I did stained glass as a side business for 14 years; *all* of these are things you learn by experience, so don't feel bad. You're doing really nice linework, very balanced, and your cuts are nice and neat. Keep going!
Thank you for actual tips to improve our technique instead of just recommending products. Starting something new can be so challenging so I really appreciate these kinds of shorts.
This channel randomly popped up on my feed. The glass art is such an amazing skill and turns out beautiful! Seeing older posts shows how talented this artist is. I’m glad something got pushed out to the algorithm because talent like this needs to be shown!!!! 😻
I know nothing about stained glass art making but this short was very specific and explained perfectly that I feel like if I did start making stained glass art, I’d be saved a few headaches. V good short! Ty for sharing!
I love seeing people learn stained glass, especially since it's a dying art form, I grew up around it since my grandma was famous for her works of stained glass and built our family business around it, stained glass is such an integral part of my family and my life
@goldiloks08 It really is. I remember being a little kid and my grandma taking me to a big church in London. If I remember that correctly- there's been quite a lot of places, but after seeing her work there and it was so beautiful, I begged her to teach me, and I spent my weekends and holidays being her shadow and learning from her, my brother joined as well.
My grandparents had a little selfsustaining farm and I remember the door on the side of their house had kind of rainbowcolored stained glass beautifully arranged. The shade of a tree kept playing with the colors on the flow from the glass. I miss those times
Something that you might be able to make use of in the future with the "this scored glass won't break" issue is to put the glass underwater before you work with the pliers. Water allows excess force to dissipate and it makes breaking the glass super easy without needing to do all the tapping
I'll have to try that tip when I have deep curves that won't easily break cleanly. I usually resort to my glass saw in those cases, but it's always better if you can break along a score line cleanly
Hmm.. interesting! Do you recommend this bg it came to Your mine as an idea? Or do you have experience using methods like that for stained glass work? Just curious to learn where it’s coming from :) :)
@@madelinewhitney832 I've used it before. There are TH-cam videos explaining the physics of breaking glass and ceramic in air vs in water, but I do have experience working with glass.
@@paradis0744It's REALLY hard to make a living at, because costs for materials plus hours of work make things REALLY expensive. You either have to do straight-up "Art Glass", do fancy work for businesses, or get into repair/replace for old churches in order to have it NOT be a hobby. As a hobby, it's a lot more doable, if you only sell "easy" pieces, or give it away as gifts rather than trying to make money. Nonetheless, I hope people will try to follow their dreams - they may be lucky and make it work!
Oh my gosh i did this in my school, but the teacher always said "Oh dont cut close to the pattern. It'll just break your piece entirely." So I had to cut maybe a centimeter away on really thin pieces. Needless to say, i want very good at it even after 2 years. So I instead did mosaics which turned out MUCH better.
As a former stain glass artist in my art club, i used to do it in my high school. We had a kiln, a whole lil booth set up for stain glass art making. The school invested in glass grinders, gloves and lots of safety guideline sessions 😅 I miss those days, but I'm still happier off in animation
I absolutely love when people give little tips and tricks to their hobbies or professions. It definitely makes me want to subscribe to their pages just for the tips and tricks, let alone you're amazing skills
Another good example for the old wisdom of "practice makes perfect" no master ever fell from the heavens, it all comes from passion, making mistakes, learning from mistakes and maybe doing some research or studying and of course that very, very important practice! :3
😊🙏 Stained glass arts are such a classy & honoured craft that elevated many windows or doors into higher ambience & aura! Thank You So Much for the efforts & for sharing! 🕯🌷🌿🍎🍊🌏✌💜🕊
I just started getting into this. The one friend I have suggested it because I'm a welder and she thought I'd enjoy it. I don't have many hobbies and I'm really having a rough time at life right now so she was just looking out for me. I'm gonna remember these tips. Especially the hotter iron and glass tapping. Thanks.
Thank you for sharing these deceptively simple tips! Stained glass is so much harder than it looks and people really do need advice starting out. I took classes as a kid in the 1980s. My stepfather was a professional photographer who did multimedia sculpture on the side. We had a giant barn that served as studio/ workshop etc and he taught me so much, he saved me from making tons of mistakes, because there’s just so much to learn and know. Execution can be done well or poorly and the tips you just gave make the difference between a piece that’s clunky and a piece that is finely wrought. Clunky has its place, but when you have a vision and you desperately want to translate what you see in your head to the outside finely wrought is ideal. I love your work, and I appreciate your creativity, and I think anyone watching feel grateful for your generosity with knowledge!
you might also want to look into flux for soldering. while it's primarily used for soldering in electronics, it helps make the solder wet the copper a lot better, possibly leading to straighter lines. I do recommend doing it outside or having good ventilation.
Some advice from a soldering expert. If you're having to turn the temperature up to 410 then either you need a higher wattage, your tip needs replacing, you're not using the correct shape of tip to transfer the heat well, or you need to change which solder is used. Turning the temperature up starts damaging the tip, as the flux residue starts baking on, and then cleaning the tip damages the coating so it doesn't work as well.
@@clairefuzipeg1983 This as well! I remember having pitted tips, sometimes even the iron would be mangled because some guy set the temperature up to 430-480. High temps are unfun!
@@no-ld3hz yeah, even though unleaded is harder to work with, you still should only use it between 370-390C. The flux is more toxic and harder to work with in unleaded to compensate for the lack of lead, so it's easier to damage your tips.
I did this once in a high school art class and it was my favorite activity I’d done in the whole 4 years being there. I hope one day I get to do it again
Consider using soldering flux, it lets the solder surface wet and act more like a fluid rather than a wax. This will mean that you will get smoother surfaces and it will stick to the parts you wanted to stick. It will give you more of the bead look that will be more uniform.
I took a stained glass class ages ago… now I’m nearing retirement, & want to spend the next chapter of my life doing the things I love… thank you for this tutorial on cutting,& soldering !! Beautiful design by the way !💕🌸🦋🌻🌲✨💕
I sincerely wish stained glass makes a comeback. With more quality home tools we should have more time to make stained glass big. I'm not sure why this was recommended to me but I'm delighted it did!
It's actually the rosin core which is dangerous, modern solder doesn't use lead. Unless stained glass people prefer leaded solder, I cannot find it personally.
Lead solder is still common when using lead-came construction method. If using copper foil method then most have switched to "lead free" which typically uses Silver intead of lead (can be expensive). Lead solder is only banned for use in construction for things like water pipes etc. I had a craft supply store for Stained Glass and other glass arts.. we sold both kinds of solder. Never rosin cored .. for stained glass its 60/40 Tin/lead, solid core 3-4mm we used to get it from Canada Metal or Cascade Lead products in Vancouver, BC. (Looks like Canada Metal's Vancouver outlet is CMP now and not making solder, used to be Canada Metal Pacific). You would need a P100 to protect agaisnt gaseous fumes... N95 is only for particulates. The temp you are doing this kind of soldering at will not result in the metals becoming gaseous. Really its the by-products of the flux that you shouldn't breathe. They make fume traps that you place beside your soldering iron that have charcoal filters. Really its mostly recomened that you only solder in a well ventalled area. Set up a fan that blows anything coming off your project away from you. And make sure there is air exchange to outside in the room. And wash your hands frequently, cover any cuts or abbrasions. Lead cannot absorb through your skin without it being open. The typical route of exposure is from your hands to your mouth or your eyes, so dont touch your face, eat or drink or smoke until you have thoroughly washed your hands. Also be careful of solvents and patina chemicals... ALWAYS WEAR rubber gloves when using glass cleaner or using patina. Solvents can make your skin porous enough for lead to absorb. The other metal in this kind of solder is Antimony which you should take the same precautions as Lead. PROJECTS like jewelry or jewelry boxes or anything that will he handled alot by the end user should be made with "Lead-free". A window panel you are going to hang in a window and never touch again, it doesn't matter as long as the end user is educated about using gloves to handle it while cleaning (glass cleaners without Immonia or vinegar)... and not to do things like "lick the solder" LOL We sold a thin wax like cleaner that worked well to clean the glass and seal the solder. Wipe on, dry, buff off. Called Clarity/Kempro Stained Glass Finnishing Compound.
Holy smokes. I guess I never really put too much thought into how utterly incredible stained glass is. I work with wood, it's pretty simple and straight forward most of the time, other than when it's not, but cutting glass is a crazy skill. Had to cut glass for the first time in my life recently, and it takes patience that's for sure. Respect to you and your craft!
Almost everything should be done in cuts. The grinder should really only get used in situations were cutting would be impossible because the glass would be too likely to break outside of your score lines.
I’m always so impressed and jealous (in a good way!) when people have skills like this. In an age full of manufacturing and machines, artists breathe a new life into things and provide happiness with the beauty they create through trial and error. So pretty 💕✨
Copper foil is always copper topside. The underside can be copper, silver or black. Use whichever backing necessary to match the patina you will be using on the solder.
This is so fascinating. I never had any contact with glass art like this, except seeing it in windows off cathedrals or churches. I don't know if it's even the same technique, but that doesn't really matter. I never imagined that this was doable at home - it's honestly inspiring. Maybe I'll try it myself at some point, I wanted to find more creative outlets anyway
ive only gotten to work with stained glass one time back in highschool, it was so meditative to sit at the table grinder for the class period with my headphones on and chip (ha) away at the bee i designed. i still have it, and i love watching your videos because they remind me of the process and how much i loved doing it. if i had the space id pick it back up as a more frequent hobby, but for now i live vicariously through your videos 💚
As an Englishman, hearing a woman say she likes soddering, gave me the giggles. You funny Americans and your odd words. I do realise its an olde pronunciation 😅
Because with this you dont really need gloves. The glass doesn't doesnt explode into shards, and when you pick it up, you just have to be careful not to touch the edges if they haven't been grinded down yet. And yes, I have done stained glass myself.
I had taken up glass painting as a hobby. I made some pieces by creating the outlines with M-seal then filling in the sapes with glass paint and finally adding a crushed metal foil behind the glass painting to create texture. This needs to be framed. I love your style too. The cutting and soldering skill adds to the value of the piece.
Thank you so much for this! I am learning how to do shell veneer inlays and overlays, and I think that your tricks will help me immensely. I also forgot that I can wrap the edges in foil until I watched you do it with glass. The edges sometimes get crumbly with cut shell pieces, and wrapping it after sanding it lightly will improve the appearance. Your work is beautiful. 😍
these are great tips! Running your cuts before using pliers is huge, and will save you time and grinder bits. I only use edco foil because very other brand ive tried has been awful, especially once you start soldering hotter and the cheap brands' adhesive just melts out and fouls the solder.
If you knew all these before starting, you have still forgotten and made mistakes. You do them well now because you learnt them through experience, and that is absolutely fine. All the best 😊
My dad was making these also stained glass arts, and it was sooo cool, I really loved them. Especially when he made separately a dragon fly art that was so beautiful, and I started to love all dragon flies thanks to that art 😅 I really wish to do the same, cuz its really a shame he stopped doing that and went to do somethihg else, like repairing watches (and he really likes it), and now I want to be the stained glass artist too. As I'm already a normal digital artist, I'm not really got at that, so I would love to try this kind of art. My dad and you are inspiring me to do this very soon, after I'll have enough of time and money to make my wish come true. Don't give up, you're making the perfect work, and believe in yourself 😊❤
Beautiful!! Also, definitely something I'm interested in to start doing myself some day, but I'm worried about cutting myself or getting shattered glass everywhere... Which is scary when you have a dog who licks everything! 😅
This is such a dope clip! I’ve always wanted to get into stained glass but I had literally no idea how it was even done lol. But I had seen the “welds”, and figured there was some kind of soldering involved. Your video pretty much cleared up the whole process for me on a basic level! Thx!
That's interesting. When my mother was teaching my stained glass in the 80's, we traced around the pattern pieces with marker and then scored along the outline. I haven't seen the technique of taping the pattern to the glass. It's definitely a different approach, but I'm sure it works just as well.
Thank goodness I picked up a manual hobby and now I get stuff like this recomended all the time in my feeds. I really enjoy seeing everyone's creatividad in so many fields of artistry. Also I love corvids.
I did stained glass as a side business for 14 years; *all* of these are things you learn by experience, so don't feel bad. You're doing really nice linework, very balanced, and your cuts are nice and neat. Keep going!
I am considering beginning this as a side business. Any tips?
How about writing a book with all the experience u gained to improve the process and sell it cheap to new artists to keep the craft alive?
Thank you for actual tips to improve our technique instead of just recommending products. Starting something new can be so challenging so I really appreciate these kinds of shorts.
Here, here! Fully agree :)
Me with too many hobbies already: This is a new one for me and now I must learn more.
Same 😭
Same. And I have so many hobbies, my kids call me a hoarder, lol. I always tell them, "it's just all my hobby stuff, geez."
I was thinking the same thing 😭
No such thing as too many hobbies
Why are we like this😆
I wish the copper colour was kept. It was so beautiful.
the silver solder can have copper patina added to it if you like that look 😊
@@megiab COPPER PATINA?
@@clairestanfield-ui1fg you can add platina to the solder afterward.
Copper definitely looked better imo.
This channel randomly popped up on my feed. The glass art is such an amazing skill and turns out beautiful! Seeing older posts shows how talented this artist is. I’m glad something got pushed out to the algorithm because talent like this needs to be shown!!!! 😻
Thank you so much! 💞
Algorithm is working cuz this just popped up on mine too!
Yes, it’s so gorgeous!
Same
Saaaame
I know nothing about stained glass art making but this short was very specific and explained perfectly that I feel like if I did start making stained glass art, I’d be saved a few headaches.
V good short! Ty for sharing!
I love seeing people learn stained glass, especially since it's a dying art form, I grew up around it since my grandma was famous for her works of stained glass and built our family business around it, stained glass is such an integral part of my family and my life
I’m new to it, but I LOVE it!! It’s such a beautiful art form!
@goldiloks08 It really is. I remember being a little kid and my grandma taking me to a big church in London. If I remember that correctly- there's been quite a lot of places, but after seeing her work there and it was so beautiful, I begged her to teach me, and I spent my weekends and holidays being her shadow and learning from her, my brother joined as well.
That’s so awesome that ya gma made a business out of something she loves! Very admirable (´꒳`)
I’d love to learn. Jealous that you grew up with a talented glass artist. There’s something so beautiful about stained glass & crystal as well
My grandparents had a little selfsustaining farm and I remember the door on the side of their house had kind of rainbowcolored stained glass beautifully arranged. The shade of a tree kept playing with the colors on the flow from the glass. I miss those times
That solder at the end was smooth as butter nice
Something that you might be able to make use of in the future with the "this scored glass won't break" issue is to put the glass underwater before you work with the pliers. Water allows excess force to dissipate and it makes breaking the glass super easy without needing to do all the tapping
Water's incompressibility is why it helps with that I imagine? That's really cool and a good tip 😊
I'll have to try that tip when I have deep curves that won't easily break cleanly. I usually resort to my glass saw in those cases, but it's always better if you can break along a score line cleanly
I have been doing stained glass for a long time and haven’t heard this one. Thanks for sharing!
Hmm.. interesting! Do you recommend this bg it came to Your mine as an idea? Or do you have experience using methods like that for stained glass work? Just curious to learn where it’s coming from :) :)
@@madelinewhitney832 I've used it before. There are TH-cam videos explaining the physics of breaking glass and ceramic in air vs in water, but I do have experience working with glass.
I wish something like this was viable for a job. I'd adore doing something like this for work everyday.
It is...
@@paradis0744It's REALLY hard to make a living at, because costs for materials plus hours of work make things REALLY expensive. You either have to do straight-up "Art Glass", do fancy work for businesses, or get into repair/replace for old churches in order to have it NOT be a hobby.
As a hobby, it's a lot more doable, if you only sell "easy" pieces, or give it away as gifts rather than trying to make money.
Nonetheless, I hope people will try to follow their dreams - they may be lucky and make it work!
Oh my gosh i did this in my school, but the teacher always said
"Oh dont cut close to the pattern. It'll just break your piece entirely."
So I had to cut maybe a centimeter away on really thin pieces. Needless to say, i want very good at it even after 2 years. So I instead did mosaics which turned out MUCH better.
Tbh your teacher might’ve just been lacking skills if it brakes when she does it😭😭
It sounds like you said "I actually enjoy slaughtering now", bc girrrrrrrl you killed it.
Soddering!!? 😅😂
Oh she kills more than just her art
Why do people not pronounce the L in soLdering?
@@albond Americans butchering the pronunciation of things as per usual
@@albond I'm actually dead curious about this
As a former stain glass artist in my art club, i used to do it in my high school. We had a kiln, a whole lil booth set up for stain glass art making. The school invested in glass grinders, gloves and lots of safety guideline sessions 😅
I miss those days, but I'm still happier off in animation
Thats what hobbies are for! go crazy
We had an entire room for this stuff. Makes me wish I could go back and appreciate it more.
in your _highschool_ !? ur so lucky!!
I absolutely love when people give little tips and tricks to their hobbies or professions. It definitely makes me want to subscribe to their pages just for the tips and tricks, let alone you're amazing skills
Another good example for the old wisdom of "practice makes perfect" no master ever fell from the heavens, it all comes from passion, making mistakes, learning from mistakes and maybe doing some research or studying and of course that very, very important practice! :3
Very very true. It took years for me to get good, and I still make stupid mistakes!
😊🙏 Stained glass arts are such a classy & honoured craft that elevated many windows or doors into higher ambience & aura! Thank You So Much for the efforts & for sharing! 🕯🌷🌿🍎🍊🌏✌💜🕊
Very specific and practical tips. Good to know.
I just started getting into this. The one friend I have suggested it because I'm a welder and she thought I'd enjoy it. I don't have many hobbies and I'm really having a rough time at life right now so she was just looking out for me. I'm gonna remember these tips. Especially the hotter iron and glass tapping. Thanks.
Thank you for sharing these deceptively simple tips! Stained glass is so much harder than it looks and people really do need advice starting out.
I took classes as a kid in the 1980s. My stepfather was a professional photographer who did multimedia sculpture on the side. We had a giant barn that served as studio/ workshop etc and he taught me so much, he saved me from making tons of mistakes, because there’s just so much to learn and know. Execution can be done well or poorly and the tips you just gave make the difference between a piece that’s clunky and a piece that is finely wrought.
Clunky has its place, but when you have a vision and you desperately want to translate what you see in your head to the outside finely wrought is ideal.
I love your work, and I appreciate your creativity, and I think anyone watching feel grateful for your generosity with knowledge!
Thank you! I appreciate this comment! 😊
I love when people post what they've learned and their improvements in their craft. The final result looks amazing!
you might also want to look into flux for soldering. while it's primarily used for soldering in electronics, it helps make the solder wet the copper a lot better, possibly leading to straighter lines. I do recommend doing it outside or having good ventilation.
I do use flux!
@@AmayaJade swag
Some advice from a soldering expert. If you're having to turn the temperature up to 410 then either you need a higher wattage, your tip needs replacing, you're not using the correct shape of tip to transfer the heat well, or you need to change which solder is used.
Turning the temperature up starts damaging the tip, as the flux residue starts baking on, and then cleaning the tip damages the coating so it doesn't work as well.
@@clairefuzipeg1983 This as well! I remember having pitted tips, sometimes even the iron would be mangled because some guy set the temperature up to 430-480. High temps are unfun!
@@no-ld3hz yeah, even though unleaded is harder to work with, you still should only use it between 370-390C. The flux is more toxic and harder to work with in unleaded to compensate for the lack of lead, so it's easier to damage your tips.
I did this once in a high school art class and it was my favorite activity I’d done in the whole 4 years being there. I hope one day I get to do it again
Same! Now I have arthritis and ataxia and break every breakable item I own. 😝
you can definitely see the improvement between the two!
Consider using soldering flux, it lets the solder surface wet and act more like a fluid rather than a wax. This will mean that you will get smoother surfaces and it will stick to the parts you wanted to stick. It will give you more of the bead look that will be more uniform.
I never knew people made art with glass like this. I love seeing this channel, it brightens my day. Keep it up 😊.
Thank you so much 😊
You never saw stained glass? Or never saw the process of making it?
@@BigpapamoneymanMVPtypebeat the process of making it lol
I actually gasped at how beautiful this is.
I actually liked that copper detail
That crow is beautiful! 😍😍😍
Very happy this showed up in my recommended shorts! ❤
Glad to see a beautiful art form still being practiced
I took a stained glass class ages ago… now I’m nearing retirement, & want to spend the next chapter of my life doing the things I love… thank you for this tutorial on cutting,& soldering !! Beautiful design by the way !💕🌸🦋🌻🌲✨💕
Such a wonderful creation! Well done!
These videos are something we need more of on youtube. Its so calming and entertaining.
You're getting me more and more into this. Really want to try this but can't even find stained glass. 😅
I sincerely wish stained glass makes a comeback. With more quality home tools we should have more time to make stained glass big. I'm not sure why this was recommended to me but I'm delighted it did!
You’re too helpful! Now I wanna pick this up was a hobby cause I kinda understand all the basic steps 😭
The first one is beautiful. I love the bronze liner with the chrome mirror and painted or colored outline. In certain light, it’s black and white
Lead poisoning is so underrated and people underestimate soldering. Use N95 mask when you do that. Stay safe! :)
It's actually the rosin core which is dangerous, modern solder doesn't use lead. Unless stained glass people prefer leaded solder, I cannot find it personally.
Lead solder is still common when using lead-came construction method. If using copper foil method then most have switched to "lead free" which typically uses Silver intead of lead (can be expensive). Lead solder is only banned for use in construction for things like water pipes etc.
I had a craft supply store for Stained Glass and other glass arts.. we sold both kinds of solder. Never rosin cored .. for stained glass its 60/40 Tin/lead, solid core 3-4mm we used to get it from Canada Metal or Cascade Lead products in Vancouver, BC. (Looks like Canada Metal's Vancouver outlet is CMP now and not making solder, used to be Canada Metal Pacific).
You would need a P100 to protect agaisnt gaseous fumes... N95 is only for particulates.
The temp you are doing this kind of soldering at will not result in the metals becoming gaseous. Really its the by-products of the flux that you shouldn't breathe. They make fume traps that you place beside your soldering iron that have charcoal filters. Really its mostly recomened that you only solder in a well ventalled area. Set up a fan that blows anything coming off your project away from you. And make sure there is air exchange to outside in the room.
And wash your hands frequently, cover any cuts or abbrasions. Lead cannot absorb through your skin without it being open. The typical route of exposure is from your hands to your mouth or your eyes, so dont touch your face, eat or drink or smoke until you have thoroughly washed your hands. Also be careful of solvents and patina chemicals... ALWAYS WEAR rubber gloves when using glass cleaner or using patina. Solvents can make your skin porous enough for lead to absorb. The other metal in this kind of solder is Antimony which you should take the same precautions as Lead. PROJECTS like jewelry or jewelry boxes or anything that will he handled alot by the end user should be made with "Lead-free". A window panel you are going to hang in a window and never touch again, it doesn't matter as long as the end user is educated about using gloves to handle it while cleaning (glass cleaners without Immonia or vinegar)... and not to do things like "lick the solder" LOL
We sold a thin wax like cleaner that worked well to clean the glass and seal the solder. Wipe on, dry, buff off. Called Clarity/Kempro Stained Glass Finnishing Compound.
Holy smokes. I guess I never really put too much thought into how utterly incredible stained glass is. I work with wood, it's pretty simple and straight forward most of the time, other than when it's not, but cutting glass is a crazy skill. Had to cut glass for the first time in my life recently, and it takes patience that's for sure. Respect to you and your craft!
You picked such tiny complex pieces for your first couple goes! Love the bravery 🥰🥰
No, actually, she said she wishes she knew this as a beginner, but she's not one now :)
I just love stained glass. I'm always mesmerized by dance of lights coming through them on a sunny day
So beautiful. What a talent!
Stain glass art is soo cool!❤
I worked on very large scale pieces, like for casinos and whatnot. We just used a grinder.
Almost everything should be done in cuts. The grinder should really only get used in situations were cutting would be impossible because the glass would be too likely to break outside of your score lines.
😮 oh wow! Make it look easy. 👏🏽👏🏽 great art!
Goodness _please_ consider using rose gold or copper coloured solder, the colour looks so fucking pretty before it gets soldered and turns silver.
There isn’t any colored solder but copper patina can be applied after!
Love the art and your nails, I counted 5 different designs. Can't imagine the hard work you put into this piece ❤
I’m always so impressed and jealous (in a good way!) when people have skills like this. In an age full of manufacturing and machines, artists breathe a new life into things and provide happiness with the beauty they create through trial and error. So pretty 💕✨
I’m soo excited this feed popped up! I love stained glass art 🥰
Thank you!❤ I always wondered how to do it
Your nails are so pretty
How do you start doing something like this? Its beautiful
The pattern is so elegant
I love to see the trades coming back. Excellent work
More tutorials should be like this. Not just "here's how to do it", but also "don't make these mistakes." Why is just as important as how.
Can you explain the copper foil backing, is does it have a silver backing sometimes or does it have to be completely copper on both sides
Copper foil is always copper topside. The underside can be copper, silver or black. Use whichever backing necessary to match the patina you will be using on the solder.
This is so fascinating. I never had any contact with glass art like this, except seeing it in windows off cathedrals or churches. I don't know if it's even the same technique, but that doesn't really matter. I never imagined that this was doable at home - it's honestly inspiring. Maybe I'll try it myself at some point, I wanted to find more creative outlets anyway
I won't to de like you one day😊❤
ive only gotten to work with stained glass one time back in highschool, it was so meditative to sit at the table grinder for the class period with my headphones on and chip (ha) away at the bee i designed. i still have it, and i love watching your videos because they remind me of the process and how much i loved doing it. if i had the space id pick it back up as a more frequent hobby, but for now i live vicariously through your videos 💚
your glasswork is beautiful. i wish the solder was the same color as the copper wire though
Beautiful piece & wonderful smooth cutting
how does one get glass for doing that? :O
Also I didn't understand the copper part, you do a soldering with silver color and not copper tho?
The solder will only stick the copper foil, that’s why it’s used!
@@AmayaJadeAh no, sorry! I mean you said about the color matching, but the soldering is silver and copper is not, so the color don't match anyway?
The outside is always copper but the backing colors are different! The one I use has a silver backing so it matches the solder finish!
La soldadura es con estaño?
I knew nothing about this before stumbling on your post and now I want to learn more . Teach me.
Does she sell these? (If so, where?
Crows are my favorite animals, I befriended a few near my home. This is beautiful.
What is that plastic board that you use to catch the glass flakes called? And where can it be bought?
This is so beautiful and makes me feel peaceful and calm! I love it 💖
410 degrees fahrenheit?!?!? I work at average 810-890 and the lowest 790 if I’m making details or spikes. Or 3d stuff some times.
Celsius
Such a generous video, it’s so lovely when craftspeople share their knowledge so freely, especially the essential parts. KUDOS
Hey! Have you not injured yourself while cutting the glass?🥺 Just curious to know because I think it’s pretty painful
60/40 also has really good flow! Love the design😊
As an Englishman, hearing a woman say she likes soddering, gave me the giggles. You funny Americans and your odd words.
I do realise its an olde pronunciation 😅
Stained glass making is a hobby I so want to go back to! Thank you for your short vid. It is something I will remember
Why don't you use gloves?
Because with this you dont really need gloves. The glass doesn't doesnt explode into shards, and when you pick it up, you just have to be careful not to touch the edges if they haven't been grinded down yet. And yes, I have done stained glass myself.
Yeah soldering is cool, and your solder shine is very nice🥰👍🐈🐾🐾
Thx 4 this vid
I had taken up glass painting as a hobby. I made some pieces by creating the outlines with M-seal then filling in the sapes with glass paint and finally adding a crushed metal foil behind the glass painting to create texture. This needs to be framed.
I love your style too. The cutting and soldering skill adds to the value of the piece.
Wow, your older posts looked great too, but you can really see the how much you've grown over time!
Thank you so much for this! I am learning how to do shell veneer inlays and overlays, and I think that your tricks will help me immensely. I also forgot that I can wrap the edges in foil until I watched you do it with glass. The edges sometimes get crumbly with cut shell pieces, and wrapping it after sanding it lightly will improve the appearance. Your work is beautiful. 😍
Great job, clear and precise. Beautiful work and you would make a great teacher. 👍🙏🇺🇲
Beautiful work ❤
Stained glass is so beautiful and very underrated! ❤
these are great tips! Running your cuts before using pliers is huge, and will save you time and grinder bits. I only use edco foil because very other brand ive tried has been awful, especially once you start soldering hotter and the cheap brands' adhesive just melts out and fouls the solder.
She gives me the courage to finally try this enchanting art form
If you knew all these before starting, you have still forgotten and made mistakes. You do them well now because you learnt them through experience, and that is absolutely fine. All the best 😊
That looks so relaxing. I don’t need another hobby to be delusional about. Because in my head, I can do everything.🤦🏾♀️
Good lessons learned. Lovely solder. Top stuff.
My dad was making these also stained glass arts, and it was sooo cool, I really loved them. Especially when he made separately a dragon fly art that was so beautiful, and I started to love all dragon flies thanks to that art 😅
I really wish to do the same, cuz its really a shame he stopped doing that and went to do somethihg else, like repairing watches (and he really likes it), and now I want to be the stained glass artist too.
As I'm already a normal digital artist, I'm not really got at that, so I would love to try this kind of art. My dad and you are inspiring me to do this very soon, after I'll have enough of time and money to make my wish come true.
Don't give up, you're making the perfect work, and believe in yourself 😊❤
Absolutely BEAUTIFUL 😍 🤩 👌🏽 GREAT WORKS!!!
That is the most beautiful piece of stained glass art I've ever seen
This is stunning, and it makes it seem like stained glass is a more approachable hobby than I thought! Thanks!!💜
I actually really liked the copper-coloured one... When you put the patterns together.
Sliced my hand open with that in highschool. Found talent in clay though. Lol. Your bird is beautiful. Very Ravenclaw dormitory. ❤
That’s a beautiful design!
Your ability to teach is phenomenal. Excellent video, lovely piece and inspirational.
Thank you so much!
SO VERY beautiful work! Thank you for sharing L♡VE the bird you chose also!!🐦⬛❤Awesome job!!
Beautiful!! Also, definitely something I'm interested in to start doing myself some day, but I'm worried about cutting myself or getting shattered glass everywhere... Which is scary when you have a dog who licks everything! 😅
This is such a dope clip! I’ve always wanted to get into stained glass but I had literally no idea how it was even done lol. But I had seen the “welds”, and figured there was some kind of soldering involved. Your video pretty much cleared up the whole process for me on a basic level! Thx!
That's interesting. When my mother was teaching my stained glass in the 80's, we traced around the pattern pieces with marker and then scored along the outline. I haven't seen the technique of taping the pattern to the glass. It's definitely a different approach, but I'm sure it works just as well.
I absolutely love stained glass. So beautiful.
Thank you for this! I always wanted to make stained glass works and this is enlightening
Thank goodness I picked up a manual hobby and now I get stuff like this recomended all the time in my feeds. I really enjoy seeing everyone's creatividad in so many fields of artistry.
Also I love corvids.