Item Name: Moretti Effetre Rod - Pastel Avocado Green - 5mm - 6mm SKU: 1556210 Description: This is a solid colored soft glass rod in a pastel avocado green made by Effetre Moretti. It is manufactured as a consistent round cane intended to be heated in a lampworking flame and gathered, wound, pulled, or sculpted into finished work. Pastel greens like this are commonly used when you want an opaque, softer-looking green for botanical details, character work, and clean color blocking in beads and small sculptures. How it is used: Warm the rod slowly in the outer flame to prevent thermal shock, then bring it up to a working heat for winding or sculpting. Wind the molten glass onto a prepared mandrel to build bead shape, then use heat control to smooth and refine. Use the rod as a base color for layered designs, then add dots, stringer lines, or encased decoration as your design requires. Pull heated gathers into stringers for fine linework, detailing, and surface patterning. Dimensions: Rod diameter: 5mm – 6mm