At Teesdale Glass Engravers, every piece is completely hand engraved.
This means not only are you buying a one off work of art, but something which has been created using traditional methods rarely found today.

Hand Engraving Techniques

Lawrence’s engraving is done freehand using a diamond point drill.
A ‘stippling’ technique is also used which involves tapping the surface of the glass with a diamond tipped tool. Each tap produces a dot and the image is composed of many hundreds or thousands of dots.

Stippling creates delicate detail providing more shades, tones and texture than drill engraving.

People often ask if we can engrave coloured glass, which we can, but the result is completely different as the essence of glass engraving is the way light is caught and reflected.

To answer another frequently asked question, we do not use any other engraving techniques like sand blasting, acid or laser etching and so do not mass produce.

Ours are unique and individual items which make perfect and affordable gifts.

Designs range from a decorated initial to an intricate image.
See samples in our Gallery Page.

Examples of suggested styles of engraving for initials