rose cane?

[princess pink]

How do i make rose cane or those lovely swirly pink roses? i have no idea where to start. x

[beads-on-toast]

white encased with pink

[TiaraHelen]

I just did some for the watercolour challenge just like vine stringer - I painted thick pink stringers onto a white cane (like putting toothpaste on a toothbrush. Sort of.)  Then pulled it into stringer.  But I should have made sure there was a good strong pink in it to get the contrast a bit better, it all splurged a bit.   I think I read somewhere you can use a tapered piece of stringer to get a more natural effect when you paint it on in a spiral but I can't remember which way it's supposed to taper!

[GoodMonkey]

Encase white glass with rubino oro and pull into stringer then paint a rose (spiral round) onto your bead with the stringer, it will take a bit of practice.

[GoodMonkey]

Sorry Helen - we posted at the same time 

[Rachel]

You can also try different opaque base colours for different shades - rubino over periwinkle is nice - gives a more purpley pink.