Tag: Pick up

  • Machine Wrap Trailing
    Machine Wrap Trailing

    Decorating glass by winding threads of hot glass around the vessel. Trailing is an ancient process. The object in…

  • Blowing & Capping
    Blowing & Capping

    Breathing air into a mass of molten glass that is attached to a long metal hollow tool (blowpipe) by…

  • Gathering
    Gathering

    Picking up a mass or glob of molten glass on the end of a tool so that it can…

  • Annealing
    Annealing

    Reheating and gradually cooling glass to remove stress and unneccessary strain, which could result in shattering. The object in…

  • Transferring
    Transferring

    “Moving a piece of hot glass from one tool to another. The object in this video was designed by…