Feb 07 2010
Murano Glass Jewelry Making
Murano, a small island north of Venice, is the center of Venetian glass industry since 1291, when the Venetian Republic ordered glassmakers to move their factories and laboratories on the island. Murano glassworks for centuries known for its craftsmanship, style and color. Murano glass-making techniques and perfect their craft skills – has found its way to the production of jewelry in glass.
The creation of jewelry from Murano starts with the production ofcanes of colored glass, an activity (involved in) a great challenge for each glass as chemical compounds to make stained glass, is very sensitive and must be mixed precisely. Aquamarine, for example, is achieved through a concentration of cobalt and copper during the manufacturing process, ruby, on the other hand, requires a solution of gold as a coloring agent for glass. Other materials used to create different colors used in MuranoJewels.
Craftsmen use their sticks in the construction of their own glass beads and jewelry with different techniques.
Lampworking
Even torch and mandrel technique is known, this technique Lampworking has been in use since 1700. Under this method is made of Murano and underfloor heating pipes to reach a solution is reached, or an almost liquid and wrapped around a metal rod until the desired shape. This is complemented by the application of several layerscolored glass and gold leaf or silver, is used with care, he wants to get the effect of artisans. Bead is then cooled slowly and removed from the rod, creating a hole in the ball, which is used to hang.
Chevron or Rosetta Pearl
Murano is also for Chevron or Rosetta balls consisting of a wire rod and six layers of glass in various colors, from 14th Century has been defined, is known to be created – black, blue, white, red, whiteand, finally, blue. Were divided according to colors, ball milled to show a pattern, consisting of 5 concentric to the production of 12 stars. The informant then cut into beads of a model of red, white and blue checked.
Filigree Beads
Filigree Beads are actually produced in glass. They are made by craftsmen in melting glass rods. Then he took with Blow-pipe, pumped through the air (usually with a fan's impressive torqueA pulmonary form) spirals, stripes of colors and shapes.
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