Carol Milne gave us a virtual tour of her Seattle studio, sharing details of her process for making knitted glass.

She uses the lost wax method. First she forms the piece in wax, then enrobes it in plaster. The wax is melted out and then molten glass fills the empty spaces.

After the glass has cooled, she carefully removes the plaster and polishes the piece as needed. It was a real treat to see a new piece emerging from the plaster!

Here’s a picture of the almost finished piece, titled Huddle. Carol plans to swap out the wooden knitting needle for a borosilicate glass one.