How to make stained glass windows

The art of manufacturing stained glass is known since a long time. It is worth such pleasure very expensive. Those stained glass windows whose photos can be found on the Internet make experienced masters using unique technologies and materials. But, stained glass windows or their imitation can be done at home.

Glass stained glass window or door, creates an image of an authentic design of the room. To create a stained glass, select the sketch and affordable technology that suits you. Picture of stained glass, can be any: geometric pattern, flowers, ornament, birds or animals.

Types and selection of stained glass technology

1. Flusted stained glass windows are performed by applying paints on the glass. For contour lines, special paint is used in tubes with adapted to apply lines with tip. It can be purchased in any salon of artistic creativity. After drying the contour lines, free lumens are filled with multi-colored dyes for glass, more liquid consistency.
2. Film stained glass window is the easiest and most affordable way of stained glass on glass. Translucent self-adhesive multicolored film is exhibited by templates and pasted on glass. It turns out a kind of applique. To simulate a full-fledged stained glass, the seams are decorated with self-adhesive lead or bronze flexible ribbon.
3. Stained glass, according to Tiffany, is most close to the present stained glass. It is made of pieces of colored and transparent glass. You need some skills in working with glass cutter and skill skill.

Manufacturing of the filler stained glass

1. The sketch of the picture is made with a pencil and is a marker on a sheet of paper to the corresponding format of the glass processed. Select colors for the sectors filled and mark them. Processed glass Declaring and dry. Sketch dust on the table, and on top of it glass.
2. The contour lines are easiest to apply embossed thick paint. Tubes special paint are equipped with nozzles for lines of various thickness. They produced different colors, including imitating metals. Give paint to dry.
3. You can make wire aluminum stained glass windows. To do this, take an aluminum wire with a diameter of 1.6 mm, bring it along the contour lines and lubricate the PVA emulsion. Stope on the glass and press the cargo. Drying time for an hour - one and a half.
4. Prepare aniline kel. Distribute it with distilled water and filter through the gauze. Consistency of paints should be like a thick sour cream. The paint should be applied to a clean tassel. If the saturation of the site is weak, let it dry and squeak again.
5. After drying the paints, turn the glass to the other side and re-adjust the places of gluing aluminum wire by self-adhesive metallized ribbon. Face side for reliability and aesthetic look, open with a transparent varnish.

Technique of film stained glass

1. You will need a lot of trimming of a translucent color or multi-colored self-adhesive film. Sketch of stained glass pattern, can be made on paper and then transfer it to glass. By laying a sketch under the glass, transfer the contour line to it with marker or watercolor paints.
2. Details cut in templates gently stir into a non-fascinated plane. Air bubbles neatly scroll to the edges with your fingers or roller. Small bubbles that cannot be removed, pour a thin needle and carefully degress your fingers to completely eliminate the bloat.
3. To create a relief contour, a self-adhesive lead ribbon is used. Connections and joints are processed by a soldering iron.

Tiffany Stained Glass Production Technology

1. For such stained glass windows, you will need a set of multi-colored glasses, preferably the same thickness. The ability to cut the glass on the curvilinear pattern and to solder tin is also useful. Making a drawing sketch for Tiffany stitches, keep in mind that the abundance of "T" - shaped intersections of the circuit seams, promotes the strength of the stained steel structure.
2. On dense paper, apply stained glass sketch. Scissors cut it into separate template fragments. The table is covered with a soft cloth, there is a template on it, and from above colored glass. Glass cutter, it is better to use bulk. Smoothly, with a light pressure, make risks along the contour and sweep the glass cutter until the crack appears on the glass. Pliers remove unnecessary pieces of glass. Internal arcs can be done in stages. Deviation from the contour line is permissible within 4 mm. The edge should be treated with grinding machine and fine-grained nadfil - remove the chamfers along the edges.
3. Each fragment of the stained glass panel is wounded by foliage. Folia - thin copper foil. The folia is superimposed from the end part with a small, but uniform launch to the plane on both sides. Details of stained glass start to lay out on a plywood sheet from the top corner to the sides and down. Fixed parts of a stained glass panel with small carnations.
4. The space between the seams is processed by flux, degreases and is prepared for the proper. Flux removes oxides with copper folia and contributes to a plastic tinset overlay. You can handle the surface with soldering oil or mix it with a soldering acid. For the manufacture of stained glass windows, Tiffany is suitable for the Tin Solder Pos - 61.
5. The tip of the tin wire is applied to the groove between the glass items and with the help of a preheated soldering iron is filled with molten tin solder. Adjust the height of the seam yourself, but try not to overheat and do not sleep glass. Again is done on both sides.
6. Plots approximate to the perimeter do not need to be disappeared, leave a place for the frame. Select P - shaped tin profile appropriate glass thickness, cut the frame racks from it with corners at the edges under 45 °. Taking a stained glass panel in the frame, the connection at the corners, gently read the thin seam.

Stained glass, cleaned from visible defects, the seams are corrected in shallow sandpaper, and is washed with water with a soap wash. After drying, it can be installed on the door or window.