Text and Demonstration by William Gudenrath

Introduction, Tutorial, and Photos Courtesy of The Corning Museum of Glass

William Gudenrath, internationally recognized authority on ancient through 18th century glassmaking techniques, presents a tutorial for making a stemmed Venetian style goblet. The piece includes multiple constrictions, pincered bits, a gold-leaf edge, and flameworked flowers. Many specific techniques for success when creating the goblet are included.