and design tips. It’s a bit of a weird and wonderful mix – ranging from Chartres Cathedral to contemporary German artists such as Wilhelm Buschulte – but I’m sure you’ll enjoy it.
  
  
• Stained Glass Panels. I hope you’ll love this bit as much as I do. This is where you’ll find some of that glass art that’s quite hard to classify – it’s been made purely because people love glass. There’s some great work here – take a look at Mark Angus and Mollie Meager , and the page of fantastic first panels by my students too. And guess what? I want you to add photos of your work to make it even better. Go for it – you know you want your own web page to show off to your friends and family!

“I have visited your site, it's superb" Manjinder

•  History of Stained Glass. You can find out about the beginnings of stained glass in the 7th century and the outrageous beauty of medieval glass in these pages. If you’ve seen anything interesting that you’d like to share, we’d love to see it! You can add your photos here.
  
  
• A-Z Stained Glass. This is where you go to find a particular technique or glass artist, or simply to scroll down the list and see what you’ve missed. It’s alphabetical and easy to use. Below, still on this page, there’s another list of what’s on the site in a different format – you might prefer it.

“I'll tell my friends about your fantastic site and we'll visit again soon” Marion

 

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