<p>This is most likely an <strong>applied ceramic label</strong>. It's an industrial process that can't be achieved in a typical handmade craft setting (e.g., your garage), requiring <a href="https://digitalfire.com/4sight/glossary/glossary_ceramic_ink.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">ceramic inks</a> or enamels, screen printing to apply the design, and high-temperature baking to set. </p>

<p><em>If you're considering removing an ACL to decorate the beer glass differently, the verdict is apparently that it isn't really removable (<a href="https://crafts.stackexchange.com/a/2072/30">see related Q/A</a>).</em></p>

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Erica
<p>I have some beer glasses with decal-like decorations that I assume are some kind of plastic or maybe even glass/faience. How are these made?</p>

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My guess is that it is Pyrography.
Surb
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@Surb woodburning? how does that work in the context of glassware decals?
Erica
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@Erica well Pyrography is usually done on wood but can also be applied on glass (note that there is nothing about "wood" in the word pyrography). [Some examples](https://www.google.de/search?q=Pyrogravure+sur+verre&espv=2&biw=1125&bih=636&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwixr5Xuyc7RAhWrFZoKHYN-AcMQsAQIIA) (it might be my translation of "pyrogravure" which is wrong though...)
Surb
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@Erica However, I guess your answer is correct (especially because of the different colors).
Surb
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Ah -- I think that is more accurately _engraving_ (or perhaps etching, but I think that's chemical-based rather than mechanical) rather than burning.
Erica
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@Erica Might be (I'm definitely not an expert :). Nevertheless, it seems that people use this technique "at home".
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# Lacquer on glassware

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-01-19)

I have some beer glasses with decal-like decorations that I assume are some kind of plastic or maybe even glass/faience. How are these made?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: My guess is that it is Pyrography.  
> **username_2**: @username_1 woodburning? how does that work in the context of glassware decals?  
> **username_1**: @username_2 well Pyrography is usually done on wood but can also be applied on glass (note that there is nothing about "wood" in the word pyrography). [Some examples](https://www.google.de/search?q=Pyrogravure+sur+verre&espv=2&biw=1125&bih=636&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwixr5Xuyc7RAhWrFZoKHYN-AcMQsAQIIA) (it might be my translation of "pyrogravure" which is wrong though...)  
> **username_1**: @username_2 However, I guess your answer is correct (especially because of the different colors).  
> **username_2**: Ah -- I think that is more accurately _engraving_ (or perhaps etching, but I think that's chemical-based rather than mechanical) rather than burning.  
> **username_1**: @username_2 Might be (I'm definitely not an expert :). Nevertheless, it seems that people use this technique "at home".  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2017-01-19. Score: 4

This is most likely an **applied ceramic label**. It's an industrial process that can't be achieved in a typical handmade craft setting (e.g., your garage), requiring [ceramic inks](https://digitalfire.com/4sight/glossary/glossary_ceramic_ink.html) or enamels, screen printing to apply the design, and high-temperature baking to set.

*If you're considering removing an ACL to decorate the beer glass differently, the verdict is apparently that it isn't really removable ([see related Q/A](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/a/2072/30)).*


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