I am pulling my hair out......any ideas??

Helen G · July 01, 2011, 10:22:52 AM

OK, as you may know I have made batch after batch of beads in what I call spring garden colours ie cranberry, effetre white, elphaba, effetre 006, & effertre grass green. They feature in my banner

I can't for the life of me make the cranberry encased effetre white ones without them cracking

I have always used the annealing schedule pre programmed on the maxine and never had a problem before. Has anyone else got this problem? I'm wondering if it's a bad batch of glass or something.

I'm doing my nut as for 3 days in a row I've made perfect beads (I want them to photograph for my GBUK journal entry) that have to be ditched

Kaz · July 01, 2011, 10:29:00 AM

I had a similar problem with a batch of cranberry unique (the paler one) but was told no-one else had had a problem. I chucked it away. The latest batch of Rubino may be worth trying.
Put one of your multiple button photos in the GBUK journal!
Kazx

Kalorlo · July 01, 2011, 10:55:44 AM

There was a thread on LE about batches of cranberry cracking. (My single rod of it developed cracks over white too when I did some rubino comparison beads a while ago).

Helen G · July 01, 2011, 11:23:23 AM

Oh phew! It's not just me then

I can live with that.
Thanks Kaz, I was thinking about that option with the buttons too - maybe that is the best plan

jammie · July 01, 2011, 11:27:21 AM

Take photos of buttons they are gorgeous! :)They will look great in the journal.

Jay9 · July 01, 2011, 12:39:13 PM

As the person who will be pulling all the photos and text together for the journal I would definitely use the pics of your buttons.

Just make sure they are really good quality pics!

SleepySnailSam · July 01, 2011, 02:16:14 PM

Is the Cranberry from CiM ?

I've had problems encasing Effetre white with CiM Cranberry - every bead cracked. Very annoying.

Thought it was me at first but I think I picked up somewhere that it could be a bit 'fussy'. Still annoying though.

Redhotsal · July 01, 2011, 04:50:04 PM

Are you using "soft" white? If so it's probably Anice and will give you all sorts of problems with cranberry encasing.

Veebee · July 01, 2011, 04:54:10 PM

Can't help with the cranberry but Yes, button piccies for the journal, pleeeeeease

Helen G · July 04, 2011, 01:13:28 PM

well the journal will have button photo's and I have cracked (pardon the pun) the cranberry problem, one stupid troublesome batch! Trouble is I have two different batches in the same pidgeon hole - mental note to make a pink test bead first $:-\$