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Almost every stained glass store will have lots of beginner's books. One, called "A Stained Glass Primer", is especially good. Another author, Seymour Isenberg, has several good books. Borders or other bookstores have books beyond the beginner's pattern books often found in the stained glass stores.

NOTHING YOU READ WILL REPLACE ACTUAL HANDS-ON TRAINING. Go take several classes. If you are lucky to live near a community college, sometimes the art departments will have courses, nearly every stained glass store teaches classes.

If you can, take a class at a stained glass store. If you must teach tourself from a book, then see about getting "Introduction to Staind Glass" by Wardell Publishing or another good book, "Stained Glass Basics" by Sterling Publishers.

All the above advice is good. Be aware that very few of us are blessed with the ability to actually make a living at it, if that's what your goal is. Craft shows and such are a good way to try and recoup someof your expenses.

That's actually what I had in mind as a replacement for what my parents/grandparents would have called "retirement". I didn't have any illusions of getting rich but hope I can recover more than the cost of producing things to sell at shows and faires.

First of all, I would recommend taking a class in stained glass from someone experienced in the art. You'll learn a lot more there than out of a book. However, you can always use a book to get a basic understanding of the art. But, you certainly won't learn the tricks of the trade.

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