Why not use the clear glass and fill it in w/stained glass instead of glass paints. I've used the glass paints, and wasn't pleased. After many coats, there was very little color.

The shop where I buy supplies (Blue Moon Glassworks, Austin, Texas) routinely repairs old stained glass windows. Is there a stained glass shop near you?

I could possibly get it professionally repaired but it would be utterly beyond my budget since it is even harder to cut glass to fit exactly when the lead has already been cut and soldered (I would have thought).
But thanks anyway. Am resigned to saying goodbye.....but am really not looking forward to crumpling up all the leadwork.

I could possibly get it professionally repaired but it would be utterly beyond my budget since it is even harder to cut glass to fit exactly when the lead has already been cut and soldered (I would have thought).
But thanks anyway. Am resigned to saying goodbye.....but am really not looking forward to crumpling up all the leadwork.

Campanula, are you saying that ALL the stained glass is gone, leaving ONLY the leadwork? If that is the case, I would cut a piece of clear stained glass the size of the window and use GE Silicone II clear to glue it to the leaded portion and all the way around the outside edges. After it was totally dry, I would flip it over and mosaic using beautiful transparent or translucent stained glass pieces. This would be a fabulous project and it would be economical to do. You could buy the clear glass sheet at a stained glass shop or perhaps at a windows glass shop or hardware store. Then you could mosaic using colored stained glass bought from the scrap bins at a stained glass shop. I would give it a try!

Silvamae - thank you - this is exactly the kind of thing I was hoping for. Every little piece of lead is completely intact and every bit of glass shattered into a zillion bits......so yes, I really wanted to salvage something out of disaster. Even better, the window was destined for a high wall in my converted horsebox - as it is way above eye level, it would stand scrutiny as it will only really be visible from the inside (where it is all about light). I do believe this project might have legs.

Yes!

Work in progress pics plz!!! ;-)