MURANO GLASS > MILLEFIORI
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MILLEFIORI
Looking for jewellery? Click here for Millefiori Pendants, Millefiori Bead Necklaces, and Millefiori Watches. We also have a range of Millefiori ornaments - click here for our Pill Boxes, Paperweights and more.
Millefiori jewellery and ornaments are made as follows:
Venetian glassmakers walk in opposite directions, pulling out the Murano glass into a long fine rod, using only their eyes and experience to guage the right diameter. The rods are then cut into tiny Millefiori beads.
These beads are then placed into a copper frame to make a mosaic. The composition of different shapes and colours is done entirely After this the frames are put into the glass oven in special containers and left overnight, where the glass begins to melt, increasing its thickness. The glass is then ground and cleaned by hand, piece by piece, and this grinding and cleaning process takes approximately one hour per piece! Then the glass can be used to make the beautiful items we enjoy.
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