Creative Stained Glass: Make Stunning Glass Art and Gifts with This Instructional Guide

Award-winning stained-glass artist Springael gives beginners a detailed account of all things stained glass. Starting with basic terminology and required materials, the book gives detailed instructions for transferring designs to glass, along with indispensable information about how to cut, grind, and foil it. With safety in mind, the author explains step-by-step soldering techniques. The book’s 17 beautiful projects—ranging from wall hangings and sun catchers to decorative windows, jewelry, and mirrors—are rated in difficulty from easy to hard, which will help the true novice become more adept at the basics before progressing to curving cut glass or creating 3-D projects. Easy-to-follow directions are presented for each one. Ideas that are unique to this book include painting with glass and other paints and detailing flowers with extra drops of solder. A detailed set of templates is provided for all projects, and the book even indicates the specific glass and manufacturers that were utilized in the design.