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| About the Authors | |
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| Introduction | |
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| About Glass | |
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| Types of Art Glass | |
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| Stained Glass Construction | |
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| Materials | |
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| Equipment | |
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| The Work Area | |
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| Building A Light Table | |
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| Safety Practices and Equipment | |
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| Basic Techniques | |
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| Glass Selection | |
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| Making Copies of the Patterns | |
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| Transferring the Pattern Onto Glass | |
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| How to Cut Glass | |
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| Smoothing Jagged Edges of Glass | |
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| Cutting Zinc Came | |
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| Cleaning the Project | |
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| Finishing the Project | |
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| Applying Patina | |
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| Applying Finishing Compound or Wax | |
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| Maintaining the Finished Project | |
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| Copper Foil Construction | |
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| Materials and Tools | |
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| How-to Techniques | |
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| Getting Started | |
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| Making a Jig | |
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| Applying Copper Foil | |
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| Soldering the Project | |
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| Some Tips for Soldering | |
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| Replacing Cracked or Broken Glass Pieces | |
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| Projects & Patterns | |
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| Spring Tulip: Beginner Window Panel | |
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| Sparkling Butterfly: Window Panel | |
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| Autumn Leaves: Window Panel | |
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| Butterfly Garden: Window Panel | |
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| Dreamweaver: Spinning Garden Panel | |
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| Dragonfly: Garden Spinner | |
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| Angelica: Garden Jiggle Stake | |
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| Bizzy Bee: Garden Jiggle Stake | |
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| Starry Night: Candle Lantern | |
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| Summer Breeze: Candle Lantern | |
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| Zen: Sand Garden | |
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| Green Leaf: Patio Lanterns | |
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| Blue Diamond: Hanging Planter | |
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| Pelican Pete: Hanging Mobile | |
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| 3D Lead Came Construction | |
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| About Lead Came | |
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| Material and Tools | |
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| How-to Techniques | |
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| Getting Started | |
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| Stretching Lead Came | |
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| Cutting Lead Came | |
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| Wrapping Glass Pieces with Lead Came | |
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| Soldering the Project | |
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| Helpful Hints for Soldering | |
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| Soldering Copper Pipe Joints | |
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| Replacing Cracked or Broken Glass Pieces | |
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| Projects & Patterns | |
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| Lazybug: Garden Stake | |
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| Luna Moth: Garden Jiggle Stake | |
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| Botticelli Faerie: Garden Stake | |
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| Pansy: Hanging Candleholder | |
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| Pink Aster: Bird Feeder | |
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| Tulip: Torchiere | |
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| Water Lily: Torchiere | |
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| Tiger Lily Trio: Candelabra | |
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| Daisy Bouquet: Candelabra | |
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| Majestic Water Birds | |
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| Garden Sprinklers | |
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| Making Garden Sprinkler Apparatus | |
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| Blue Heron: Garden Sprinkler | |
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| Pelican: Garden Sprinkler | |
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| Snowy Egret: Garden Sprinkler | |
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| Spider Web: Obelisk | |
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| Metric Equivalents | |
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| Index | |