| Murano glass jewelry, as the name implies, is | | | | When glass becomes fluid, at a temperature of |
| made from original Murano glass. Murano glass | | | | about 800F, the glass worker uses |
| comes from Murano, which was the glasswork | | | | copper rods, now commonly copper mandrels, to |
| capital of the world in the 13th Century. Glass | | | | scoop a small portion of the molten cane. At this |
| working technologies such as crystalline glass, | | | | temperature, there are times when embers of |
| milleflori, enameled glass, multi-colored glass, | | | | glass pop which can result in burns. Protective |
| smoke glass, and milk gas all came from Murano. | | | | gear such as rubber gloves and glass shields are |
| Murano glass beads, which are more commonly | | | | used to make the work safer. When a drop of |
| known as Venetian beads, are made from Murano | | | | glass is already stuck on the copper rod, it is still |
| glass canes. These glass canes are made of 70% | | | | heated in the lamp and shaped using one of many |
| silica or sand. The rest of them are made of soda | | | | shaping tools. |
| and lime, and some additives for lowering the | | | | Once the shape is final, other decorations such as |
| melting point, extending its molten state, | | | | gold strips, silver strips, etc may be wrapped |
| modifying its color, or perhaps prevent the glass | | | | around or inside the glass. The glass is hot worked |
| from bubbling. The class canes are cut using a | | | | once more, then allowed to cool in a bed of silica |
| tagianti, the glass maker's cutting tool for both | | | | called vermiculite. Once the bead is finished, the |
| glass and the copper rod used for holding the | | | | extension of the mandrel is simply chopped off, |
| glass. The cut portions of cane are then melted | | | | and using nitric acid solution, the embedded portion |
| using open flame lamps or blowtorches. | | | | is dissolved. |