![]() ![]() I soon realised I would have to teach the craft to make ends meet. After completing a leadlight course with him, he was impressed with my work and he was kind enough to employ me for 5 years, so you could say I served an apprenticeship under his guidance and then I went out on my own. They were the premier glass company in Newcastle at the time and as well as normal glazing work, manufactured beautiful leadlights to houses and buildings, not only in Newcastle but far and wide. I first learnt leadlighting in 1987 from an excellent leadlight tradesman, Lindsay Pring, who served his apprenticeship as a young man at Frederick Ash in Newcastle Australia. So if you've always wanted to have a go at it, you'll find just getting started is the hardest thing - but once you've made up your mind and begun, you'll be surprised how easy it is. And yes, you do need to be accurate in some of the steps, and everyone achieves it, young and old. Yes it is a little time consuming but the time is yours anyway. They are even more satisfying if you’ve made them yourself and the best thing about that is there is nothing physically hard or difficult about making a leadlight. INTRODUCTION Leadlights are a thing of constant beauty as the light changes and if you have them in your home they will give immense pleasure to yourself and anyone who visits your home. ![]()
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