I've been using up odd rods, some of which were unlabled. The pistachio colour in the foreground beads has struck this colour. In the rod it was a murky looking tan which had some transparency to it. I got it in a swap ages ago and all the labels had come off and got onto the wrong rods. I've fallen in love with it, its very subtle and these are amongst my fave beads, so would love to reproduce them.
Thanks for any help. :-*
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Can we have a picture of the rod Hun? I'm sure it would be easier to identify in the rod :)
Yes well, I thought about that but only after I'd fed the last little bit into the centre of one them! Like a good Yorkshire lass I don't waste nowt! ;)
Hmmm so can you be more precise. Which colour is it? The dark toffee colour?
Sorry no its the greeny colour in the foregrounded beads, its like a kind of pistachio colour, in the rod it was more of a russet/tan. I wondered if it might be a vetrofond rod? :-\
Vetrofond Odd Lychen perhaps?
It sounds like it could be right - I'd describe it as a soft light sage in colour. Is Lychen reddish in the rod Donna? If so do you know where I could get any, vetrofond is becoming like hen's teeth isn't it?
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Not really. My Lichen has an olivey transparent casing on a deeper green core. I guess that's not it. I've had a look through my VO's and can't see any that are reddish that I know go green. Sorry :(
I will have a look at our Vetrofond stock to see if anything comes close...
So, it's the pistachio-colour we're trying to identify? That doesn't strike me like any of the traditional Vetro odds - it looks completely opaque...? Hang on....it's not Rockinghorse Poo, is it?? ?? Doesn't sound right in the rod, but possible in the bead?
Had another think.....again, not in the rod, but my Effetre Sage looks a bit like this....I think??
It doesn't look like any of my Vetro Odds. :/
Is it the fabled River Rock? Also known as Vetrofond avocado, I think. I had one rod in a mix that I got from Q ages ago. If so then rocking horse oo is a bit of an understatement :D
It's not one of the ASK/Kugler colours, is it? That might account for the weird looking rod.
There were also the range of neutralish Vetro odds like verde muschio and biscotti that came out at around the same time. But verde muschio looks like transparent sage in the rod, I think.
Lol, yes, River Rock is what got called Rockinghorse Poo, I think. I believe I have a rod stashed away somewhere.....
I'm pretty sure I kept some avocado, but I can't check for another 10 days or so. I think Kay had some from me though.
I had some avacado, though I know I swapped what I had left, it does seem to be similar.
Certainly not lichen, you would see the core in that.
This glass definitely didn't have any hint of green in the rod form, was a bit like kalypso but more red than that. I think I got it from Billie in a swap, but she doesn't seem to come on here anymore. Whatever it was I really like it!
Is it lime sweet? It looks grayish red in the rod and opacifies to pastelly colour?
cosmic storm???
I considered that, but lime sweet/light red jasper also strikes back to reddish and I'd have thought there'd be a hint of that on pressed beads ??? It's not really green unstruck, either.
My rods of that are opaque grey with a hint of red on the outside and have a small core of either red or yellow.
I don't think it's that, and it definitely isn't cosmic storm. Avocado seems likely.
Looks like one of the early vetofond odds to me - and I'd tend to avocado or river rock but I don't think that was reddish in the rod. I only had one rod though so my memory may be gone. And I'd be surprised if Billie was willing to swap it as that was indeed rocking horse poo.
I'll have a look in the shed over the weekend as I have lots of the odds - I'm thinking lichen too as I think that was translucent like kalypso. Its definitely not one of the jaspers/sweets. The other option is one of the "no lots" which Q gave away with orders. If its one of those then I think you may be out of luck as they weren't named but were mixed bundles. They were very thin rods and in all sorts of earthy colours.
Was the rod shocky?
Sarah
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You lot are all amazing - even if I never find out what it is, I'll treasure the fact that you've all gone to so much trouble to try and identify it for me.
Sarah it wasn't at all shocky. When I first melted the end I thought it was cream, but then when it was against the ivory I realised its a soft green.
Guess I'll keep the beads and try and match them to something else, is the lichen or avacado available anywher does anyone know?
Thanks again for wracking your brains for me. x
I think I might have both. I will go for a look :)
I have been out for a look, and don't have Lichen. I do have 1 & 3/4 rods of a khaos looking oddlot with a greenish tinge down the middle and 5 rods of Avocado.
Do you want to do a swap Ilona? Or I'm happy to buy some off you, if you've got any of the avacado to spare? :)
Yes, I will post you these rods, 5 Avocardo and the 1 & 3/4 odd lots. and if you can swap me the same amount of rods back ( not fussy ). I will post you my address at lunch time. Can you PM me yours.
:-* Thanks hun have pm'd you x
Any luck yet hun? You are of course more than welcome to come and visit me :) That way you can look at the rods yourself ;D
and of course play on the torches with me ;)
Quote from: GaysieMay on June 07, 2012, 10:08:22 PM
You lot are all amazing - even if I never find out what it is, I'll treasure the fact that you've all gone to so much trouble to try and identify it for me.
You are joking aren't you - do you think we could pass up an excuse to browse glass websites, rummage through our stash etc all in a "good cause" ;D
Any possibility that is could be a version of Effetre copper green?
QuoteAny luck yet hun? You are of course more than welcome to come and visit me That way you can look at the rods yourself
and of course play on the torches with me
... you shouldn't say things like that you'll never get rid of me! ;D ;D ;D ;D
[quoteYou are joking aren't you - do you think we could pass up an excuse to browse glass websites, rummage through our stash etc all in a "good cause" ][/quote]
... that makes it sound like I've offered some sort of public service! ;D ;D ;D ;D Glad you enjoyed the challenge!