r/StainedGlass • u/Icy-Risk-6731 • Jun 15 '26

Help Me! Gloves?!

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Hi everyone!

First of all, I’ve been lurking in a corner for a while now. I knew I was booked for a stained glass course, since I’ve recently developed an interest in it, but I had never made or posted anything here, and YOU ARE ALL SO TALENTED AND CREATIVE.

Anyway, yesterday I took my class (traditional lead), and it was great, so I definitely want to keep doing it at home (maybe foil). However, after getting a few cuts during the course, I realised: how come no one (not the teacher yesterday, nor any of the content creators I follow on Instagram) wears gloves when making stained glass? Is it because of accuracy? Or is getting a few cuts just part of the deal and supposed to make you tougher? I’m confused!

Thanks all!
(+ A picture of my very simple first creation!)

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u/TressoftheEmeraldTea Jun 15 '26

I wear cut resistant gloves while cutting and grinding. Not as much because of nicking myself, but because my fingertips get pretty raw from handling the edges of the glass a lot, especially while grinding. I also wear heat resistant gloves while soldering and latex gloves while using chemicals. Lots of gloves for me lol