Selecting Glass: Determining The Amount To Buy

Since the price of glass is the most expensive part of putting together a stained glass project and since most of us have to drive quite a ways to get to a store that carries glass, it's important to get a shopping list together before you go. Plus, good preplanning keeps you from making a second trip when you run out of the glass you need!

But how do you determine how much glass you will need? It's easy because you have already cut out your pattern pieces and hopefully color-coded them. This video tips on how to layout your pattern pieces so you can determine what you will need with a minimum amount of waste. These tips will also help you to determine if existing glass you have will work on your next stained glass project.