Item Name:
Moretti Effetre Rod - Transparent Olive Green - 5mm - 6mm
SKU:
1556025
Description:
Moretti Green Olive Transparent is a soft glass color rod made by Effetre in a transparent olive-green tone. This glass is pulled into smooth, consistent rods that are designed to be melted in a lampworking flame for making beads, small sculptural work, and decorative components. Transparent colors like this are commonly chosen when you want light to pass through the glass for depth, layering, and clean color transitions, and they can be especially useful for encasing, striping, and building up rich color over a neutral base.
How it is used:
- Warm the rod gradually in the outer flame to prevent thermal shock, then bring it into the working flame to begin melting.
- Wind molten glass onto a mandrel to form beads, or gather and shape it for small sculptural details.
- Use as a transparent overlay for encasing and adding depth over opaques or other transparents.
- Pull into stringer for fine linework, scrollwork, and controlled color placement.
- Combine with other Effetre colors for layering and shading effects while keeping a transparent finish.
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