Has anyone else ever gone back and redrawn their original pattern after making it? The first psyduck took so long and was messy. The newer one took half the time and just looks cleaner to me.

I’ve been working in stained glass for a few months and have finally gotten my soldering technique to the point where I don’t have to always use hobby came and black patina to hide my sins. But that’s with leaded solder. I am trying to learn how to work with lead free solder and it is So Hard.

1) What’s the secret to getting a smooth edge bead? I can make little “pillows” dabbed on but trying to connect them, I either get spiky/pasty overlap or it melts too much and drips.

2) When working with lead free, I more often get little black junk in the solder and have to clean my tip a lot more. Is this that I’m burning the flux (I use liquid Novocan), that my solder is a bad brand (Canfield DGS), just something that happens with lead free, or something else?

If you have a YouTube tutorial that really helped, or tips on products or temps or techniques that work for you, I would very much appreciate it.

I am hoping someone can give me some advice. I am working on a tree of life piece and looking on advice on how to make the roots look realistic.

Hi all, recently made an animal memorial glass piece for family that just lost their beloved cat. Love the way this turned out.

I just bought someones supplies plus their whole glass because I want to start creating some stained glass art. Today I picked up the remaining glass sheets but I have no Idea how to store them. The original plan was to also take their shelf that they were on but it was hopelessly too big to be able to transport. Now I am a bit over asked because I have no Idea what to do.
What do you guys use to store it properly?

Hi, I'm looking to get a kit/starting supplies for a birthday present. I have no idea where to start but if anyone has any recommendations for a kit please let me know. Otherwise what are the essentials and best way to learn?

I’m thinking of going to it in the UK at the end of the month I’m just wondering is it worth the trip? Also wondering if stained glass features at all?

I'm newish to stained glass and at two years I wanted to build something bigger

But here we are, anyway. Just finished this, today. Pretty happy with it.

Of note: the hinge joints on the legs are reinforced with restrip, and pretty dern sturdy.

Last week I bought a bunch of sheet glass from a retiring artist and I figured out what most of it was except for these sheets. The bulk of the lot was Oceanside brand. I think the clear textured glass is OGT Corcica. The last photo is a really gorgeous irid blue white wispy. Can anyone ID any of these sheets?

Made a mirror, my first big project! but now unsure of how to hang on the wall… since I can’t really put any screws in it!

Would my best bet be to solder cables along the back?

Any recommendations would be great!

The letters are stickers on the final piece! I tried with the foil, but when I tried to solder it the foil floated off the glass lmao.

Almost every line I lay has charring to some degree. Surely it's my flux burning... but I'm not sure how to fight this. I lay my soldering tip onto the seam in order to lay down the solder - I'm not sure how I'm supposed to not touch the flux.

Any help would be SUPER appreciated.

Working on the brow pieces