FIMO Workshopbox Millefiori

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Millefiori, the art of a thousand flowersMillefiori, an age-old mosaic technique which still thrills us today, dates back to the antiquity and was rediscovered by Venetians in the 15th century for the art of glass making. The qualities and wide range of colours offered by FIMO make it easy to create these enchanting flower patterns. Flowers and leaves play the leading role in these beautiful creations. Unique patterns can be made with FIMO modelling clay and used on objects made out of glass, wood and metal as well as on other surfaces.

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You will also require: smooth work surface (glass or ceramic)

You will need these STAEDTLER articles:

product colour art. no. quantity 3FIMO millefiori Workshop Box -- 8003 31 L1 1

FIMO classic alternatively green 8000-57 1

white 8000-0 1

turquoise 8000-32 1

golden yellow 8000-15 1

acrylic roller -- 8700 05 1

blade set -- 8700 04 1

modelling tools -- 8711 1

gloss varnish -- 8703 01 BK 1

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Millefiori, the art of a thousand flowers

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The grooves on the back of the blocks enable an exact portioning. Using the acrylic roller or pasta machine, roll out an approx. 3 mm thick sheet out of three portions of green FIMO. Mix half a strip of turquoise with three strips of yellow. Knead them together until an apple-green colour is created and then shape into a thick slab.

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Cut the oval down the middle and press along the outside edges to make the dark green lines slope. Place both halves next to each other, making sure the veins of the leaf are sloping in the same direction and add another layer of the dark colour between the two pieces.

This creates the leaf pattern. Join the two halves together again by pressing carefully around the edge. Apply slightly more pressure towards the tip to create a leaf shape.

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Divide the slab into 4 pieces and place a thin layer of the dark colour between each one. Then join them together again and form into an oval shape.

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Another strip of the dark green colour is then wrapped around the outside.

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Here, you can see a smaller version which is created by a continued pressing and shaping of the pattern cane.

When the cane is made thinner, the pattern looks distorted at the ends. The correct pattern can be seen when the ends are cut off.

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Form the leaf into a tip using your fingers and continue shaping until the pattern is uniform.




The grooves on the back of the blocks enable an exact portioning. Using the acrylic roller or pasta machine, roll out an approx. 3 mm thick sheet out of two portions of yellow FIMO. Shape three strips of white into a thick roll and do the same with three strips of turquoise too.

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Wrap strips from the sheets of yellow FIMO around the four blue pieces and arrange them in a row. Place three of the white pieces in the spaces in between. Cut the remaining quarter of white FIMO in half and use the two halves to finish off the ends.

Carefully press around the edge to join the pattern together. Apply more pressure at the bottom in the middle in order to create a flower shape.

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Press the rolls to make them a little flatter and use the blade to cut them into quarters.


Tip:Always begin with the lightest, most sensitive colour.



Continue to press and shape the pattern until a triangular shape with three equally sized sides is created.

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Roll the honeycomb-shaped cane in the palms of your hands until it is round.

Here you can see the pattern in a smaller version too this is created by a continued rolling of the cane.

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You can see here how a small triangle is made out of the large triangle. The long cane is now cut into six pieces of equal length. These are then put together to create a flower pattern.




In order to be able to arrange the pattern correctly, it is important that all slices are equally thick. The FIMO cutting blade serves as an ideal tool here.

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In order to ensure that the surface is even, the pattern can be smoothed over again using the acrylic roller. The finished objects are hardened in the oven for around 30 minutes at 110 C. Once cool, a thin coat of FIMO gloss varnish can be added.

We hope you have fun making, trying out and creating new ideas.

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Arrange the different FIMO patterns on the glass frame as required and then press on firmly.


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FIMO Workshopbox Millefiori