oooh, i like the idea of clear stained glass. very pretty and timeless.

If it's clear, it isn't stained. "Clear stained glass" is an oxymoron, unless you mean transparent colored glass. Transparent, beveled, textured, or decorative might make the communication more... clear.

But...if it's clear, then why are you calling it stained?

leaded beveled glass?

I worked with Eve of Eve's Creations of Glass http://www.etsy.com/shop/EvesCreationsofGlass to create a custom piece similar to that shown in photo #3, but with some colored pieces. I was thrilled with the outcome.

I don't care that others have already pointed this out, it's "leaded glass", not "clear stained glass".

You have to be careful with too many different textures -- things can cross over to tacky-ville pretty quickly. But I love the first chevron-esque one. And I'm always a fan of anything Frank Lloyd Wright, of course!

If it is clear wouldn't it be leaded glass?

Yea, not stained glass. I think you mean cut glass......

I'm glad that bothered everybody else.

Very pretty!

"It lets in plenty of light, and unlike its colored counterpart, it doesn't feel old-fashioned" because ewww that would be icky.

the clear/stained distinction should have been obvious from the start

Hi! Thank you for including my piece :)

You are actually correct in calling it stained glass. Stained Glass is now an all encompassing term in regards to all glass work made via the copper foil method or leaded style.

In fact, the colored glass you now think of for stained glass is called "art glass". But stained glass as a term came about during the medieval period where they used clear glass, then painted the designs on and baked it in a kiln to set it.

Thanks again for including me! I love clear glass and bevels especially. So modern and clean.

Halona Glass is right.

I work for a professional stained glass studio, and we call it stained glass regardless of color. Even a window in a door that's entirely clear glass with a bevel cluster is still "stained glass."

And these are lovely. One day when things settle down, I'm going to make myself a prairie school styled piece for my own home.

I was wondering if the blogger knew something I didn't... the more you know! I like the middle one best.

Sorry, it will never be stained glass to me. Just more lazy language usage. Wouldn't it continue to be helpful to customers, as it has been for centuries, to distinguish among types of art glass so they will know when a product has color or Iridescence or paint, or is completely transparent? I'm sure there are also manufacturers of plastic laminate floors calling them "wood floors." Yes, many of them look like wood, but they're not, just as many things called "leaded glass" are not.

i just clicked on the comments so i could see how many people complained about the dodgy clear stained glass business. glad i have company!