Ipswich Stained Glass
A little bit about us
Founded in 1994, the Leadbitter Glass Studio has been supplying Overlay Stained Glass panels to homes and businesses across Ipswich. We also supply our glass to all areas of UK. Operating from our proprietary Decorative Glass Studio, we specialize in the meticulous handcrafting of exquisite glass panels. We make panels based on customers’ personalized images or selected from our extensive gallery. Notably, our contemporary Stained Glass offerings are available in the form of toughened single glazed glass or resilient toughened double glazed units. Whether it’s glass for doors, captivating feature windows, or any glazed area within a home, our versatile creations fit seamlessly into diverse spaces. Furthermore, nearly every panel we produce qualifies for complimentary delivery to homes in the Ipswich area.
We have supplied our Overlay Stained Glass panels to a Prime Minister, Hollywood movies, world famous singers and billionaires but almost all of the glass we create is for homeowners around the country. We produce other forms of Decorative Glass for Ipswich clients, including Etched Glass, Bevelled Glass, and Fused Glass. The number 32 panel above was actually made for the one and only Paddington Bear.
Our services
After ordering, you get access to our free Client Pages Service. Here, a Computer Generated Proof is crafted to show you your chosen design in your custom glass sizes. A proof arrives a few days post-order, allowing layout changes before panel production. This ensures your complete satisfaction. Whether adjusting a decorative border or modifying a design element’s color, we make these amendments until you’re 100% happy with the layout. Once you approve the drawing, production begins.
Recent Overlay Stained Glass commissions from the Ipswich area:
Leadbitter Glass has supplied many homes in and around Ipswich with our beautiful stained glass. Here are just a few examples of local orders…..
African Elephant feature Window – Ipswich
We created a stunning door glass panel in 2020 for an Ipswich customer. The client supplied some photos of African elephants and we calculated a quote for making the glass. The result was a stunning panel and you can see the proof we supplied to the client here – African Elephants Ipswich
Coloured Rectangles Door Glass
A simple door design created a stunning show of colour for an Ipswich client that ordered from us recently. The client requested basic coloured rectangles to run down the centre of the narrow door glass. You can see photos of the finished glass installed here – Coloured Rectangles Door Ipswich
How Overlay Stained Glass Is Made
The modern procedure has many advantages over the older stained glass technique. Energy saving is a big concern in todays world and our leaded glass is more efficient than the older version. With the design being created by hand as a stained glass overlay onto a single sheet of toughened glass, this reduces the possibility of the cold weather coming into the home through the joints of the design. Modern leaded glass can also be made using energy saving Pilkington K Glass. This glass is now a building regulations requirement for every new window and door installation throughout Ipswich and other areas of the UK.
Durability and security are another advantage with the modern day stained glass technique. These are some of the major concerns for Ipswich home owners. Manufacturing the designs with toughened safety glass or laminated glass provides long lasting and secure decorative glass. In the past people have paid thousands of pounds for the old stained glass products. Only to find that small coloured sections of the design have cracked within weeks. This cannot happen with our modern form of Stained Glass.
Our process
Lead strips are meticulously worked by hand, delicately applied to a sheet of toughened safety glass, resulting in an uncolored outline of the pattern. Subsequently, the glass is flipped over. Complementary stained glass colors are precisely cut to shape and meticulously affixed to the glass surface. Upon achieving a fully colored design, identical lead strips are strategically applied to mirror the positions on the opposite side. This meticulous process culminates in a fully leaded and colored panel. Notably, the panels crafted through this technique, as depicted in the photos above and below, boast enhanced strength and longevity compared to the traditional method of stained glass.
Leadbitter Glass have many different lead finishes to choose from and you can view these different finishes in our Leaded Glass section. If you are planning to have leaded glass or any decorative glass supplied for your Ipswich home or business, make sure that you contact us today to receive an accurate quote and turnaround time for your Stained Glass.
Browse Our Leaded Glass Galleries
Our website probably contains more decorative glass patterns than any other website in the world. Browse through hundreds of Leaded Glass patterns in our main gallery. We have categorised our patterns into themed galleries and glass suitable for different styles of doors. The Main Gallery will help you find the perfect leaded glass pattern for you or at least give you the inspiration to dream up your own pattern.
Leadbitter Glass supplies Etched Glass to all areas of Ipswich including:
Colchester – Chelmsford – Bury St Edmunds – Felixstowe – Clacton-on-Sea – Harwich – Sudbury – Braintree – Stowmarket – Witham – Thetford – Haverhill – Woodbridge – Halstead – Hadleigh – Manningtree – Leiston – Beccles – Eye – Saxmundham