Learn the craft,
love the light.
Sunlit Pane teaches stained glass through buildable pattern kits: mockups, templates, and gentle build guides you can follow from your very first cut. This isn't above you.
The first patterns are on their way
Every pattern is checked against our own fabrication rules before it's sold, so what you buy is genuinely buildable, not just pretty on screen. The first kits are in final production now.
We're finishing the first kits by hand right now. Want a note the moment the shop opens?
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What's inside every pattern kit
Each Sunlit Pane pattern is a complete, teacher-in-your-pocket kit. Print it, pin it up, and cut with confidence.
- 1Colour mockup
See the finished piece in colour before you cut a thing.
- 2Numbered template
Every piece numbered and labelled so you never lose your place.
- 3Glass legend
A guide to the colours and textures we chose: swap freely.
- 4Cut list
Group your cuts by colour to work efficiently through the sheet.
- 5Beginner build guide
Step-by-step foiling, soldering, and finishing notes.
Plan the project before you cut
The difficulty scorer tells you if a pattern is a fair first project, the cutting calculator works out how many sheets of each colour to buy, and the cost estimator prices the whole build in USD or CAD. There's even Image Buddy, a little resizer that gets your reference photos down to a printable size without leaving the site.
How-to articles, from your first foil to your fussiest solder line
Short, calm articles that cover one small thing at a time: cutting, copper foil, glass selection, finishing, and the little tricks that make a piece sing. Thirty articles across five categories, all in plain language, and growing.
- Getting Started
How Stained Glass Is Made: The Complete Beginner Process
The six-step path from raw glass to a finished suncatcher, in one calm overview.
Read the article → - Getting Started
Essential Tools for Your First Stained Glass Project
Only what you actually need to cut, foil, and solder your first piece.
Read the article → - Foil Technique
Copper Foiling for Beginners: Step-by-Step
Wrap your first piece of glass neatly, with tips for tight curves and slivers.
Read the article → - Cutting & Piecing
How to Cut Curves in Stained Glass Without Breaking the Piece
Score direction, breaker grozes, and the gentle taps that save a tricky arc.
Read the article → - Glass Selection
How to Choose Glass Colors for a Stained Glass Pattern
Match a legend to the real sheet, swap textures, and let light do the rest.
Read the article → - Finishing & Display
How to Patina and Clean Your Finished Suncatcher
A dark or copper finish, a good polish, and a final clean that makes it shine.
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Show us your light
The best part of this craft is seeing the same pattern come out completely different in someone else's hands. Finish a piece, photograph it in a sunny window, and send it in: submissions go straight into the gallery, and we share favourites with the whole community. First soldering attempts very much welcome.
- Submit a photo in about a minute
- Wonky first pieces encouraged
- Featured makers get credited
- Swap tips with other beginners
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Works in progress, pattern sneak peeks, and reader photos. Come say hello.
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