**To see final images of the murrini after kiln annealing visit my website: **ccglassart.com/2015/02/05/murr..**. ** Hello! In this video I test my own handmade murrini chips on white glass. After making murrini I like to see how they will look and behave - I also use these samples for photographing the murrini for my Etsy listings. There is no speaking or teaching in this video, it is just a demonstration for entertainment purposes only.*
It didn't crack, but in this case I wasn't concerned about the thickness of the base anyway since it was only used to demonstrate murrini application for this video. It was not intended to be a usable bead. For usable beads, you are correct, the glass must be even and thicker than the mandrel.
**To see final images of the murrini after kiln annealing visit my website: **ccglassart.com/2015/02/05/murr..**. ** Hello! In this video I test my own handmade murrini chips on white glass. After making murrini I like to see how they will look and behave - I also use these samples for photographing the murrini for my Etsy listings. There is no speaking or teaching in this video, it is just a demonstration for entertainment purposes only.*
Did that bead crack? You must have glass as thick as the mandrel on either side of it.
It didn't crack, but in this case I wasn't concerned about the thickness of the base anyway since it was only used to demonstrate murrini application for this video. It was not intended to be a usable bead. For usable beads, you are correct, the glass must be even and thicker than the mandrel.