Interior design ideas

Stained-glass windows (Part 1)

April 1st, 2008

Real stained-glass window is made of the pieces of color glass inserted into a metal frame. Earlier for manufacturing frames lead was used and now - stainless steel and aluminium have superseded it. Such technologies are, unfortunately, quite complex for house creativity. Therefore, we wish to bring to your attention a little more accessible pseudo-stained-glass windows devices.
Before manufacturing of any stained-glass window it is necessary to develop the full-scale color sketch. If you feel like an artist, you may easily start the business. Otherwise you should find a suitable ornament, address to classics, gradually move ahead from simple to complex, and all your friends will admire creations of your hands.
After development of the sketch, cover it with glass, on which the stained-glass window will be made. It should be well cleaned and skim.
The first method is based on use of soluble color fabrics, such as acetate silk, which is easily dissolved by acetone and nitro lacquers. Cut out slices of thin fabric of a necessary configuration and color according to figure of the future stained-glass window. Cover glass with a thin layer of transparent nitro lacquer and dry it. Then the same nitro lacquers should be put on separate zones, and rags of preparation should be pasted.
Gluing is necessary for making precise pictures as the fabric starts to be dissolved practically at once, and it cannot be moved. Having pasted a rag on the place allocated for it, cover the mark with nitro lacquers and pass to the following one. Having filled a stained-glass window with elements, put one more layer of nitro lacquers and atop pair layers of parquet lacquers. Making pseudo-frame is the following stage. For this purpose epoxy pitch should be mixed up with a hardener in the ratio 1 : 8~10. The received weight should be mixed up with talc and aluminium or bronze powder till the moment, when a mix will get metal shine and will not spread on the glass. Then the received weight should be filled into confectionery syringe or used tube from under a tooth-paste and the equal platen squeeze out on outlines of stained-glass window. Thus it is important not to suppose crossings between lines as platens should not run against each other.
We recommend making all actions with nitro lacquers in well aired premise or at open air, and it is necessary to work in rubber gloves with epoxy pitch.

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