The Complete Stained Glass Course

A comprehensive guide covering every major stained glass technique through 13 carefully designed projects. Co-written with Marc Gerstein, this book goes beyond basic copper foil and lead came to include glass painting, sandblasting, and glass applique.

Why Read This

Where Stained Glass Projects for Beginners focuses on getting you making things quickly, The Complete Stained Glass Course is broader in scope. It covers techniques that most beginner books skip entirely: glass painting, sandblasting, and glass applique alongside the standard copper foil and lead came methods. The 13 projects are designed to introduce each technique progressively, with detailed tool descriptions and step-by-step photographs.

This is the book to pick up once you have the basics down and want to expand your range. The coverage of decorative techniques like painting and sandblasting opens up possibilities that pure construction-focused books do not address.

What to Expect

At 160 pages with 13 projects, this book covers more ground per project than the beginner guide. First published in 1996, the techniques remain fully current, though the photography reflects its era. If you have already completed a few basic projects and want to learn glass painting or sandblasting alongside more advanced construction methods, this is a strong next step.