Free Stained Glass Window Patterns Guide

Stained glass window patterns are a great way to show creativity. We all have seen examples of its artistry all around us. From churches and cathedrals to your local neighborhood bar, you have seen these pieces of art. There are also ways for you to make these and other pieces inside your own home. Here is a list of free popular patterns of stained glass and where to find them.

1.) www.chantalstainedglass.50megs.com

The site is a very popular stained glass website. It is very user friendly and has tons of free stained glass patterns to help you make your piece. On the website, whatever stained glass pattern that is highlighted in blue is free. Once you have decided which stained glass pattern to pick, you do is click the left button on your mouse and highlight the picture by taking the mouse diagonal from the top left corner, across the photo until you meet the right edge of the picture. You then click the right button on the mouse and pick copy image or copy. You can then take the image and paste in Microsoft Word or any other program that can hold the picture (like Picture Viewer). You can then print out the picture on your printer. The website owner does ask that if you wish to sell products of her patterns, that you ask her permission and not post any of they stained glass patterns on another website. This website is definitely top notch. You can also go to other linked sites to get more free stained glass patterns, receive instructions, and other how-to to go about creating you mini masterpiece.

2.) http://free-stainedglasspatterns.com/

This website company has a great site that is really cool. It features a small amount of stained glass patterns that are all free. It is very easy to save the pattern to your computer. You just click on the pattern you want via the first page. Once you get to you page you just right click on the image and click save. You can then save it to the desktop. Once there you can open usually in Picture Viewer or Microsoft Word. You can then resize it to your liking. It is a very simple operation. The owner of the site only asks that you don't post any pictures of the pattern on any other websites. You can also make quilts and other things with the patterns as well. This site is winner. I would recommend it to anybody.

3.) http://www.glasscrafters.biz/CTGY/pat_fr

This website is a good place to get simple and advanced designs to make a good piece of art. The website is good as far as layout. You can go through their list of patterns. The patterns are available in PDF Form. If you do not have Adobe Reader, there is actually a link to download right on the site. Once downloaded, you can import it into Picture Viewer and/or Microsoft Word. The site gets high marks because they actually have access to supplies that you can buy from the website. They ship pretty much anywhere in the U.S. It is your one stop shop for everything you may need to complete your work of art. The owner has no stipulation about using the stained glass for sale. This site gets high rankings so take the time and check out their website.

4.) http://www.warner-criv.com/patterns.aspx

This website is a good place to go to get patterns. They have 173 free patterns that you can access to use in creating you stained glass piece. This website is also good having dvd's and instructional videos in not only making stained glass for windows but also lamp shades. The website also encourages you to put your own flare on already popular designs. You can download patterns by clicking on them. Once it goes to the pattern view of the photo you can click the right button of your mouse and click save. This will save the image to your desktop. Then you can import your file into Picture Viewer or Microsoft Word. You can then resize it to your specific needs. The owner does not state that you have to have permission to sell your pieces. This is another great site that I highly recommend.

5.) http://www.artglassworld.com/index.cfm?page=main_pattern

This site is another great place to go to get free patterns. This website has a lot of patterns by some very good artist. You are allowed two only print 2 photo copies or pictures of your pattern in an effort to keep the artist's drawing true. You can download the patterns by clicking on the photo you want. You then can right click the image and click either save or save as. This will save it to the desktop. You can then open up in Picture Viewer or Microsoft Word. You can then resize it and print it. The site is cool because you can also look at other stained glass maker's work. It is a good site but it is pretty basic. I would still recommend it to anybody.

These sites are a cool way to inspire a creative piece. You can also add more details into your piece to interject your personal flare into you work. Stained glass making can be a good project for your kids. It can be a way to value and personality to your home. Whatever you do it for, enjoy yourself and have fun using the resources given here. This is a guide to free stained glass patterns.