Trying to make a pet portrait of my sisters dog for her for cmas. I cant figure out which size would be best. Im still kinda learning this hobby. I dont need it to be giant but i dont want the details lost. Any advice would be great

Posted this in home improvement too but I thought I’d try my luck here too since it is for a stained glass project!

For all my searching and googling I cannot find what I’m looking for. Is it call something else other than an L bracket if only one side has a screw hole? Can anyone point me in the direction of what I’m looking for???

For context I am attaching a piece of glass to the front opening of a shelf to make a light box and I would like just a small piece of metal holding it on each side.

Hi all!

I recently found this nice lamp base at a thrift store and I want to tackle my first lamp shade.

Up until this point I have only made flat pieces and I am fairly confident with my skills so I don’t need an explanation for the basics… BUT I do not know how to make a shade and I can’t seem to find a good tutorial.

My main question is: are there any things I have to do differently or keep in mind that I wouldn’t normally think of while making a smaller flat piece? For example, I know you have to add a braided loop around the top under the heat cap but I’m not exactly sure how… because I’ve never done this for a window piece!

If you all have any tips for things that I should be looking out for please let me know! I would also appreciate any helpful YouTube videos yall may have.

Lastly, where do yall get the heat caps? I don’t want to accidentally get the wrong thing and my lamp falls apart!!

Thank you all in advance!

I have done several copper foil pieces but I am doing a larger piece that I think needs a stronger edge to it. I have seen some people combine these methods and I wanted to see if you had advice on how to best do it. I'm hoping it doesn't require cementing.... :) Any help is appreciated!

Have an opportunity to be gifted a saw, and am torn between the gryphon omni-2 wire saw and the gryphon zephyr ring saw. Don't need one bad enough for the Taurus's high price point, but both of the former are comparable in price I just cant decide which is better for my use case. I do difficult cuts all the time, but ill be honest that its still a damn heartbreak to waste some expensive ass fremont glass where you only had one shot, or even a moderately difficult cut is tough because of the uneven thickness/texture that fremont can have naturally. OR i just get tired of wasting glass thats naturally unruly and finicky (looking at you Youghiogheny stipple when I want to cut you in thin strips or curves, you hurtful temptress). Yes cutting and and grinding is the OG standard and this isnt going to replace that, but yall glass is EXPENSIVE now. And sometimes having a tool to deal with the naturally difficult glass for a moderate-high difficulty cut or for for some $$$$$ glass i just cant afford to fuck up, would JUST BE NICE. So given that. Id love to hear your pros and cons for both tools! Noise levels, mess factor, maintenance costs and frequency considerations, is one better for small delicate cuts or better for tight cuts? I know neither is fast, but again, i am not intending to use this for basic ass regular cuts that are quick to do the normal way. I do like the appeal of the wire saw because im super familiar with bandsaws and scroll saws in woodworking, but perhaps a ring saw is a better device.

I think these turned out nice . Wasn’t sure how the would look hung together but I think it turned out well. Something colorful in the room I like to read in🤗

What do you think, besides the obvious that I need to clean my window ?😵‍💫🤣🤯🤪

I went ahead and tried making my own pattern for the first time. I took one class a couple months ago and have made three projects total before this! It looks decent with light behind it , but with the light in front it exposes how bad my soldering still is. I know I still need to practice but I also think the textured glass is making things more difficult than necessary. I also made way too many points meet at one location in the upper left and right quadrants.

I’ve just recently gotten started doing stained glass, made a decent number of pieces, check them out here lol I don’t wanna put them all in this post this piece was 6 sided and used 24 pieces per panel, totaling 144 pieces, I’m pretty happy with how it turned out

Stumbling thru this! Does better scores just come with more practice? I got a Toyo glass cutter from advice on the stub. Just feel like I have a lot of grinding to do or is this normal? I put the pieces really close to each other on my sheets of glass to try to conserve glass and I think that made some of the cuts difficult. Any advice appreciated!

We live and we learn! I tried to make myself a new logo for my stained glass instagram and wanted to use this really cool bubble black glass. Forgot I needed to flip the pattern :( so sad!

The line in the middle of the black glass in the center of the g is just a regular mark on the glass, but it looks cracked.

Also, the curve at the top of the g cracked when I tried to fit the tiny circle piece in the center.

Lots of learning moments with this piece!

i took a class in June & this was my first project versus my most recently completed! i always loved cathedrals and gothic architecture so i wanted to emulate that in my work, thanks for looking :)

I really love this pattern ! This is the biggest one so far I think it’s 14” across . When textures in the glass catch the light it makes me happy. Hope yall like it as much as I liked making it😁

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This was my "do I like working with stained glass?" project, and it turns out: yes. The cutting, foiling, grinding, and puzzling it all together is very meditative.

The patterns are my own designs. Once I had finished the central window, I decided it needed a frame. Then I decided the window should illuminate cohesively while I play piano. Then I decided my gothic wheels should join the ensemble; they received glass too.

And so on and so on and so on until deciding it all needed installed on a freestanding 8' x 8' wall, stained antique white, and documented.

The illumination of the windows is driven by which keys I play and how hard I strike them. The harder I strike the keys, the brighter the lights; meanwhile, which note I play controls exactly which lights will illuminate.

I hope you enjoy!

Fremont glass makes for the perfect bird wings.

Not my work, just an example. How to go about hanging pieces without a chain? I’ve only ever used a chain and jump rings but I want to make a mirror like the photos. what is the best way to go about it?

Hi! I’m planning on making my boyfriend something Star Wars / LOTR themed for Christmas this year. Does anyone know of patterns? I’m open to purchasing. I added some photos as references and I asked if she sells her patterns but she doesn’t unfortunately

Just finished this turquoise colored design . Now to hook it to the yellow one and hang it up……..that’s the next post

Hello my name is Kevin and I’ve been experimenting with spirals and making soldering setups to complete pieces like this in stained glass! @kmglasswork on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook :). Thanks for viewing and have a great day :)

This was inspired by the poem "The Two Headed Calf" by Laura Gilpin, along with other artistic renditions of it I've seen.

I've never made something this size and I put a lot of love into this project from design to completion, and I was able to practice and experiment with various techniques. I used copper patina for the cow, black for the grass and sky, and left the silver for the moon and border. Im really pleased with my paint job on the eyes and stars- I wanted to ensure they matched up on each side. I also tried trapping some tiny pieces without foil and it worked perfectly (you can definitely tell they look a little different on super close inspection, but the naked eye cant see it)

My latest stained glass sculpture! Two panels that are affixed by a square brass tube and steel square rod. The panels can even be separated!

I finished this piece and boy did I learn a lot. For starters , she’s too big. Made cutting easier but she’s unwieldy. She’s so fragile that I’m afraid to do anything with her. Second, the pieces of the train were so thin that I used thinner foil not realizing how weak she would be. I’m still learning about strength and overall integrity as I get into trickier patterns. I enjoyed the challenge. Comments/suggestions welcome.

I got the pattern from Etsy from dArtdesignn.

I'm a woodworker first, just starting to dabble into stained glass, but I wanted to try and integrate the two mediums together! So I created a really simple stool form, made a few stained glass panels, and upholstered the tops. My favorite is the tomato I think, a close second is the Mario Kart banana though!

I am so eager to get into the light... filled with hidden textures and colors that can only be seen in the light.. The raven is a midnight purple with blue wisps. The Roses, textured, deep cranberry red.. the night sky, a multicolored rippled purple, blue, green .. it's dark and mysterious.. Named "Lenore" from Edgar Allen Poes - Nevermore poem

Pattern can be found on Etsy.. I'm in love and off to copper foil 🐦‍⬛ 💀 🌹

Currently make a panel for a heritage door.

Time to start collecting ideas for our next Challenge topic, What would you like to see?

As per usual, how this works is simple. You read over the suggestions and then vote up the ones you like. If there's nothing you like Suggest one!

The winner will be picked on October 21st. Then on November 1st a new pattern will be posted with the new challenge topic!

Let's get creative!