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Könyv Stained Glass Lampshade Patterns for Beginners Daija Kris

Stained Glass Lampshade Patterns for Beginners

25 Designs with Copper Foil Techniques, Flat Panel Construction Methods, and Step-by-Step Soldering Instructions

Szerző: Daija Kris
Nyelv: Angol
Kötés: Puha kötésű
Kiadó: Independently published
Elérhetőség: Várható készletfeltöltés
Küldés 07. 07. 2026
8 819 Ft
You have looked at a stained glass lamp glowing warm on someone else's side table and wondered wheth...

Információk a könyvről

Szerző
Daija Kris
Nyelv
Angol
Kötés
Könyv - Puha kötésű
Kiadva
2026
oldal
116
EAN
9798185219157
Enbook ID
53199604
Kiadó
Independently published
Súly
290
Méretek
216 x 280 x 6

Teljes leírás

You have looked at a stained glass lamp glowing warm on someone else's side table and wondered whether you could ever build something so beautiful yourself. Maybe you picked up a glass cutter once at a craft fair demo table, felt it slip in an unfamiliar way, and quietly decided that kind of work belongs to people with steadier hands than yours.

This book exists to prove that assumption wrong, one flat panel and one clean, confident score at a time, right from the very beginning.

From First Score to Finished Glow

  • Score and break glass cleanly along straight lines and gentle curves, right from session one
  • Wrap every cut piece in copper foil so the finished seams solder clean, never lumpy or scorched
  • Read each ground piece against its template and grind it to a true, tight-fitting edge
  • Choose cathedral, opalescent, and wispy glass with real confidence instead of guesswork
  • Build flat panels one at a time, then join them into a shade that stands square on its own
  • Apply patina and polish so the finished piece reads as professional work, never homemade
  • Work from all 25 full-size templates without scaling, tracing tricks, or a second reference

These twenty-five designs move with you: four simple panels first, then leaves and blossoms that ask for a slightly steadier hand, then a full statement piece worth the extra care.

The Technical Ground Beginners Skip
  • Foil width chosen for glass thickness so every seam sits flat, not proud
  • Vase cap sizing and lamp hardware so your finished shade becomes an actual working lamp
  • Flux handling and studio ventilation that keep every solder session genuinely safe
  • Numbering and tracking cut pieces so a twenty-eight-piece panel never gets confused
  • Troubleshooting the exact solder and foiling problems that stall most beginners

The first cut will feel unfamiliar, and that is entirely normal. Score twenty practice lines on scrap glass first, and by your fourth completed shade your hands will already know exactly what to do.

The lamp glowing softly in your imagination right now, on your own side table, is genuinely closer than you think. Twenty-five designs closer.