Seattle-based artist Carol Milne created these amazing knitted glass sculptures using a technique that involves knitting, lost-wax casting, mold-making, and kiln casting.
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Since the melting point of glass is around 1,500°F (815°C), it gets too hot for Milne to traditionally manipulate it.
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"I actually knit with wax. Since the needles stretch the wax too much, I knit each stitch by hand. I then surround the wax knitting in plaster and melt out the wax. This leaves the SPACE of the wax knitting inside the plaster. The plaster goes in a kiln. I melt glass into the space and then pick off the plaster to get the glass out."
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Check her website: http://www.carolmilne.com
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Since the melting point of glass is around 1,500°F (815°C), it gets too hot for Milne to traditionally manipulate it.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgECQkycU2RGixgUe4OZlI1f3vxHbJGw86-FbX1UsmlEmab51fcsEXm-roN-LmRLFcMZKdrO5sKXjfeeZ9C16wWsStSKWjyclt6L4Ss3Vi4qskKiYAJEPndMDLSUUTglqyGdEKvR8uuymP1/s1600/01.jpg)
"I actually knit with wax. Since the needles stretch the wax too much, I knit each stitch by hand. I then surround the wax knitting in plaster and melt out the wax. This leaves the SPACE of the wax knitting inside the plaster. The plaster goes in a kiln. I melt glass into the space and then pick off the plaster to get the glass out."
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV5-wqORcrJQjYYcZxphNe9UMyrjBIheMz6IoY-05ExSue9hJr1hWk4oib9BVJCPhrA_AZw60L5pMhtCI33d2Xr8R9hU_fXAq4FSfJutKk3YJnCN6a7UlFvIOVyne0PUiCmMLhqaYCLhxw/s1600/03.jpg)
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Check her website: http://www.carolmilne.com
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