Teacher Resource Center

Welcome to the Inland Craft Teacher Resource Center! We want to help you succeed teaching your students the inspiring art of stained glass. Below you will find resource links to help you make teaching stained glass easy and fun. And if you ever have any questions please feel free to contact our help desk!

Instruction Guides

Inland offers several "How To" booklets filled with instruction, tips & hints, and product information for working in various forms of stained glass.  You can view, save, and print them as PDF (portable document file) and also online. Also included are links to other instruction guides you may find helpful.

• How to Use Stained Glass Tools
• Making Glass Mosaics Using the Direct Method
• Making Glass Mosaics Using the Indirect Method
• How to Engrave
• How to Solder Like a Pro
• How to Do Stained Glass - A quick pictorial guide
• Beginning Stained Glass - Randy Wardell
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Stained Glass Terms and Definitions
• Painting Stained Glass - 8 free guides on traditional glass painting
• Kiln Crafting - Gil Reynolds articles in SGN

Free Pattern Resources

Below will find links to sites offering free patterns suitable for all skill levels and for creating traditional stained glass along with patterns for glass mosaics, etching, fusing, and painting.

• Free Pattern Sites Mega Listing - Over 100 sites offering free patterns
• Spectrum Glass Pattern Gallery - Email sign up required
• Coloring Book Search Engine - Coloring pages make great patterns
• Free Patterns and Project Instructions - Glass Patterns Quarterly

Other Helpful Resources

Sites with additional information and resources about the glass arts

• History of Stained Glass
• Corning Museum of Glass Educator Resources
• Stained Glass Library - Links to more articles and source material
• The Making of a Tiffany Lampshade