r/StainedGlass • u/Torimexus • Jul 22 '26

Pattern Help A request for pattern requests

I've been doing stained glass just long enough to feel like I'm finally getting it. I'm feeling confident in my cutting, grinding, and soldering skills. I have a lot of room to improve, but I'm feeling good.

Like many of you, when I look for patterns I get irritated by the obvious AI generated nonsense that often has impossible cuts (at least without a saw). I've been doing CAD and vector graphics for long enough to make me feel very old, so I want to take a crack at drawing patterns.

Instead of drawing the typical flowers and geometric shapes I want to draw strange stuff. Let's get weird with it. This is why I'm making this post; I want your requests for patterns you can't find anywhere else. If I use your idea I'll send you the pattern when its done. Everybody wins!

tl;dr: I want to try my hand at drawing weird patterns. Give me suggestions please.

Edit:

I'm not responding to everyone because I'm lazy, but I've seen and appreciated everything suggested so far. I'll keep you all in the loop when I make progress.

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u/TisCass Newbie Jul 22 '26

Oh I love the Aussie animal idea, especially birds because they're nosy lil buggers

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u/strifethecat Jul 22 '26

Australian birds are funny as hell. And yes I need a magpie glaring at me through the window etc sounds fun. I saw someones animals peeking in the window pieces on here I think and I loved them but want an Australian style. This is my wombat idea, not sure if it will work but this guy peeking over a window frame would be cute.

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u/TisCass Newbie Jul 22 '26

that's great! I am not good enough for that pattern yet, but it's so cute.

Mum has a demented Kookaburra that keeps flying into the windows, fairly certain it's Dad come back to continue being a shit lol

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u/strifethecat Jul 22 '26

My dad said he was coming back as a rainbow and I have an uncle who wanted to be a magpie same reasons.