I have this mold.  Isn't it beautiful and now I need instructions on how to fill it with frit, powder and how to fire.  Can I add glass to it?  How is the middle done?  How exactly do I fire it?

This is the mold.  Actually this is not the exact mold,  this is the exact mold

It is flatter than the one above





It is flatter than the one above.  I prefired  2 pieces of blank glass into an 8 inch circle, then I covered the center of the mold with black powder.  I layered over the black power red fine frit which I enclosed in a circle of green frit.  I placed the prefired panel over it and are currently firing it at the following schedule

275 dph............................1225 degrees...........................hold 1 hour
300dph..............................1330 degrees..........................hold 10 mins
300 dph..............................1465 degrees.........................hold 5 mins
full......................................900 degrees...........................hold 1 hour

Will the piece take the outside shape of the mold or did I have to precut that.  I think I already proved to myself that the slump stage would be successful in fixing the outer shape but I am looking at it again for this in what is a complex or multi pointed shape. I hope it does take the shape.  I filled the center part of the sunflower but in the next try I will use different colors and from this time I should know if the amount of frit that I used is correct or not.

It did not take the shape of the outside edges.  some of the ends raised a bit and another broke off.  I have to understand slumping molds better. 



Irid glass

 Irid  clear fired face down and capped with royal blue.