Please Note: ​This workshop involves the use of lead and IS NOT SUITABLE for pregnant women, anyone who might be pregnant or nursing mothers.

Class Date 

• Sun 8th November

• 10am - 4pm

  
  

Tutor: Nicola Kantorowicz

Class Details

​​​This one-day, ONSITE workshop is suitable for complete beginners and those wishing to refresh skills and improve technique. Manual dexterity is required for this class.

Make a colourful stained glass lantern using copper foil. From a selection of prepared patterns, you will learn how to cut glass, apply the copper foil tape and then solder the panels together. We will make panels for up to three sides of the lantern. The ‘door’ side will be filled with one whole piece of glass.

There will be demonstrations of each technique and individual guidance.  

Skills Covered

• basic practise cutting on plain glass

• selecting and cutting coloured glass

• using copper foil to prepare the glass pieces

• soldering the glass pieces together into panels

• fixing the panels into the lantern frame

Materials Required

Material costs are not included in your booking fee. The tutor will provide all the tools and materials necessary.   The cost for making one lantern is £38 (which includes the cost of the lantern). This is payable to the tutor at the end of the day and cash and card payments are welcome.

Included in the Day

• Five hours of expert tuition

• Homemade cookies on arrival

• Filter coffee & selection of teas available free all day

• Freshly prepared lunch

• Homemade afternoon tea

• Free WiFi

• Ample free parking with easy ground-floor access throughout