The Complete Guide to Handmade Stained Glass: 12 Step-by-Step Projects for Lead-Free Glass Art at Home

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Everything You Need to Know to Start Your Stained Glass Journey Dive in to the captivating world of stained glass with this practical handbook for beginners and beyond. Rosie Linebaugh is an expert in making modern stained glass art easy and accessible. With her encouraging advice, step-by-step tutorials, lead-free approach and full-size perforated, fold-out templates at hand, you'll never want to leave your stained-glass studio. Begin by mastering foundational skills like cutting curves for a sunlit Five-Petaled Wildflower or learning how to use zinc came for a shining Glass Spider Web. Then, discover the ways that new materials and skills can elevate your pieces, like using copper foil overlay to make intricate wings on a Buzzing Bumblebee. Finally, graduate to making complex detailed panels like the radiant Sun & Moon Dreamscape with wire work details. Not only does Rosie guide you through each phase of your journey, she also addresses the most common questions and issues that most new artists encounter along the way. And because Rosie teaches a new technique with each project, by the end of the book you'll have everything you need to design eye-catching, one-of-a-kind pieces of your own!

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"Rosie has included every minute detail to help truly understand and appreciate each step, and she pairs her expertise with a clear, approachable teaching style. I highly recommend beginning your stained glass journey here!"
--Hanna Hastings, founder of Sand and Fire Works

"Rosie is a patient and attentive mentor, anticipating tiny frustrations that vex novices by providing practical solutions founded on years of experience."
--Neile Cooper, founder of Glass Cabin Studio and author of Kicking Glass

"With thoughtfully laid out instructions and beautifully photographed steps, this is a resource that any glass artist would benefit from having in their arsenal!"
--Kristen Spero, founder of Curiosity Garden

"Rosie's talent for stained glass art is out of this world! Her color choices, subject matter, and execution are extraordinary."
--Anna Fredriksen, founder of Galadriel Glassworks

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Rosie Linebaugh is a stained glass artist who runs Linebaugh Studio, an online business that sells stained glass art and products like window clings, shirts, and keychains that feature her designs. She currently lives in Pennsylvania.