Item Name:
Moretti Effetre Rod - Light Lemon Yellow - 5mm - 6mm
SKU:
1556404
Description:
Moretti Yellow Lemon Light Effetre Glass Rod is a pulled, solid soft-glass color rod made for lampworking. It is produced as a continuous cane of colored glass that is cooled, cut into working lengths, and then melted at the torch so you can feed glass precisely into beads, small sculptures, and small blown components. This rod is used when you want clean, controlled placement of a bright lemon-yellow tone for base wraps, surface decoration, stringer detail, and layered color work that can be left raised for texture or melted in for a smooth, even finish.
How it is used:
- Preheat the rod gradually in the outer flame to reduce thermal shock, then bring it into a steady working heat.
- Use the molten tip to lay down a base wrap on a mandrel for beadmaking, then smooth and shape with heat control.
- Pull stringers from the rod for fine lines, dots, scrollwork, and detailed surface patterning.
- Apply as stripes or bands over a base color, then melt in fully for a clean solid layer or keep it slightly proud for tactile decoration.
- Use small gathers for sculptural accents, then refine the shape with graphite or tungsten tools while keeping the piece evenly warm.
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