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Socks and shoes knitted entirely from glass by Carol Milne

If you thought it was difficult to knit beautiful socks and shoes out of wool, then consider the incredible knitted glass sculptures of Seattle-based artist Carol Milne, whom we've featured previously.

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Two textured glass sculptures resembling knitted socks and shoes by Carol Milne, one dark and one light, cast using her lost wax technique

As you'd expect, she doesn't exactly knit with glass; she instead uses a special technique that she invented in 2006 when she developed a variation of the lost wax casting process to cast knitted work in glass.

Speaking of her work, she said: “I see my knitted work as a metaphor for social structure. Individual strands are weak and brittle on their own, but deceptively strong when bound together. You can crack or break single threads without the whole structure falling apart. And even when the structure is broken, pieces remain bound together. The connections are what bring strength and integrity to the whole and what keeps it intact.”

Discover more at www.carolmilne.com.

Pair of glass socks with knitted texture, transitioning from deep green to pale yellow, cast by artist Carol Milne
Two abstract head-shaped glass sculptures in blue and green tones facing each other, cast from knitted forms by Carol Milne
Pair of knitted glass socks or bootees in golden yellow and amber with blue glass details at the cuffs
Three translucent glass sculptures resembling knitted socks and shoes in pale green and blue tones, featuring textured surfaces and decorative ruffled cuffs
Pair of glass knitted socks in shades of green, transitioning from darker jade at the base to pale mint at the cuffs, with textured surface detail
Two cast glass sculptures of socks with textured surfaces in muted greens, greys and golden tones by Carol Milne
Pair of golden yellow glass knitted socks and shoes by Carol Milne, cast using her invented lost wax technique
Pair of black glass knitted socks with a gold-toned cuff and decorative handle, cast using Carol Milne's lost wax technique
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