Stained Glass Books

Instructional and Pattern Books

Stained Glass: Step by Step
Extensive visual presentation for those who wish to appreciate how stained glass works are created and a detailed step-by-step teaching of the craft for those who want to learn. Both a teaching book for people who want to learn the craft and for those who want to peek through the glass studio door; a one-on-one teaching course between covers. Techniques of stained glass are explained in this detail with a variety of progressive learning projects for the novice to more advanced crafters. Content includes techniques on how to cut glass, leading, smoldering, use of copper foil, setting up a studio, kiln firing glass with making of molds, double glazing, painting on glass, and more

Basic Stained Glass Making
All the skill you need to get started in stained glass.
This books begins by telling how to set up your stained glass workshop and discussing safety issues. Next, it lists tools and supplies, providing excellent photos, explanations of use, and approximate cost of each. In the basic skills chapter, the author explains how to hold and use the cutting tool, why you should hold it that way, how to make accurate cuts, what to do if the cut is not good, etc. The book includes tips on soldering, soldering safety, and keeping the tip clean. It includes a series of projects that build upon previously learned skills. It also provides additional patterns for projects. It includes detail instructions on how to apply copper foil and how to use lead came. Finally, there is a small chapter on basic stained glass repair.

This book covers the
HISTORY of GLASS, TOOLS OF THE TRADE, SUPPLIES, GLASS CUTTING Theory,  WORKING WITH PATTERNS, CONSTRUCTING, CONSTRUCTING A COPPER FOILED PANEL,  CONSTRUCTING A COPPER FOILED LAMPSHADE, FINISHING YOUR PROJECT plus FULL SIZE PROJECTS 
70 pages 

162 Traditional and Contemporary Designs 
for Stained Glass Projects

Paperback - 60 pages (December 1991)

How to Work in Stained Glass

One of the best selling books on stained glass ever written has been updated and revised with new chapters on lamp making, painting on glass, kiln firing, diachronic glass, and three-dimensional work. 
550 photos, 50 in color. Paperback - 352 pages
3rd edition (November 1998)

Stained Glass Basics : Techniques, Tools, Projects
by Chris Rich, Martha Mitchell (Contributor), Rachel Ward Paperback - 128 pages (August 1997)  Sterling Publications; Julia Moseley (jmoseley@microsoft.com) from Kirkland, Washington , December 14, 1998
Best Illustrations & a complete discussion of the topic I've looked at a lot of stained glass how-to books, and this one is the best because it's modern, step-by-step, and has great illustrations and photographs. It's also got a number of good patterns, easy to more difficult, with tips and special instructions. This is the only how-to book on stained glass that I've actually used as a reference as I've been working my first leaded and copper foil projects. 4 stars

Decorative Glass : Sandblasting, Copper Foil, and Leaded Stained Glass 
Projects & Patterns - by George Shannon, Pat Torlen
A reader from Winnipeg, MB Canada , June 4, 1999
Another excellent book on Stained Glass The authors, Shannon & Torlen, continue to produce excellent instruction in Stained Glass, this their 3rd book. The photographs of their copper foil and leaded panels and sandblasted projects are of the highest quality. Choice of glass colour and texture in their designs make the projects quite remarkable, I refer in particular to the standing room divider. I recommend this book to all stained glass hobbyists and artists as I do to my students. I look forward to the release of their next book.

Stained Glass Craft Made Simple
by James McDonell

Step-By-Step Instructions Using the Modern Copper-Foil Method 

390 Traditional Stained Glass Designs
(Dover Pictorial Archive Series) by Hywel G. Harris
A reader from Minneapolis, MN , March 26, 1998 - Solid, accurate patterns spanning many eras, great base book. This book is a great one for learners and pros alike. The patterns span many design eras and it is a good tool for demonstrating to clients and friends what is possible, pattern-wise, for a project. Paperback - 78 pages (March 1996)
Dover Pub.; ISBN: 0486289648 ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.28 x 10.96 x 8.40

Stained Glass for the Beginner

A straightforward approach to teaching stained glass-making techniques * More than 200 color photographs and easy-to-understand instructions to handcraft projects 
 Artists? gallery with numerous inspirational pieces

Tiffany-Style Stained Glass Lampshades

Easy to Make Stained Glass Lampshades
Full Size Templates.

Creative Glass Techniques : Fusing, Painting,

A reader from Portland, OR , November 15, 1998 - A fabulous introductory and advanced glass book. This book covers a wide range of techniques and is an excellent book for beginners and also has some things to offer the intermediate glass artists. Many pictures offer step by step examples of techniques as they are explained in the text. Contemporary and well layed-out. Paperback - 152 pages (November 1997) Lark Books

Chicago Stained Glass
by Erne R. Frueh, Florence Frueh
This lavish book leads the reader on a tour of the history of stained glass in the city of Chicago, including both secular and ecclesiastical stained glass art. 165 pages 2nd edition (February 15, 1998)  Loyola Press

Stained Glass : A Guide to Today's Tiffany Copper Foil Technique
by Kay Bain Weiner
Designed as a complete course on this popular technique, Stained Glass combines solid background information--on tools and supplies, cutting methods, definition of terms, soldering--with numerous projects, and rounds out the appealing presentation with color photos of beautiful creations by various stained-glass artists. The step-by-step projects include mirrors, lamps, boxes, clocks, and jewelry, all accompanied by patterns.

Stained Glass : Projects & Patterns
by George Shannon, Pat Torlen (Contributor)
The author, Pat Torlen email: onedge@mb.sympatico.ca , May 28, 1998
Instruction from a beginner's viewpoint: Our book has been well received internationally including an excellent review from a bilingual interior design magazine from Hong Kong. We have tried to illustrate through the text and the accompanying photographs what it takes to successfully create a stained glass project from a beginner's point of view. We have recently completed "Stained Glass Mosaics: Projects and Patterns" for a fall 1998 release and are currently working on a third book which offers projects and instructions on sandblasting, leaded glass and copper foil construction.

Stained Glass Crafting by Donatella Zaccaria - Artisan Zaccaria, head of a Milan glassworks studio, gears her explanations to both beginners and experienced crafters through step-by-step projects illustrated with photographs. Five patterns--a butterfly box, a Tiffany lampshade, a flower tray, and two abstracts--become the basis for learning two stained-glass techniques: copper foil with lead and "straight" lead soldering. Each technique includes excellent close-up photographs of the cutting, trimming, welding, and sealing processes, with enough text to guide unsteady hands. Simple classic forms are the book's mainstay, but the ideas contained in the last third are truly inspirational, ranging from containers to a breathtaking three-dimensional painted-on-glass horse from artist Giuseppe Codena, giving readers a sense of the limitlessness of the art. Barbara Jacobs  Copyright© 1998, American Library Association. All rights reserved