Description:
Item Name:
Moretti Effetre Rod - Pastel White - 5mm - 6mm
SKU:
1556204
Description:
This is a solid colored soft glass rod in a pastel white made by Effetre Moretti. It is manufactured as a consistent round cane intended for lampworking, where it is heated in the torch flame and used for beadmaking, small sculpture, and decorative components. Pastel white is a staple color because it gives strong, clean opacity for base beads, crisp dot work, and high-contrast patterning, and it is also commonly used as a backing color to make other transparent and reactive colors read brighter.
How it is used:
- Warm the rod gradually in the outer flame to prevent thermal shock, then bring it to a working heat for winding or sculpting.
- Wind the molten glass onto a prepared mandrel to make a base bead, then reheat and shape with gravity and gentle tooling.
- Use it for dots, stripes, and simple cane pulls when you want sharp contrast against darker or transparent colors.
- Apply it as a base layer under transparent colors to increase brightness and improve color readability in the finished bead.
Dimensions:
- Rod diameter: 5mm – 6mm