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Summary: Numbering your stained glass pattern will help you keep track of glass pieces. Learn how to number a pattern in this free craft video about preparing art glass for stained glass projects.
Anna Comly started doing stained glass in early 2001, learning from an expert of already 15 years. She is skilled in design and construction of leaded windows, repair of damaged leaded...read more
"I have with me a pattern, and I suggest that you would have two or three copies of your pattern because you're going to want to number your pieces to keep them in order, and also you're going to want to have one to assemble it on. So I got myself three in case I mess up one, but you really need about two just so that you can get through this process quite easily. So, the first thing I would do is I would take my butterfly and I'm going to number the pieces, (if I can find my marker here, this will work). So you just go through, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17. So there you have it, you have 17 pieces in this particular project we're doing. You'll go ahead and number the other copy the very same way, and that way you'll keep them together. And as we're cutting our glass we're going to number our glass as well, that you can keep the pieces corresponding throughout your whole project."
eHow Article: Numbering a Stained Glass Pattern