CIM Cranberry

Pegasus · January 05, 2012, 10:03:01 PM

Off down the soggy garden now to photo my cranberry explosions....! Will post pics when I get back (about 3am)...!!

MyPrecious · January 05, 2012, 10:22:02 PM

You're all scaring me... I made a big set of beads using Cranberry the other day (last one I showed in the gallery I think). None of the beads are broken yet but I might wait a little before I put them up for sale.

Trudi · January 05, 2012, 10:32:06 PM

It could well be a batch issue.

Helen G · January 05, 2012, 10:45:57 PM

As you know Sue, I had big problems with cranberry and cracking, it turned out to be my particular batch and although my latest batch is fine, I'm very nervous about selling beads I've made using it $:-\$

If you need pictures of cracked beads from me then let me know, it'll be interesting to see what they say.

awrylemming · January 05, 2012, 11:32:11 PM

When did you get your batch Helen? I bought mine around a year ago, one lot from Frantz and the other from Tuffnells a couple of months before. Would they be the same batch do you think? $:-\$ I think it's probably best to send as many photos from different people as possible. If you send them to my email I can forward them from there, or shall I just direct her to the thread?

Quote from: MyPrecious on January 05, 2012, 10:22:02 PM
You're all scaring me... I made a big set of beads using Cranberry the other day (last one I showed in the gallery I think). None of the beads are broken yet but I might wait a little before I put them up for sale.

I have found with this that the beads generally show some sign of problems within a day or two, not sure about everybody else, but that seems to be the rule of thumb with this one?

MyPrecious · January 06, 2012, 01:35:15 AM

I got 5kg of it about 6-8 weeks ago. It is a darker shade than the batch I got before.

awrylemming · January 06, 2012, 07:42:12 AM

Hopefully your batch will be problem free, if it is a batch problem ... 5 kg?

Blimey, and I thought I had a glass habit!

Calico Cat · January 06, 2012, 11:20:54 AM

Quote from: MyPrecious on January 06, 2012, 01:35:15 AM
I got 5kg of it about 6-8 weeks ago. It is a darker shade than the batch I got before.

5Kg!!!!

I thought I was bad buying 1Kg of colours I like . . . . .

Helen G · January 06, 2012, 11:50:57 AM

My batch could have been 3 years old as I had a lot of it and it was only when I got the bottom 12 rods of my pile did I start to have problems. I got it from Tuffnells.

MyPrecious · January 06, 2012, 11:58:51 AM

Quote from: Calico Cat on January 06, 2012, 11:20:54 AM
Quote from: MyPrecious on January 06, 2012, 01:35:15 AM
I got 5kg of it about 6-8 weeks ago. It is a darker shade than the batch I got before.

5Kg!!!!

I thought I was bad buying 1Kg of colours I like . . . . .

It's because I sell glass...

awrylemming · January 06, 2012, 12:00:00 PM

That's no excuse ..

How can you bear to let it go?!!

Calico Cat · January 06, 2012, 12:18:37 PM

Sounds like me and my hand-dyed embroidery silk - I buy it in 50 yard hanks and skein it up - I love when a delivery arrives - especially when there are new colours

I have some CIM Cranberry - I don't use it very much (I'm too mean) but I'm not aware of having any problems with it - picked up at FO last year I think.

awrylemming · January 06, 2012, 12:39:31 PM

I remade my focal in identical fashion but dropping the Kugler for a desert pink base - same cracking and crazing

I feel like giving up.

turnedlight · January 06, 2012, 12:43:30 PM

Have you tried pink lady, I use it instead of rubino.

MyPrecious · January 06, 2012, 01:03:03 PM

Quote from: awrylemming on January 06, 2012, 12:00:00 PM
That's no excuse .. How can you bear to let it go?!!

The quicker I let it go, the quicker I can place another huge order! :-P

Anyway, there are still no cracks in my Cranberry beads. Maybe the latest batch is ok?