Class 01:
- Pattern Prep
- Plan your colors
- Number pieces
- Cut pattern pieces
- Handling glass safely
- Buying glass
- Glue pieces together
Class 02:
- Cut glass
- Types of glass
- How to measure what you need
- How to make a project board from drywall
Class 03:
- Grinding Glass
- Grinder safety
- Grinder set-up & maintenance
Class 04:
- Foiling
- Foil backing colors
- Decorative foil
- Widths
Class 05:
- Soldering
- Cutting a flux brush
- Types of soldering irons and tips
- Types of solder
Class 06:
- Types of flux
- Lead safety
- Flux safety
- Protective clothing
Class 07:
- Zinc Frame
- Widths of zinc came
- C vs. H came
- Hangers – handy hangers vs. wire
- When to frame with secondary frame
Class 08:
- Cleaning
- Proper cleaning – baking soda and blue dawn
- How to avoid “white mold”How to clean white mold if it occurs – baking soda/water/soft brush – re-wax
Class 09:
- Patina
- Most popular colors of patina – Black for lead/solder, zinc
- Copper
- Patina safety
- Clean – ammonia free glass cleaner
- Polish – carnuba wax, paste or liquid
- Jack Chain
Open Facebook Group to students of this course:
Curious Mondo: Beginning Stained Glass
Time table:
9 hours
Level:
Beginning / Intermediate / Advanced
Target market:
Glass Artists
Main objective:
Learn the foil method of stained glass.
Prerequisite:
None
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