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Create Something Awesome What is Involved in Creating Beautiful, Unique and Lasting Leaded Stained Glass Windows?

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Page 1: Basic Stained Glass Window Making Techniques

Create Something AwesomeWhat is Involved in Creating Beautiful, Unique and Lasting Leaded Stained

Glass Windows?

Page 2: Basic Stained Glass Window Making Techniques

Consider the Possibilities in

Your Home:Get Ready to Decorate!

Built in windows and panels for cabinets

Hang windows to hide a poor view Use them outside on your deck!

Create glass lampshades Make unique gifts of your own design

Sell your stained glass online

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How Are Stained Glass Windows Made?

• There are two methods: Leaded Stained Glass means there is a strip of soft leaded laid between each piece of colored or textured glass. The strips are soldered together, holding the glass in place

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Here is another in progress

Here is an example of a leaded stained glass piece about 3/4 of the way constructed with lead. Each piece of lead

will get a drip of hot solder to “glue” it in place.

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Now For Copper Foil

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Do You See the Copper Tape Wrapped Around Each Piece?

• After the glass is cut and smoothed, a strip of special copper tape is wrapped around the edge of each piece of glass and firmly pressed down. This is then the surface that will be soldered, so that each piece of glass is trapped and glued to its neighbor through soldering!

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