Peter McDougall first began working in glass at the age of 16 at Strathearn Glass in Crieff, Scotland. In 1968, Stuart Drysdall and five glassworkers, including Peter McDougall, started Perthshire Paperweights where, Peter eventually became manager. After Perthshire Paperweights closed in 2002, Peter opened his own studio, PMcD Glass Studio Ltd., where he continued to make paperweights until his retirement in 2012.