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At the beginning of every beautiful stained glass piece is a carefully designed stained glass patterns. And while seems logical, many people do not know were to start when looking for a design. Stained glass patterns can be created from just about anything. It just takes a bit of imagination and some drawing paper.
Some people purchase pre-made stained glass designs from a craft store or online retailer, however, it is not necessary to go to this extra expense. You can find the motivation and inspiration you need through your daily encounters and from the beauty that surrounds you everyday. If you are lacking ideas, just take a walk around your house or outside to look for motivation. Perhaps your grandmother loves to quilt and has a variety of quilting books. Quilt patterns create wonderful stained glass design. You might even have some piece of art that is around your house that you might be able to convert into a stained glass piece. The key to a great pattern is something that will be relatively easy to trace and does not have parts that are extremely intricate.
Once you have chosen your subject matter, the next step is to copy it onto tracing paper. Make sure you have some light coming into the room so you can make this job easy on yourself, or at least have a light around you so you can get a good trace. If need be, just get real close to a window so you can trace properly. After the tracing is complete, have your image transferred onto two sheets of heavy paper (a card stock will work well). It's a great idea to keep a big file of all the patterns that you ever design on yourself. You just never know when you might want to alter them or use them for another project. You might be able to give back to the art world by making your free stained glass patterns available to other people that are looking for ideas The remaining piece that's left, this will be the one that you will work with wen you begin your glass cutting.
And remember, you don't need to go far to find a pattern that you will inspire you, they are all over the place. A well thought out stained glass pattern is the road map to a work of art you will enjoy for years to come. You need to keep in mind that a good glass pattern is just as important as all the stained glass supplies that you have in your shop.
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