Our blown beads are made by hand and annealed for strength and durability, and use only the highest quality lead free glass available, providing vibrant colors and a feel associated with quality. Beware of cheap imitations from the larger online and catalogue bead stores advertising their blown beads as "Murano Glass", as they are not made using Murano Glass.
Blown Beads: The blown beads are the only beads made in a real Murano glass furnace or in small laboratories using "glory holes". They are made using a technique called filigrana the glass blower first takes a blowpipe and rolls over canes of colored glass giving the striping in each bead. They may be finished in spirals, or straight striping, and may be balls, or teardrop shape or our very popular pennies which are balls which have been flattened. The Venetian Blown beads may also be made in lampwork technique, or perle a lume (in Italian). In the case where they are made in lampwork, they begin with a larger cane of the Moretti glass which they melt into a soft ball on the end of a small blow pipe. Our blown Venetian Glass Hearts are made in this fashion, while our other Blown Beads are made in the filigrana technique. Your authentic Murano Glass Jewelry made with these beads will follow traditions established long ago. |
