Solder the joints. Use fllux to help the solder flow. Make sure they are nice joints. You can tell a pro by the welds/solders.

Add lead

Lay out your glass and plate face down Start cutting the lead and fitting it around the glass. Making sure not to have large gaps between the glass and the lead, or between pieces of lead. Use pins to hold the glass and lead in place.

Cut the glass to fit around the edges. I did this free hand. You can have a pattern, but it is not needed.

This is an awesome plate. not too big! Dark green and ornate

Making of a piece of stained glass

First! Pick an antique plate to use. I love these three different ones. The light one is a soft yellow. nice!but I think I will use the green one. I have a nice green glass to match it! This green glass is very hard to find!