Website: https://stainedglassaccessories.net/
Sam Simms’ Stained Glass and Accessories is a stained glass studio and supply shop in Antioch, Tennessee. The business offers hands-on classes in stained glass design, mosaic art, and glass fusing and slumping, and it sells tools and supplies for the craft. Alongside instruction and retail, the studio creates handcrafted items, provides professional stained glass restoration, and takes on custom commission work for homes, businesses, and churches. The studio’s namesake, Sam, has been working with stained glass since 1987.
Services
The studio’s offerings span instruction, retail, and custom work:
- Classes and Workshops: Hands-on instruction including Copper Foil classes (recommended for beginners, covering cutting, grinding, foiling, and soldering over six-week courses at $185 plus glass costs and a $50 deposit, limited to five students), Lead Came classes (a more advanced method used primarily for larger windows, covering sizing, leading, waterproofing, and installation basics), Mosaic classes (a two-day workshop with guest artist Debra Mager of Cinderella Mosaics, priced at $300 with materials included), and a design class titled “The Bevel Made Me Do It” covering design basics, cutting limitations, and stress points.
- Open Studio Time: Scheduled weekday and evening sessions for students to work on projects, with appointments available.
- Tools and Supplies: Stained glass tools and materials such as bevels, glass sheets, and lead came.
- Handcrafted Items: Panels, mirrors, picture frames, and jewelry.
- Restoration: Professional stained glass restoration services.
- Commissions: Custom commission work for homes, businesses, and churches.
About
The studio is led by Sam, who has worked with stained glass since 1987. According to the website, Sam was originally from Westbury, Long Island, New York, moved to Tennessee in 1962, and studied Commercial Art at Watkins. The studio combines teaching, retail, original artwork, and restoration under one roof, serving both newcomers learning the copper foil method and more advanced students moving on to lead came techniques.
Location & Contact
- Address: 3341 Towne Village Rd., Antioch, TN 37013
- Phone: 615-226-0555
Hours:
- Wednesday and Friday: 11am to 5pm
- Saturday: 11am to 2pm
- Or by appointment
Additional Information
The website includes sections for Classes and Workshops, Instructors, Commissions, Sam’s Original Work, Student Projects, Tools and Supplies, and Contact, as well as a Privacy Policy page. Class schedules for 2026 list specific session days and times, and most classes require a deposit to reserve a seat. Copper foil and lead came classes are each capped at five students, while the design class is limited to six, which keeps the instruction small and hands-on. The studio also sets aside open studio time during the week and on Saturdays, with weekday sessions running from 11am to 5pm by appointment, Wednesday evening sessions, and Saturday afternoon hours, giving enrolled students space to continue their projects outside of formal class meetings.
Profile compiled from the company’s official website (stainedglassaccessories.net).