New color from Tag Glass. This is a "New" batch. Dated 06-30-10. Added on Saturday, August 13th. Variations of tans and some rods are a very light purpe-tan. Will put a mixture of both in your order until we run out of the purplish looking rods. (More tan than purple) This is an easy silver glass to strike. I'm getting really good results each time I play with it. That says ALOT!
Working tips :
And then there is FIRE! This is Dalai Lotus, with the addition of a kiln-striking red. So, you work this glass just like Dalai Lotus, lots of heat, and a significant cool-down, then strike away... and when you anneal it, Fire Lotus can shift pinker to redder in the kiln. Or not. Batches vary – many batches produce beads that can look just the same at the end of a normal, 950 anneal as they did going into the kiln. But a second, or third anneal cycle can change ambers into pinks. You can also put your beads into a hotter kiln, at 1000 degrees, and hold at the hotter temperature for an hour or so, then drop to a regular 104 anneal cycle, to further develop the reds and purples in this glass. This gives you more control over your final color. Like Dalai Lotus, Fire Lotus likes a WHITE-hot start, and significant cooling between strikes. You can also reset the strike by returning the bead to transparent with high heat. This is particularly useful if your colors begin to look washed-out or overstruck.
