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Paul Krugerstraat 362021 XN Haarlem
info@the-owls-nest.nl
+31 23 369 0 269Spaarndamseweg 120 A11-A122021 KA Haarleminfo@the-owls-nest.nl+31 23 369 0 269
Workshop tiffany (copper foil technique)
The Tiffany technique joins individually shaped pieces of glass using copper foil and solder. The glass is cut and ground to shape, the edges are wrapped with copper foil, and the prepared pieces are soldered together into a finished composition.
The technique can be used for relatively small, flat pieces such as hangers and decorative panels, but also for larger and three-dimensional work such as lampshades. As a design becomes larger or more complex, alignment between pieces and panels, the development of patterns and the way individual glass shapes fit together become increasingly important. How these aspects are taught and which tools are used depends on the local workshop implementation.
At Paul Krugerstraat, Tiffany can be approached in two ways. The introductory workshop takes about four hours and uses a small practice project to go through the complete basic process. The in-depth workshop series continues through several sessions and uses a larger project to develop technique, pattern work, alignment and practical working experience.
Learn the complete basic sequence of cutting, grinding, copper foiling and soldering through a small project that can realistically be completed during the workshop.
Develop a larger or three-dimensional project across connected sessions, with more attention to complex glass shapes, alignment, pattern development and the repeated working steps needed to bring the complete project together.
The introductory workshop is the direct starting point if you want to learn the Tiffany technique and take a small piece from pattern to a finished soldered result. A large lampshade, an image for a window or a larger hanger cannot realistically be completed in a single workshop session. After learning the basic techniques, you can continue working on a larger project partly independently at home or during separate periods using the workshop. If you want to develop the complete project together, with explanation, demonstration, practice and correction throughout the different stages, the in-depth workshop series provides several connected sessions for that.
If you mainly want to learn to work with traditional lead came, the stained glass workshop is a better fit. If your interest is instead in painting on glass and then firing it in a kiln, see the Kiln fired glass painting workshop.
No previous glassworking experience is required. We begin with the Tiffany technique, the differences from classic stained glass using lead came and the tools involved. You work from a simple pattern and learn the basic sequence step by step.
The glass pieces are first cut to shape from the pattern. The grinder is then used to make the individual pieces fit accurately before their edges are wrapped with copper foil (Tiffany tape).
Once the pieces fit and the foil has been applied, they are positioned together and soldered into one solid whole. The finished piece is then checked and neatly finished.
The preference is for a small design that can be completed within the available time, so you can work through the entire process from start to finish. If you would rather begin a larger project, that is possible as well; anything that cannot be completed during the workshop can afterwards be continued independently at home or during separate periods through Use the workshop.
| Length | About four hours |
|---|---|
| Sessions | One workshop session |
| Group | Small group up to 4 |
| Individual | Yes |
| Where | At The Owl’s Nest – Paul Krugerstraat |
| Age | Ask about suitability |
| Experience | No previous glassworking experience required |
| Planning | By arrangement; no fixed workshop schedule |
| Included | Coffee or tea and something small; use of the required tools and safety equipment |
| Materials | Basic materials including glass, copper foil and solder are provided |
| Result | A small finished Tiffany practice piece to take home |
| Price | € 50.00 per person Ask about the introductory workshop |
The in-depth workshop series develops a larger Tiffany project across several connected sessions. Much of the basic process is repeated — cutting, fitting, grinding, foiling and soldering — but the larger scale creates additional technical and design questions that do not arise in the same way in a small practice piece.
The project can for example be a large lampshade, a more substantial hanger or an image intended for a window. The work is developed as a complete project rather than as a collection of isolated exercises.
With several adjoining panels, the sides need to remain aligned so that lines and shapes continue correctly from one panel to the next. Larger designs with many small pieces also require attention to keeping the overall pattern aligned while individual pieces are fitted and adjusted.
The series can include more difficult cutting shapes and situations where a complex glass shape is better sawn than produced only by cutting and grinding. Internal openings can also require grinding and drilling rather than working only from the outside edge.
For projects such as lampshades, you can work on developing your own three-dimensional patterns and on how the separate panels and glass pieces need to relate to one another when the final form is assembled.
A large project contains a lot of repetition, and some of that work can also be done independently at home or by using the workshop for separate working periods. The in-depth workshop series is different because the complete project is developed together, with extensive explanation, demonstration, practice and correction throughout the process.
| Length | Several half-days, depending on the project |
|---|---|
| Sessions | Several connected sessions, often spread over multiple weeks |
| Group | No |
| Individual | Yes |
| Where | At The Owl’s Nest – Paul Krugerstraat |
| Age | Ask about suitability |
| Experience | Adapted to existing experience and the intended project |
| Planning | Planned individually around the project |
| Included | Use of the workshop tools, equipment and agreed working facilities |
| Materials | Agreed separately according to the project |
| Result | A larger or three-dimensional Tiffany project developed through the series |
| Price | By arrangement Based on time, sessions and materials. Discuss an in-depth Tiffany project |
At Spaarndamseweg, Tiffany is offered as an introductory workshop of about four hours. You work through the complete basic process on a small practice project that can be finished within the workshop: cutting and fitting the glass, grinding the pieces, applying copper foil and soldering them together.
No previous glassworking experience is required. We start with a simple pattern and explain the Tiffany copper foil technique and the tools involved. The project remains deliberately small so there is enough time to experience each stage and complete the piece rather than leaving with only part of a larger project.
You learn how to cut glass from a pattern, use the grinder to make the pieces fit, wrap their edges with copper foil, position the pieces and solder them into a solid whole. The finished piece is then checked and neatly finished.
| Length | About four hours |
|---|---|
| Sessions | One workshop session |
| Group | Small group up to 2 |
| Individual | Yes |
| Where | At The Owl’s Nest – Spaarndamseweg |
| Age | Ask about suitability |
| Experience | No previous glassworking experience required |
| Planning | By arrangement; no fixed workshop schedule |
| Included | Coffee or tea and something small; use of the required tools and safety equipment |
| Materials | Basic materials including glass, copper foil and solder are provided |
| Result | A small finished Tiffany practice piece to take home |
| Price | € 50.00 per person Ask about the Tiffany workshop |
For a larger project that is developed together across several sessions, the in-depth Tiffany workshop series is offered at The Owl’s Nest – Paul Krugerstraat.
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