Create Your Own Stained Glass: 8-Week Morning Courses

Have you ever wanted to explore the timeless craft of stained glass?

Whether you’re a complete beginner, refreshing your skills, or have already enjoyed one of my one-day workshops, these 8-week courses are the perfect way to dive deeper.

Course Details

When: Choose one morning per week — Tuesday, Wednesday (now full), or Thursday mornings — for the 8-week course
Time: 10:00am – 12:30pm
Duration: 8 weeks
Starting: week beginning19^th January ‘26

Each course is limited to just 4 people, ensuring plenty of guidance, support, and one-to-one attention.

Stained glass by returning student
Stained glass by returning student
Stained glass by student
Stained glass by returning student
Stained glass by student
Stained glass by returning student
Stained glass by returning student
Stained glass by student
Stained glass by student
Stained glass by returning student
Stained glass by returning student
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Stained glass by student
Stained glass by student
Stained glass by student
Stained glass by returning student
Stained glass by student
Stained glass by returning student
Stained glass by student
Stained glass by student

Who Can Join

These courses welcome:

Beginners with good hand dexterity and the ability to stand at a workbench.
Those looking to refresh their skills.
Past participants of my one-day workshop who want to take the next step.

What You’ll Learn

Over the 8 weeks, you’ll gain all the essential skills needed to create your own stained glass piece:

Designing and creating a cutline pattern
Cutting and shaping glass safely.
Assembling your project, learning to lead and solder.
Using traditional techniques to bring your design to life.

By the end, you’ll have a finished stained glass creation to take home and treasure.

Why Join

Learning in a small group is not only supportive but also inspiring. Creating alongside others allows you to share ideas, see different approaches, and learn from each other’s designs—something you simply don’t get when working alone or following an online course.

It’s a chance to slow down, focus on a mindful craft, and enjoy the satisfaction of making something beautiful with your own hands.

Booking and Pricing

The cost for the full 8-week course is £360. Materials for individual projects are priced separately, allowing you to purchase as little or as much as you like based on your project needs.

To book your place or for more information, please visit our website booking page here. Spaces are limited to ensure personalized attention, so early booking is recommended.

We look forward to welcoming you to the course and helping you create your own beautiful stained glass masterpiece!

Slow down, breathe and break glass

Also known as mindfulness whilst being creative

I think it’s well acknowledged that being creative is good for us, takes the mind off the ‘to do’ list and a respite from the little lemon that life throws at us. It is a chance to engage outside our normal day to day tasks, in a vibrant, tactile way using our hands, transforming glass into art pieces.

I have been running workshops and teaching stained glass, copper foiling and now fused glass, for many years. What I have found is the journey of learning to make stained glass is not always about the obvious, but an array of different reasons for people.

One women who comes to the Wednesday morning course, has said ‘it’s her therapy’, and to be fair, we have a good laugh, and non-judgemental positive encouragement, recognizing ‘our wins’ is important. Meeting new people, fostering community in a creative slightly structured setting, learning a new skill, personal growth and confidence, whilst playing with beautiful glass, is hard to beat for the feel good factor.

With this in mind I have two new workshops which hopefully cater to peoples available time.

Thursday Morning stained glass course – 8 sessions starting on 16th May, one place left. (Wednesday mornings are currently fully booked)

Fused glass – Cutting and Sticking with glass, one off workshops on a Wednesday afternoon or Thursday evening available. Just come to once to this workshop, or twice or thrice, learning more each time you attend.

Both are fun, creative and can give a bit of a buzz.

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Wednesday stained glass course
Wednesday Stained glass course
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Explore the workshops and courses, and feel free to contact me with any questions. Stained glass and copper foiling require various hand tools and involve standing at a bench to cut glass and lead. Creating fused glass can be accomplished while seated, provided that minimal cutting is involved.

Welcome

Stained Glass classes now booking!

Manchester Stained Glass studio is run by award winning Artist Sharon Campbell.

Manchester Stained Glass has been delivering creative stained glass classes, workshops and community projects to individuals, organisations, schools and community groups since 1988.

“I can thoroughly recommend spending time in the company of Sharon, learning a new skill and having your very own individual piece of stained glass or copper foiling masterpiece to take home. An intensely satisfying and fantastic way to get those creative juices flowing.”

A Burst of Colour: Spring Daytime Stained Glass Courses Now Open for Booking

A burst of colour is set to brighten Tuesday and Thursday mornings as I open bookings for the next round of my Daytime Stained Glass 8 week courses, starting mid- April, after the Easter break. These eight week courses are designed for complete beginners as well as returning makers, offering a chance to slow down, learn a traditional craft, and create something beautiful with your own hands.

Working in small, friendly groups of just four, you’ll receive plenty of individual support as I guide you step‑by‑step through the stained glass process, including designing your own projects, creating a pattern to cutting glass, leading, and soldering. You will develop your own unique project at a relaxed, steady pace.

Many people tell me these sessions become a welcome pause in their week: a couple of hours to focus, unwind, and enjoy the gentle rhythm of making. The studio atmosphere is calm and encouraging, with cups of tea, shared conversations, and that lovely moment when a project suddenly ‘clicks’ into place.

By the end of the eight weeks, you’ll leave with a finished stained glass piece, new skills, and a real sense of creative accomplishment. Some students go on to make further pieces; others simply treasure the experience of learning something new in good company.

What I love most is the mix of people who walk through the door. Some arrive a little unsure of their creativity, while others return with ideas ready to explore, every time, the work produced is uplifting and beautiful.

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Stained glass by returning student
Stained glass by student

One of my favourite moments is the ‘pattern design stage’. Someone will bring in a sketch or a picture that inspires them, a favourite flower, a landscape, a geometric idea. We all sit together figuring out how to translate it into glass. It’s a quiet magic, watching an idea become a physical object.

For the practical details please do use the link to Manchester stained glass and you can always contact me to chat about any questions you have.

March 16, 2026 0

New Year 2025 Workshops

Now booking – One day Stained glass beginners workshop

This year has seen my skills in painting on glass starting to grow, with the invaluable support and skills advice of Dennis Eckersley of Design Lights, thank you so much Dennis. Painting on the glass plays with light coming through the glass, and with the colours, to add further dimensions and delights to stained glass windows. Have I mentioned how Stained glass is like magic, and eye candy for the soul.

I will be adding painting to commissions and continue to practise and play with this in wee free moments.

Stained glass panel – Painted Hare – sold

Stained glass workshops –

I am running stained glass beginners workshops, roughly once a month on a Saturday. Below in Slide Show, are some of the students and pieces they have made from the One day workshops and the Courses.

Due to commissions and other commitments, I am not running the Introduction to Copper Foiling workshops for a short while.

Stained glass panel – Painted silver birches private commission.

The daytime 8 week course will continue to run, I love to watch people progress and confidence grow in these workshops, along with all the friendships and wonderful design ideas and concepts. Both courses are full in January through to March. Please do contact me to add you name to the list of interested people and I will let you know when places become available.

Stained glass panel – Sunflower burst – own work.

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December 1, 2024 0

Thursday Stained glass course

Starting 19th September – one place available

Early September on holiday in Brittany, I had chance to look inside a few local churches and was rather blown away at the beauty and complexity of the painted stained glass windows!

On a more achievable fun level, the opportunity to join one of my stained glass courses and make your own stained glass panel, minus the paint, has just come up. Now, we wouldn’t make such a complex design, but I find that glass is such uplifting eye candy that you wouldn’t be disappointed with the outcome and for years to come can enjoy the sun lighting up the glass.

The space on the Thursday Morning course, is short notice for starting on the 19th September, but you never know, someone may be free and this is will be just the ticket for starting for Autumn.

Do contact me if you would like to join Contact

Now for some Brittany Stained glass.