COE90 Murrini/ Millefiore

Murrini and millefiore are slices of patterned glass cane that fuse into your projects as ready-made designs: florals, animals, hearts, stars, holiday motifs, sports, and geometric squares. This COE90 category gathers cane slices compatible with Bullseye and other tested COE90 glass, led by G. A. G. with additional designs from Twisted Cane.

What murrini and millefiore are

Murrini (sometimes spelled murrine) and millefiore are cross sections cut from a longer patterned cane. When you place a slice on a COE90 base and fire it to a tack or full fuse, the design melts in flush with the sheet and becomes a fused decorative element. They are an easy way to add detailed focal images to pendants, plates, panels, suncatchers, and ornaments without painting or drawing the design yourself.

What is in this category at AGS

The selection is dominated by G. A. G. murrini with additional cane from Twisted Cane. Subjects span garden and wildlife (butterflies, dragonflies, bumble bees, chickadees, brown owls, barn swallows, dolphins, crabs, assorted sea life), florals like Cape Jasmine and Chinese bellflower, holiday and seasonal motifs (Christmas trees, Halloween bats and skulls, autumn leaves, spooky night), celestial designs (stars, sun, moon), hearts and clover, sports balls (baseball, basketball, beach ball), and abstract Hip To Be Square patterns. Many designs are also offered as assorted mixes when you want variety rather than a single image.

Matching COE and firing

Every piece here is tested at a 90 coefficient of expansion, so it can be fused with COE90 sheet glass, frit, and stringers from other COE90 supplies. Do not mix these slices with COE96 or COE104 components in the same fired piece, as the mismatch can crack on cooling. Murrini sit on top of your base layer; choose a tack, contour, or full fuse schedule depending on whether you want the slice to stay raised and tactile or melt down smooth with the surface.

Using murrini in your work

Place slices face up on a fused base, or sandwich them under a clear cap for a window effect in pendants and suncatchers. They also drop neatly into the wells of jewelry components and work as accents scattered across bowls, plates, dishes, and ornaments. For clean results, wipe each slice with alcohol before firing and leave a little space between pieces so the glass has room to flow without trapping bubbles.