"This is a lovely soft blue denim colour, the sort of shade you would only have found in the Bullseye range before. I love the colour. However I found it very shocky to start with. After attempting one bead I put the end of the rod in through the bead door of my kiln. Once the rod was warm it was much easier to use. I did find that I needed to be careful not to over heat the tip of the rod in the flame otherwise I got a bit of bubbling which led to a pale patch on the surface of the bead, but with a bit of care there was no problem. It was necessary to put the end back in the kiln between beads to keep the glass warm." – Josephine Wadman |