Blown Murano Glass Beads
Blown Murano glass beads are some of our customers favorite to work with as they are both light, strong and have a different effect than our other Venetian beads. Each of these high-quality blown glass beads is made on the glass island of Murano using the finest glass in the world. The colors and quality are matched by none, and each bead is annealed in oven to insure the strength. Explore our collection and find the beads that speak to your style.
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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.