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The Purple Guide to Learning Stained Glass Art in 10 Days
A 10-day starter plan to cut your first glass pieces, solder your first panel, and decide if this craft is worth keeping.
by Alumigogo Books
Chapter 1: First Day
Welcome to day one. You are about to touch glass in a way you probably never have before, with the specific intention of breaking it along a line you choose. That might sound a little scary, and that is completely normal. Stained glass artists are not magicians. They are just people who have learned how to control a break instead of letting it happen randomly. Today, you are going to learn the very first part of that control. It is one small, specific action that everything else builds on.
What Today Actually Is
This first session is not about making anything pretty. It's about getting your hands on the tools, feeling the weight of a glass cutter, and understanding the texture of glass. We are going to do one simple exercise: scoring and breaking a straight line on a small piece of glass. You will do this several times. By the end of the session, you will have successfully cut a piece of glass into two pieces, along a line you drew. That is your win for today. It is not a window. It is not a suncatcher. It is a clean, straight snap, and it is the foundation of everything else.
Please, right now, clear a space. You don't need a studio. You need a sturdy table that won't wobble, a bright lamp so you can see the score line clearly, and a chair that lets you sit upright with your elbows resting comfortably on