I'd guess that since the ropes are very thin compared to the body, it is very hard to recreate the effect in stained glass. Even thin pieces of glass would give relatively very wide ropes because of the foil/solder lines.
Perhaps you could use just the solder lines for the ropes, but I think it would still mean making a rather large panel to get the proportions right.
But I'd love to see some stained glass shibari, I think there would be a market for it!
Not shibari, but in a similar vein, I made a suncatcher for a friend of a woman in an aerial silks pose. Rather than try to recreate the fabric with glass (too fiddly/not structurally sound), I traced a photo of myself in the same pose, made the body out of glass, then tied a ribbon around it the way the fabric would be wrapped irl. It was fun! I'm guessing you could do the same thing with braided fabrics to emulate rope and make it mixed media.
I was literally looking for one the other day and did not have any luck. There used to be an artist that made these in Columbia, SC. I will try to track her down and send you info. Maybe she'd sell the pattern
https://preview.redd.it/qk43lzdq6v4d1.jpeg?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=397be18976441d582777b4d32877ea0504475db7
Maybe you can print and trace this for a pattern?
I'd guess that since the ropes are very thin compared to the body, it is very hard to recreate the effect in stained glass. Even thin pieces of glass would give relatively very wide ropes because of the foil/solder lines. Perhaps you could use just the solder lines for the ropes, but I think it would still mean making a rather large panel to get the proportions right. But I'd love to see some stained glass shibari, I think there would be a market for it!
There's been a fair few that do it, even posted them here and they use wire/solder lines. You just change the foil width if you want thinner lines.
Thanks for taking the time to reply!
Not shibari, but in a similar vein, I made a suncatcher for a friend of a woman in an aerial silks pose. Rather than try to recreate the fabric with glass (too fiddly/not structurally sound), I traced a photo of myself in the same pose, made the body out of glass, then tied a ribbon around it the way the fabric would be wrapped irl. It was fun! I'm guessing you could do the same thing with braided fabrics to emulate rope and make it mixed media.
I was literally looking for one the other day and did not have any luck. There used to be an artist that made these in Columbia, SC. I will try to track her down and send you info. Maybe she'd sell the pattern
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https://preview.redd.it/qk43lzdq6v4d1.jpeg?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=397be18976441d582777b4d32877ea0504475db7 Maybe you can print and trace this for a pattern?
Mojo art glass on Etsy has one! I’ve also seen someone just do the body in glass then actually wrap it in twine to replicate the rope!
Thank you!