How I Make Stained Glass Windows

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We are currently engaged in creating various stained glass projects, including stained glass windows. Our focus this week is on the techniques of soldering and cutting textured glass. We also have a special segment planned, which demonstrates how to flip a large stained glass window. Throughout the process, from unboxing the stained glass to soldering a stained glass window, we will provide a behind-the-scenes look at the inner workings of the stained glass studio. If you have any questions, please feel free to leave them in the comments section below or join us weekly at 7 PM EST on the ARTyRV Glass Studio channel on KZbin for a Q&A, Glass Chat, and Glass Demo.
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[@jacquesomersavard7257]

do you have special technic for cutting yin yan fugure

[@ARTyRV]

Absolutely! Watch tonight’s Live Stream at 7 pm for a demo on that with glass scoring and breaking tips. Great question!

[@jacquesomersavard7257]

@@ARTyRV I am in new york time space where are you for 7 pm

[@ARTyRV]

@@jacquesomersavard7257 We are in South Carolina. NY and SC are both EST

[@stana1984]

Frank Reynolds is BACK in the art scene!

[@ARTyRV]

Lol

[@emmettthenry]

DERIVATIVE!

[@dts7824]

Ongo gablogian!

[@emmettthenry]

@@dts7824 Charmed, I’m sure.

[@charmf_8693]

i was so confused when danny de vito started showing me how to cut glass but it was really cool anyway) thanks

[@ARTyRV]

There are tons of cutting tips here that may help. Thanks for watching! kzbin.info/aero/PLKBaFDgqVHzazX7fBo0_HlfyzXiHyu2J6

[@mavourneenholden6165]

That textured, turquoise, Urobos glass looks like a painting you could frame, on the textured side. It's Gorgeous!!

[@ARTyRV]

It is!

[@johnkunce264]

Your windows are gorgeous! I think the whole glass sheets you use would be cool windows too

[@ARTyRV]

Thanks! Yes those glass sheets are beautiful on their own.

[@Rottingboards]

Thanks for your technique of flipping large stainless projects.

[@troysd57]

Love seeing all of those textures and color mixes...beautiful!

[@ARTyRV]

Livestream tonight at 7pm Est and a new video on Wed at 8pm Est. Have a good day!

[@troubledair]

love the sound of that glass cutter

[@ARTyRV]

We do too!

[@JoeyArispe]

Wow! Awesome to learn even more from you guys! Thank you thank you thank you for taking time to share with us!

[@ARTyRV]

We are glad you liked it! Tonight Behind the Scenes features step #1 in the glue chipping process. Have a great day and thanks for watching.

[@jeanburgin160]

Awesomely beautiful glass! I love the head/tails of glass and made several things with it. Love watching and learning how to solder the lead Ed ... Thanks so much for sharing. Those sheets of glass are so very beautiful! Love glass. The Armstrong glass is amazing! beautiful!!! This brown tree limbs glass is so beautiful ... Thanks!!!

[@ARTyRV]

Thank you for appreciating our videos and thanks for watching!

[@cl-nr9rs]

I love how you teach. Thank you for sharing this!🙏

[@ARTyRV]

You are very welcome and thanks for watching!

[@whatdidyousay2162]

Your channel has me so excited to take some classes!! Your knowledge and skill is amazing, thank you for sharing 😊 I'm really glad i found your channel!!

[@ARTyRV]

You are so welcome!

[@kathleenmccarthy1692]

Stunningly beautiful glass. The education is a master class. Wow the backside of the one glass I see animal print. Thank you both. Love the low background music, just enough to enhance.

[@ARTyRV]

Hi Kathleen! Good to hear from you! Thanks for watching. We have the livestream tonight at 7pm and a new video on Wed at 8Pm. We’re learning and hope our videos are getting better. Have an awesome week!

[@joyceyklaus8583]

I love glass! and those were some beautiful sheets!

[@ARTyRV]

Thank you. We have a livestream on Monday at 7pm Est and a new video on Wed at 8pm. Have a good week!

[@teresagardner3774]

This glass is gorgeous! Please show us the end project. Hope one day I will be half as fabulous as you are.

[@ARTyRV]

Thank you for the kind words. A link to the finished project is here. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jXjSp5WnjpWXr6M Thanks for watching!

[@jessieshrooms1439]

Never knew Youghiogheny Opalescent Glass existed, and I live about 16 miles mile from it. I need to get out more, lol..

[@ARTyRV]

Wow! That’s amazing.

[@cristosmagillio1950]

Lead came vs foil. I recently began stained glass and tried foil, but now I wonder if I should try the lead came method. Is there a significant difference in cutting the pieces?

[@JefferLin]

Thanks!

[@ARTyRV]

Thank you for watching. Please subscribe

[@fay7901]

I am now inspired to do a window with came using some purple cathedral that keeps floating up in my vision. Grateful for all the tips, these videos are really valuable and will be appreciated for years to come by many. Looking forward to seeing the images of the Oak Project when it is installed. The actual serious mistakes I have made in glass have been in color. If you could touch on this it may help others. I twice have used a wrong blue and they were not even for a picture, just a stylized design. The first time just made the window seem sad as it was a sky color. It was a pretty blue but seen against the natural sky I realized it was a sad sky color. Another time it was an imitation German glass turquoise that I thought would be pretty with some bevels and off white opalescent in a small transom window. It too was sad. I do set my glass in a window and look at it for days in different light but as a person who does not have much experience viewing actual windows it's a little daunting knowing one wrong color will throw my dream out the window. Short of copying someone else's color scheme in a situation with some complexity it's a bit of a crap shoot. So I guess I'll play it safe with my purple cathedral window. I'll use some bevels and maybe clear with texture/iridescent. I just want purple. I know I don't want any amber near it. I just made three panels with a stylized tulip design and they are understated and have a lot of amber going on. They are pretty but no wonder I want purple after that. Why did people so often put purple and amber together in windows back in the day? For heavens sake! Lol!

[@ARTyRV]

You have what I call color anxiety. Don’t worry . Color theory is a learned practice and there is a ton of info out there to help you. The best place to start is by looking and studying the colors of windows you really like. Then you can work those same colors into your design. Also take a look at the colors designers are using in fabric colors . This will give you ideas as well. My father-in-law used to say every color goes together. And in the words of Dale Chihuly “I never met a color I didn’t like!” Have fun and enjoy!

[@ARTyRV]

Thank you for watching and thank you for the kind comments. It’s so good to here we are touching people’s lives. Happy cutting!

[@fay7901]

@@ARTyRV So right. In fact if the 'off' color is replicated in the room in a great way the 'mistake' can be forgiven and embraced. Thanks again and again!

[@ARTyRV]

Embrace imperfection!

[@EspacioKarica]

Very nice your explanation sir. Thank you. One question, how many watts is the welder you are using?

[@ARTyRV]

It is a Weller 100 watt. I also use a iron controller.

[@carolhutson6919]

Ed and Barb I am new to stain glass . I find you videos very informative.

[@ARTyRV]

Thank you and thanks for watching!

[@AngelicaStarMusic]

Hi! Love it all, where do you order your glass from?

[@ARTyRV]

Sunshine Glass has all of the manufacturer and from private collections if possible. We hope you are well and staying busy. Thanks for watching!

[@StGammon77]

Thanks. With panels that fit into an existing glass window do you make the borders a bit smaller? I am imagining finishing the project and finding the panel is a little too big and doesn't go in. How do you measure exactly?

[@StGammon77]

I haven't done any pieces yet and I envision having to fit the lead into the window frame first and working inside that? Sorry if it's a dumb question.

[@ARTyRV]

Careful measuring and patterns if needed. We come in 1/8 inch from that. The windows have an h-lead border that can be easily trimmed on -site when installed if needed. Great question. Thanks for watching!

[@mindygeist7157]

I’m gonna do a project about 3’x5’. It obviously will have a frame but outside of that how do I make sure is solid and stable? It will be foil n solder,not came.

[@ARTyRV]

That would depend on your design and application. There are so many variables.

[@amolbhardwaj3464]

Where do you buy these magnificent glasses..... Can you tell me the seller

[@ARTyRV]

sunshineglass.com

[@leopard36cat]

Wonderful very beautiful , Is that 3mm thick glass?.

[@ARTyRV]

Yes 😊

[@Rottingboards]

Did you brush on flux to the joints or is it in your solder?

[@ARTyRV]

On th joints

[@HaraBop75925]

Do you have a picture of the finished piece?

[@ARTyRV]

Here you go. We have an entire Playlist on this project. Thanks for watching!

[@FaithZiegler]

What temp do you put your iron on?

[@ARTyRV]

Our reostat usually sits at 6-7. You may have to adjust according to your specific iron and the temperature of the room. Thanks for watching!

[@karenveal9500]

What sizes of lead are you using in this piece?

[@ARTyRV]

3/16” and 3/8”

[@johnh1293]

HI sir, where can i buy this glasses sheets?? thanks

[@ARTyRV]

sunshineglass.com

[@Rottingboards]

What glass supplier do you use? Or do you buy directly from Kokomo and Armstrong?

[@ARTyRV]

Sunshine Glassworks, Buffalo, NY sunshineglass.com

[@bannockchief]

I would never set tools on my work, but I'm glad you do, because it it gives me confidence should I ever stray from my over controlled mentality. Made me cringe. 😄

[@ARTyRV]

Thanks for watching though.

[@deannak1841]

Who is your glass supplier?

[@ARTyRV]

We have several where are located? kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5W7YYCgeqtmq6c Come to the Livestream and we’ll share our favorite suppliers and so will our viewers!

[@ARTyRV]

More great stained glass info here youtube.com/@ARTyRV 🎊

[@sccharmed]

hey with the paper shreds take to animal shelter

[@ARTyRV]

Great idea, we have 2 boxes of it. Thanks!

[@sccharmed]

@@ARTyRV My daughter works at PAWS in anderson...... see you guys MONDAY

[@robinjeffryes2575]

Ed how long you been doing glass? There are so mini I know you don't have time to talk.

[@ARTyRV]

Hi thanks for the question. Ed’s been doing glass for over 40 years.

[@DEVanderbiltCecil]

No, peops. Hot glass is my thing. Art glass, like Dale Chihuly. This is lovely, but not what I meant.