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Effetre Transparent	Colour	Properties	Reactions

004	Clear	Melts quickly May contain bubbles or scum	Vetrofond crystal clear and Laucha clear are widely accepted as the best bubble and scum free glasses for clear encasement Laucha COE 104 can have compatibility issue with other COE 104 glasses
008	Pale amber
012	Lt amber / topaz	Stiff glass
014	Med amber / topaz	Stiff glass
016	Root beer / dk topaz	Stiff glass Transparent as spacers, appears almost opaque as larger beads
018	Lt brown	Medium stiff glass Handpulled colour	Very reactive Super effects when used with Reichenback Iris Gold Frit
019	Sage green	Medium stiff glass Handpulled colour	Reduces to rich terracotta in a propane rich flame. The effects is particularly effective over a base of opaque red or brown
020	Lt grass green	Stiff glass May pit if over heated
022	Med grass green	Stiff glass May pit if over heated
023	Green
024	Dk grass green	Medium stiff glass Transparent as spacers, appears almost opaque as larger beads
026	Lt teal
027	Dk teal	Stiff glass Handpulled colour
028	Emerald green lt	Stiff Glass Boils if over heated
030	Emerald green dk	Stiff glass Transparent as spacers, appears almost opaque as larger beads
031	Pale emerald green	Medium stiff glass Handpulled colour
034	Lt aquamarine	Stiff glass, hardens quickly
036	Dk aquamarine	Medium stiff glass May pit if over heated
038	Very pale aqua	Medium stiff glass May pit if over heated
040	Amethyst lt	Medium stiff glass
042	Amethyst med	Medium stiff glass
044	Amethyst dk	Medium stiff glass Transparent as spacers, appears almost opaque as larger beads
046	Pale amethyst	Medium stiff glass Can appear clear when encased over many opaques
048	Very pale blue grey	Medium stiff glass

049	Straw yellow	Stiff glass Handpulled colour
050	Pale blue	Medium stiff glass	Pale blue appears green as an encasement over ivory
052	Lt blue	Medium stiff glass May pit if over heated	Light blue appears green as an encasement over ivory
054	Med blue	Medium stiff glass May pit if over heated
056	Dk blue	Medium stiff glass May pit if over heated Transparent as spacers, appears almost opaque as larger beads
058	Ink blue	Medium soft glass Handpulled colour
060	Cobalt blue	Medium stiff glass May pit if over heated Transparent as spacers, appears almost opaque as larger beads
064	Black	Appears purple encased over a light opaque glass When used as a base or a solid bead it will appear black opaque	Encase over cobalt blue and pull stringer for a darker effect. Superheat over Vetrofond anise white base to get pinks/purples Use as a base and superheat Vetrofond anise white over the top to get sky blue
068	Pale rose
069+	Electric yellow	Striking Medium stiff glass
070	Uranium yellow	Stiff glass Handpulled colour Appears yellow / green
071	Yellow green	Medium stiff glass Handpulled colour
072+	Orange	Striking Very stiff glass
076+	Red	Striking Very stiff glass
080	Pale lavender	Medium stiff glass Will appear clear over light opaque and transparent glass
081	Dk lavender	Stiff glass Handpulled colour Dense colour Pale blue under fluorescent light	Not reactive, great to encase other purples Encase over dark amethyst to remove brown tones
082	Blue pink (Rosato)	Medium stiff glass Pink as a spacer
084	Lt grey	Medium stiff glass
088	Dk grey	Medium stiff glass

Effetre Opaque	Colour	Properties	Reactions

204	White	Melts easily
208	Light white (Anise)	Melts easily	Rust colour when super heated and reacts beautifully with Nero Intenso

210	Avocado green	Medium stiff glass Handpulled colour	Lots of striation when heated alone Reacts strongly with the sulphur in ivory and other copper colours Reacts with pure silver (not sterling silver) and silver glass
211	Sage green	Stiff glass Handpulled colour Contains grey tones	Lots of striation when heated alone Reacts strongly with the sulphur in ivory and other copper colours Reacts with pure silver (not sterling silver) and silver glass
212	Pea green	Medium stiff glass
214	Nile green	Medium stiff glass	Nile green stringer shows a pinkish tinge at the edges when melted in to ivory
216	Lt grass green	Medium stiff glass
218	Petroleum green	Medium stiff glass May pit if over heated	Striations occur during heating Super heating can produced marbled effects Over heating can produce a brick red colour which can be removed by etching
219	Copper green	Stiff glass Handpulled colour	Can reduce easily, likes a slightly oxidising flame Reduces to a coppery grey metallic patina Contains striations when used alone Reacts well with ivory, opal yellow, opaque purple, silver leaf, rubino, other copper colours and reduction frits When melted into Laucha cocoa a wide metallic copper edge can appear between the copper green and the cocoa
220	Periwinkle	Melts quickly May pit if over heated	A homogenous mix of periwinkle and trans black stringer looks silver when it come out of the kiln Dots on top of Rubino Oro have light edges and a dark centre
221	Lavender	Soft glass Handpulled colour
223	Mosaic green	Medium stiff glass Handpulled colour	Swallows many other colours Webs and veins like intense black over dark ivory
224	Lt sky blue	Melts quickly May pit if over heated	May turn reddish if heated too long
228	Dk sky blue	Medium stiff glass May pit if over heated	Reduction colour may occur in a neutral flame and can be etched off reacts strongly with ivory to form a dark edge where the glasses meet
232	Lt turquoise		Reduction colour may occur in a neutral flame and can be etched off reacts strongly with ivory to form a dark edge where the glasses meet
236	Dk turquoise	Medium stiff glass May pit if over heated	Reduction colour may occur in a neutral flame and can be etched off reacts strongly with ivory to form a dark edge where the glasses meet
240	Light lapis	Medium stiff glass May pit if over heated
242	Med lapis	Medium stiff glass May pit if over heated
246	Cobalt lapis	Medium stiff glass May pit if over heated

247	Ink blue
248	Lt grey	Medium stiff glass Very shocky	Black, grey and light grey take on copper brown tones and spread to form fuzzy soft edges
252	Dk grey	Medium stiff glass	Black, grey and light grey take on copper brown tones and spread to form fuzzy soft edges
254	Purple	Medium stiff glass Handpulled Aka. EDP (Evil Devitrifying Purple) and will easily burn	Can look chalky and pitted during heating Reheat to remove these effects Reacts with ivory Can swallow other colours Reacts with light pink to form dark pink/purple and silver lines A loose twistie of EDP and transparent black melted into a light opaque base bead creates an effect where the black spreads further than the EDP (Very Pretty) Alternate heating and chilling EDP stringers over a transparent black base to form striations of purple, pink and blue Orange dots over EDP get a super dark outline
255	Silver pink	Very soft Allow to cool a little longer before putting in the kiln as it holds heat
256	Dk rose	Melts easily similar in colour to 260
258+	Tongue pink	Striking Soft glass Handpulled
260	Lt rose	Melts easily similar in colour to 256
262	Powder pink	Handpulled	Placing Rubino dots on a base of powder ping and melting in creates a reaction where extra dark pink lines appear between dots as the powder pink separates
264	Ivory	Melts easily	Little striation Reacts well with copper glass (opaque green/blues), pure silver, silver glass and many frits Light blue appears green as an encasement over ivory
265	Uranium yellow	Soft glass Handpulled
266	Opal yellow	Handpulled Shocky Striking Melts easily May contain bubbles	Rods with rose and yellow rings on the end strike better and have more striation Works well with Rubino Oro 456+ Great base for tiger stripes, looks good under transparent topaz Reacts with opaque purple turquoise, copper green
268	Pearl grey	Melts easily
272	Violet	Medium soft glass	Reduction colour may occur in a neutral flame and can be etched off Creates silvery edges when it meets Vetrofond black
273	New violet	Medium soft glass Handpulled	Reduces easily in the flame, brown colour can be removed by etching

274	Dk violet
275	Dk plum
276	Dk ivory	Melts easily	Lots of striation when heated Nero Intenso webs beautifully when applied as hair thin stringer then super heated Reacts well with copper glass (opaque green/blues), pure silver, silver glass and many frits Laucha violet stringer spreads out to make light pink edged over a base of ivory

Effetre Special	Colour	Properties	Reactions

404	Lt lemon yellow	Melts easily Very dense colour
408	Med lemon yellow	Melts easily Very dense colour
412	Dk yellow	Melts easily Very dense colour
416	Bright yellow	Melts easily Very dense colour
418	Butter cream yellow	Melts easily Very dense colour
420	Coral	Medium stiff glass Creates shiny beads Very dense colour	Reacts with turquoise and other colours containing copper Super heat to create ruffled edges to coral decoration with a darker centre
422	Orange	Medium stiff glass
424	Carrot red	Medium stiff glass Looks orange Very dense colour	Mixed with white it makes a great orange shade for snowman noses Edges bleed when used over white
428	Lt reddish orange	Medium stiff glass Very dense colour	Edges bleed when used over white
432	Med red	Medium stiff glass Very dense colour	Edges bleed when used over white
436	Dk red	Medium stiff glass Very dense colour	Does not bleed over white
438	Dk purple red	Very dense colour	Does not bleed over white
444	Lt brown	Semi soft glass Very dense colour
448	Dk brown	Semi soft glass Very dense colour	Nice for chocolate box beads
452	Dk red brown	Very dense colour
456+	Gold pink / Rubino Oro	Striking Very stiff glass Boils easily and looses colour when overheated Rods can be almost clear through to dark wine colour	Likes a oxygenating flame Reduces easily in a neutral flame to horrible grey Tends to bleed into base colours Encase over white for rose cane. Encase over light pink for a bright fuchsia Turns yucky grey with ivory use instead a silver pink colour Goes blue / green with silver and silver glass. Reacts well with opal yellow

460	Mustard	Very dense colour

Effetre Alabaster	Colour	Properties	Reactions

304	Pale white
308	Lt white
312	Special white
316	Agate white
320	Ivory
334	Lt pine green
340	Green
344	Pine green
348	Lt turquoise
352	Med turquoise	Very shocky May contain air bubbles
356	Dark turquoise	Stiff glass Semi transparent frosted look
364	Dk periwinkle
368	Lapis
372	Light rose
376	Med rose
380	Dk rose
384	Navy blue

Effetre Opalino	Colour	Properties	Reactions

504	White
508	Yellow
516	Nile green
520	Grass green
524	Sky blue
528	Periwinkle
532+	Rose	Striking
536+	Carnelian	Striking	Strike and cool repeatedly in a propane rich flame to form a deep wine colour (NB this is breaking all the rules of working with Opalino!)

Effetre Handpulled odd lots	Colour	Properties	Reactions

058v	Violet	Dense colour Spacer appears black Stiff glass Great clarity, limited bubbles and scumming	No reactive or striking qualities
059	Mosaic blue
079	Gold pink intense
066	Intense black	Medium soft glass Super dense colour	Webs when super heated

082a	Transparent amber rose
088	Purple blue	Medium stiff glass Transparent Similar to 042
223b	Sky blue
255g	Silver grey
271	Silver light plum	Medium stiff glass Polished stone or pearl surface	Has a metallic sheen when finished in an oxygen rich flame
275	Silver dark plum	Medium stiff glass Polished stone or pearl surface
282	Light lavender blue		Less reduction than new violet 273
409	Translucent yellow	Medium stiff glass
440	Red roof tile
	Streaky pink
	Tequila sunrise
	Red copper green		Reduces to coppery pink in patches Looks mint and pink when encased in clear

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This resource is intended as a guide only. The information listed here has been collated from a variety of internet sites and forums. Special thanks to members of http://frithappens.co.uk forum for their contributions.

Data collated by Jolene Wolfe – information@kitzbitz.co.uk
Last updated 06/06/2008

Technical info - Effetre Resource