NEW Lemon Segments, 1 - 1.5oz, COE 96 Murrini Millefiori

These new lemon segments are a simple murrini but oh-so-fun! You may notice that some of these segments have a very thin layer of white around the exterior, but most do not. 

I first experimented with the segments on a round white circle grouped with a slight gap between each murrini, but when fully fused they all came together more like a flower (far left sample which was still nice but not what I was going for).

So in my next attempt (middle lemon) I put the segments back on white with a bit of Glasstac glue holding them still and cut a yellow circle slightly larger than the white circle to place underneath the white circle. I filled all around the lemon segments (once the glue dried) with fine white frit and fully fused (my favorite).

Finally I tried another method using white powder between the segments, but this made the segments look a bit softer around the edges (far right lemon sample). I also should have fully fused the third sample a bit hotter as the yellow didn’t quite pull in all the way and there is a ledge between the white and the yellow.

Since the sizes of Lemon Segment canes differ, there is no set size on how to make your white and yellow circles. What I recommend is after you have your segments snipped, set them on your white base positioned with some space between each segment and draw a circle around the segments with about a 1/8 to 3/16 space all around, depending on how much white and yellow you want around your segments. If you want a little bit more yellow to show, make it slightly larger (closer to 3/16). You can see I sprinkled in a little bit of white fine frit all around the segments and before putting it in the kiln, I scooted the frit on the yellow up against the white edge. 

The larger Lemon Segment canes are a bit trickier to snip so I made a quick video to show how I got the best result when snipping the MED/LARGE size.  For the medium and large sizes, I will be charging just a bit less than the actual weight of the package so that everyone can have a practice cane in each order. ;) The smaller sizes snip easier, and I snipped them the same way as in the video.

All my murrini are hand-pulled by me in my glass shop’s vitrigraph kiln, are annealed and tested. Sizes will vary slightly in the order. You can get approximately fifteen 3mm murrini from each cane.

My listings are photographed in the best lighting possible to show accurate colors (however all computer monitors render colors differently). I use Oceanside fusible glass in my shop in my shop unless specified in the listing. COE 96.

If you have any questions before or after a sale, don’t hesitate to reach out as I’m always happy to help!