Stained Glass

Sheet glass for traditional stained glass work, including lead came panels, copper foil pieces, sun catchers, and leaded windows. The selection is anchored by Wissmach Glass and Youghiogheny Glass, with non-fusible sheets from Bullseye and Oceanside. The named sheet-glass products here are 3mm and intended for cold construction rather than kiln fusing.

What's in this category

Wissmach contributes the broadest spread of colors and surface textures, from clean smooth transparents to heavily worked art glass. Youghiogheny brings its signature opalescents, Oceana-style color blends, and high-strike sheets with complex color development. The Bullseye sheets here are single-rolled mottle mixes for traditional use, and Oceanside rounds out the palette with classic cathedral and opal colors. For odd-lot stock sold by weight, see Non-Fusible Glass by the Pound.

Textures and surface finishes

Texture changes how a finished panel catches and breaks light. Available surfaces include Smooth, Ripple, Flemish, English Muffle, Granite, Stream X, Mystic, and Corella Classic, alongside Double-rolled and Single-rolled mottle sheets. Iridescent (Irid) options add a thin reflective shimmer that shifts with viewing angle, often used as accents in copper foil pieces and sun catchers.

Color families and effects

Colors run across the full spectrum: warm ambers, butterscotch, terra cotta, auburn, and reds; cool aquas, robin's egg, Caribbean blues, and teals; deep purples, eggplant, and lilac; and a long green range from celery and pistachio through lichen, emerald, and forest. Opalescent, transparent, and high-strike formulations are all represented, and Youghiogheny's Oceana and multi-color blends deliver a painterly look from a single sheet, useful when you want movement without breaking the design into many small pieces.

Fusibility and choosing a sheet

The sheets in this category are non-fusible and intended for traditional stained glass methods such as lead came, copper foil, and glass painting. Do not mix them into a kiln-formed project, since their expansion behavior is not matched to any tested COE system. When picking sheets for a panel, match texture and opacity to the design: smooth transparents for clean color fields and painted work, Ripple or Granite for visible movement, and opalescent or mottle sheets where you want light to diffuse rather than pass straight through.