Each slice in this pack carries a miniature alien face: the familiar rounded head with two large, dark almond-shaped eyes rendered in green against a near-black ground. The contrast is crisp and the motif reads clearly across the range of slice sizes. Because every slice comes from the same patterned cane, the image repeats consistently across the pack, easy to scatter as a few accents on a pendant or to build a repeating pattern on a larger piece.
Murrini, also called millefiori, are small cross-section slices of patterned glass cane; the image runs from one end of the cane to the other, so each cut face reveals it in miniature. Place these COE96 slices individually on the surface of a fused glass project and fire them in as accents on jewelry pendants, ornaments, suncatchers, plates, and dishes.
What glass must I use with these murrini? These are COE96 murrini; fuse them only with glass of the same COE. Pairing them with glass of a different coefficient of expansion introduces thermal stress and can lead to cracking during or after firing.
How many slices come in a pack? Sold as a jar of assorted slices, so there is no fixed number; sizes and counts vary from pack to pack and the photo shows a representative spread.
How do I place and fire these in a fused glass project? Arrange individual slices face up on the surface of your COE96 base glass, then load the kiln and fire. They are surface accents, not a base layer, and can be combined with frit, stringer, or other glass elements of the same COE. A full fuse fires them flat and flush; a tack fuse leaves them raised and more three-dimensional.
Specifications
SKU: 153855 COE: COE96 Format: jar of assorted slices; sizes and counts vary from pack to pack Pattern/motif: alien face, green on a dark background Working Notes
Always run a test firing on a small sample before committing your final piece. Results depend on your kiln, your schedule, and the specific COE96 base glass you are using, so match your schedule to your materials and adjust from your test results.
Description updated: July 6, 2026
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