Iris Orange

[Lush!]

As there's a new thread about Iris Gold, can I ask the same question re Iris Orange please.

I bought a couple of rods and apart from pulling stringer and making plunged flowers, I'm a bit stumped really.  Any exciting ideas anybody?

[Shirley]

Isn't iris orange raku?

[beads-on-toast]

yes it is raku

try making a bead with raku

and adding coppergreen decoration

SCRUMMY

[Lush!]

Oh Anna, I hadn't thought of using it that way round!

Only trouble is ... there seems to be a national shortage of copper green 

[*rowanberry*]

now is it the 104 iris orange of the old 96 iris orange? as the newer rods of the 104 one dont work quite as well....

Anyway, make a black base bead, add some iris orange... heat the snot out of it then somehow cool it very quickly, such as blowing on it or making it touch something brass. Keep doing that until you see some wonderful rainbow colours coming out!

Try it on top of silver as well

[Jolanda]

now is it the 104 iris orange of the old 96 iris orange? as the newer rods of the 104 one dont work quite as well....

Anyway, make a black base bead, add some iris orange... heat the snot out of it then somehow cool it very quickly, such as blowing on it or making it touch something brass. Keep doing that until you see some wonderful rainbow colours coming out!

Try it on top of silver as well

Works even better on a lapis or amethyst base...