Stained Glass Contemporary and Traditional Beginners

About this course

Participants design and make a stained glass hanging panel, exploring colour, tone and line through pattern making, glass cutting, surface decoration, leading, soldering and cementing. The course introduces practical studio techniques through guided activities and tutor feedback. Depending on available time, sessions may also cover glass painting and staining, sandblasting with hand-painted resists, and basic fusing with inclusions. Learning is monitored through a Personal Learning Plan, written practice notes and discussions with the tutor.

What you'll learn

• Cut glass for a stained glass panel
• Apply pattern making, leading, soldering and cementing techniques
• Explore colour, tone and line in a glass design
• Use surface decoration methods including glass painting and staining when time allows
• Experiment with sandblasting, hand-painted resists, or basic fusing and inclusions when time allows

Is this course right for you?

The course is intended for beginners and involves practical studio work towards an individual stained glass panel. Learners receive tutor feedback and track their work through written notes and a Personal Learning Plan. The provider states that the course is not suitable for people who are pregnant.

• Not suitable during pregnancy

Before you go

• Materials are charged separately by the college. Materials may include lead, solder, copper foil, cement, firing, donated glass and new glass.
• Further details about material costs are provided in the first class.
• Food and drink are not permitted in the studio; a nearby hub area is available for snacks and drinks.