Leaded Glass Garden Panel Experience at our Blended Monkey Studios - August 2026

siloutaggart
1 day ago
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Yesterday's full-day leaded glass panel experience, taught by the wonderfully talented Katherine from Number 8 Glass, saw our students get creative with glass and learn traditional, heritage techniques for cutting the glass and lead and using specialist nails to position the glass pieces in place.

Katherine invited each student to create their own design for their garden panel; they chose their colours and textures of glass, and then Katherine instructed them in how to position and nail their work in place on the specialist boards provided.

The participants were then taught how to work with the profiled lead lengths and sandwich the glass between the sections. Everything was firmly nailed in place. The joints were fluxed and then each student was shown how to solder their own joins to create their unique and beautiful garden panels.

We kept the group's creativity going by fuelling them with teas, coffees & plenty of tasty bakes courtesy of Fanoggins Bakery, and also a lovely lunch.

The photos here provide a great insight into this wonderful experience. Katherine will be returning to our studios next year to provide some half-day mirror-making workshops and another lovely full-day garden panel. So watch this space :-).

For more info about all our other wonderful guest tutor group workshops, visit our website https://www.blendedmonkey.co.uk/category/group-workshops

Our experiences make ideal CRAFTY GIFTs & we can post or email you a complimentary personalised voucher if you'd like to make any of our experiences a present for somebody.

Happy group of students who have created beautiful leaded glass panels here at Blended Monkey
Specialist nails used to keep the glass sections in place
The workshop was held in our lovely outdoor covered workspace in the Blended Monkey gardens
The Blended Monkey gardens provide a creative and inspirational setting
Group learning how to cut glass
Students learning to cut glass here in the Blended Monkey Studios
Placing the glass in the former
Great selection of glass to choose from
Learning how to score and cut glass
Students enjoying the creative process of placing their glass sections in the former
Fanoggins Bakery cheese scones!
We always provide a lovely lunch here at the Blended Monkey Studios
Nailing the glass sections in place
Happy group enjoying their leaded glass workshop experience
Extensive gardens to enjoy at the Blended Monkey Studios
Adding the grout at the end of the process
Soldering the sections of lead
The Blended Monkey gardens provide a creative and inspirational setting
Learning how to solder the glass in place with pieces of lead
Placing the cut sections on the design
The Blended Monkey gardens provide a creative and inspirational setting
Leaded glass panel group enjoying the creative process
Rubbing in the grout at the end of the process
Soldering the leaded pieces in place
Katherine providing support and instruction
Beautiful leaded glass panel
Rubbing the grout into the gaps between lead and glass
Ta dah! Well done Hilary - lovely panel!