Stain Glass Kits for Reproduction Tiffany Lamp

by Charlotte
(UK)

I adore Tiffany lamps and would like, if possible to make my own reproduction lamp, but to do this I will need pointing in the right direction. I am a moderately skilled artist and am capable of designing my own pattern for the lamp. I have little knowledge when it comes to working with glass. I need advice on where to get the stained glass from, what tools I'll need and where to get solder from....etc.

Milly's reply: Thanks for your question Charlotte. This is when I wish I'd written a book on stain glass kits and the copper foiling technique!
With regard to tools, I do have a couple of pages on the tools you'll need to get started, including buying advice. Ignore the 'leading tools' and 'cementing and polishing' section, and use Grade K solder as it melts better on the foil. Oh, and don't use tallow as flux, you need a liquid flux to brush on the copper foil. Here's the links to the relevant pages: Stained Glass Kits Pt 1 and Stained Glass Kits Pt 2.
You don't say where you are in the UK, but you can get all this stuff online. Some suppliers - Creative Glass Guild for example - sell a stained glass starter kit specifically for foiling. They post 'stained' (coloured) glass too, it's easy for smaller projects such as Tiffany lampwork.
Hope that helps and good luck.


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