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2010-01-20, 10:26am
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Dangerous Woman
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How do you use multi color rods?
I have some shorts of multicolor rods and have no clue what to do with them. I have some Monkas colors that I cut with nippers and use as flower murrini. How are you supposed to use this type of glass? Just wind it on like a regular rod? Do you smoosh it all around first? Should you layer it? Over or under and what colors? I kinda feel like this is a dumb question.  Any pics and hints?
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2010-01-20, 11:39am
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You can make instant twisties with them. You can lay them down like a regular rod for some interesting beads. I love Momka colors, but I will add that I am very carefull with the mixed rods since I find a lot of the ones I have seem to have a lot of air bubbles in them. That will really mess up a design if you aren't expecting it. When you twist them up, you find out really quick if you have any air, and can plan accordingly.
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2010-01-20, 2:20pm
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I've done just what you said, used some as murrini and made twisties out of others.
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2010-01-20, 2:39pm
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2010-01-20, 3:07pm
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Dangerous Woman
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Thanks Chad! That is exactly what I wanted to know! Do you just make a maria with the rod then put a lens on it? I mean I know you did some twists and stuff but is the basic technique the same as making regular pendants?
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2010-01-20, 3:14pm
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Sort of. I do it backwards. I make a maria with the color, then attach the multi-color rods, then add a lens.
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2010-01-20, 3:56pm
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So Chad, The third one on the left (Wig wag)
You make a color maria to act as the back? then multi-collor rod into a wigwag? then make a clear maria to act as a lens? or layer from a clear rod? how are you keeping the air out? Guess back out to the shop to try it this way......
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2010-01-20, 3:58pm
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Originally Posted by divelement
So Chad, The third one on the left (Wig wag)
You make a color maria to act as the back? then multi-collor rod into a wigwag? then make a clear maria to act as a lens? or layer from a clear rod? how are you keeping the air out? Guess back out to the shop to try it this way......
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Yeah, that's pretty much it. Work the multi-color rod cool so it doesn't boil, then get the clear super hot and just jam it on there.
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2010-01-20, 4:58pm
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Tamara Knight
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Bad Pic but this is a Momka cane twist made into beads
The larger beads use a twist that was sort of twisted right and left but not all the way arround
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2010-01-20, 6:50pm
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Dangerous Woman
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Cool TA. I had a request for some small hearts - not pendants just little decorative hearts. So I used some of the rods I have. I can't wait till they come out of the kiln! I hope they look OK. I made some pendants too. I'll try to get some pics in hte next day or two.
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2010-01-20, 7:02pm
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Chad, this little rasta turtle is awesome! I grin every time I see it.
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2010-01-20, 11:59pm
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Here's a heart that I made using one of the Momka multi-color rods striped over white and then shaped into a "Brent-style" heart. Nothing fancy but I like it a lot.
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