How was it made? Glass engraving | Katharine Coleman | V&A

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One of only five glass engravers left in Britain who uses the centuries-old technology of cutting using a copper wheel, Katharine Coleman walks us through her beautiful, intricate engraving process, to create a unique glass object inspired by our collections. *** Process: 00:00 Katherine Coleman 0:29 Sketching the design 1:15 Inspiration from the V&A’s glass gallery 2:04 Refining the Gingko leaf design and sourcing glass blanks 3:05 Drawing the design onto the glass blank and fixing using a diamond-tipped drill 4:02 Cutting away the background using sintered diamond wheels 4:40 Mixing a grit and oil paste, setting up the copper wheel 5:44 Engraving using the wheel 6:12 Pre-polishing the clear glass background using fine white corundum wheel and water drip 6:44 Polishing, marking out the detail, and cutting using small diamond-coated bur mounted in a spindle 7:06 Removing the permanent ink using methylated spirits with a brush 7:16 The finished piece Find out more about our glass collections: https://www.vam.ac.uk/collections/glass