NEW WORKSHOPS 2023

2022 round up and Christmas gift experiences

We’ve gone from a scorching summer to wrapped up indoors with a hat on! Beautiful shiny stained glass creative making has continued throughout all weather.

Book as a gift experience for family, friend’s or a loved one, or treat yourself to new skill in the New Year.

Information and booking

Come and learn the creative art of Stained Glass or Copper Foiling in my cosy studio, yep despite being in an old grade 2 listed Mill building, it has heating in the studios (and it looks cool!). Different workshops to chose from, suitable for beginners, does involve standing at a work bench and using hands. All glass and materials, tools, aprons and goggles, with plenty of teas, coffees & biscuits and general bonhomie included.

And now for some pictures of what people have been creating through November and December.

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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.

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“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.”

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New – Fused glass workshops

Glassy things happening in the studio!

Tuesday 19th March 2pm – 4pm or Thursday 21st March 11am – 1pm

Fused Glass – I am calling it ‘cutting and sticking’ with glass, not strictly true, but it reminds me of creating paper collages when younger. Instead of paper we will be using all sorts glassy fusing things called inclusions: stringers, confetti, dichroic glass and Millefiori pieces, a bit like being in a sweetie shop.

Come to a 2 hour workshop, learn about: the basics of glass fusing, have a quick guide to cutting and shaping small pieces of glass and how to use all the lovely ‘inclusions’. Make a fused glass tile suncatcher and a keyring if time. Your pieces will be fired in a kiln at very hot temperature, which melts the glass into one fused piece. Booking form dates and costs or contact me for more information



Ready for collection in about a week or two, times for pick up to be arranged.   This is a fun hands on workshop, with time to play with the glass and create your own piece of glass art with guidance from me, Sharon.

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Springing into March – New workshops

Last year saw me complete exciting community stained glass windows for Withington Baths, as part of their Heritage Project. I love developing designs in collaboration with different groups, it makes for a very dynamic experience.

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Withington Baths Cafe Window

This year needs to bring an ability to update my website with some of the commissions I have now made, but like a lot of creative makers, this often falls off the ‘To Do List’.

I think there is a resurgence in traditional crafts, which has been helped by many tv programmes hi-lighting the crafts. Stained glass has been noted as a ‘Endangered craft’ but there are lots of people wanting to have ago. Hands on making is like having a rest if you spend much of your time on screens for work, and it can be very mindful, according to people I have taught, taking your mind off that ever ongoing ‘To Do list’!

The January and February workshops sold out in a flash, mostly as Christmas gifts, what a fabulous gift to receive. I now have workshops for March through to early May. https://manchesterstainedglass.co.uk/classes/ There will be more workshops coming for Summer, if you would like to be on the emailing, and first in the ‘know’ for dates, drop me a message on Contact

Now for some pictures

  • Withington Baths Studio Two
  • Withington Baths Studio two
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Stained glass – Autumn dates and Projects

Love Withington Baths Stained glass – Schools engagement project.

This Summer along with running workshops, I finished making a series of stained glass panels for Love Withington Baths, co-designed in an engagement project with 5 local primary schools. So much fun working with a small group of about 18 – 30 children from each school to understand and design a window representing ‘Welcome’ using universal themes. I love these windows, they are brave, happy and most definitely welcoming. They are in the entrance to studio two, within the baths, which are worth checking out if you are in the Withington area. I am about to start work on a second window for the Café area in the baths, co-designed with the Step Learners at the Withington Adult Learning Centre.

Withington Baths Studio two
Withington Baths Studio two
Withington Baths Studio Two

I also met lots of lovely people in the run workshops I run. They are new workshop dates for Autumn on the website, although some workshops are full, still lots of places left on some dates: a new one day stained glass for beginners workshop, an Introduction to Copper Foiling workshop and the Wednesday Morning 8 week course. Another Wednesday Morning course will be starting mid November.

Do check out all these fabulous pieces made by people attending the workshops, and a couple of small painted pieces I made.

Any questions, please do just ask – Contact page Thank you

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Thursday Evening classes – Make glass suncatchers

Starting 2nd March 6pm – 8.30pm – 4 sessions

Interested in trying out a new craft, or refreshing your skills? Let me know, email contact form or see link for more information.

Come and learn how to make Copper Foiled glass suncatchers. Learning how to cut colourful glass to patterns, grind the glass, foil it and lastly soldering. All very satisfying, playing with beautiful glass and going home with your own suncatcher decoration.

Have a look at some of the pieces previous people have made.

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