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Easy Stained Glass Panel Lampshades: 20 Original Designs (Dover Stained Glass Instruction)

From delicate dogwood blossoms to hardy oak and maple leaves, this collection of stained glass lampshade patterns offers a glorious assortment of original designs. Beautiful but not overly detailed, the easy-to-replicate designs ensure a successful finished product for stained glass artists and hobbyists.The four-sided panel-construction shades, most of them four-sided, feature motifs that flow in a continuous fashion to form an overall pattern. Less rigid than the prairie style commonly associated with panel shades, the designs are much easier to re-create than the complicated Tiffany styles. Simple yet elegant patterns include foil overlays that add a special flair to the designs, which use standard-size vase caps that can be resized for a variety of bases.

Series: Dover Stained Glass Instruction

Paperback: 72 pages

Publisher: Dover Publications (February 20, 2013)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0486498808

ISBN-13: 978-0486498805

Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 0.3 x 10.7 inches

Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

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There are a variety of patterns, good instructions and there are good examples of finished projects. There are patterns for every skill level.

This book has some very pretty and different patterns from the usual flat panel lamp patterns. Many of the patterns flow around the panels so that you get a more fluid look which I really like. This design gives a feeling of movement that I find more interesting. The pattern I chose was the "Roses." It has quite a few pieces. The problem I ran into was that when I had the pattern enlarged was; I did not go big enough. I ended with a pattern just shy of 2'' vase cap. I found this too small. At this size, by the time you cut your pattern out with your foil scissors, some of the pieces were too small to foil, mere slivers. This was for the small pieces which "wrap" around the panels. The solution would be to go larger with your pattern. This will not keep me from making the lamp; just a matter of revision on my part. I am a bit out of practice with my stained glass, so I may start with one of the simpler patterns with fewer pieces per panel. All in all, it is a book of lovely patterns and I am happy I purchased this book. It makes standard flat panel patterns look, well, flat by comparison. A refreshing change.

This is a really neat book. Plenty of designs and not too complicated. I just wish there was a graph to show what percent to enlarge for different size caps.

good book

Very nice, not all my styles but at least two of them I wish to make.

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