Double Helix Elpis 2 Experiments

This blog will focus on Double Helix's glass named Elpis 2. 

Elpis 2 is a chrome-free green reducing glass that transmits a spring green color and is resistant to over reducing.

I tested it's compatibility on a base of Effetre Light Teal. Using stringers of Elpis 2, I drew scrolls and dots which I then reduced and encased with Super Clear.

The patterning of the Elpis 2 is lovely across the beads in this set.

I tested it's compatibility with CiM - Creation Is Messy's Atoll Misty using Elpis 2 surface level stream stringers that were reduced to an almost rainbow golden metallic shine.

The spacers are Elpis 2 lightly reduced!

This glass is showing as SOLD OUT on the CiM site, but it is available from my Canadian supplier at Nortel at this link.

To conclude, I also created simple tiny reduced spacers.

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Starting Off 2026 With New Double Helix Silver Glasses!

Towards the end of 2025, I decided to treat myself to some "new to me" silver glasses Jed at Double Helix.

This was the first time in ages that I had placed an order as I was concerned about the whole doing business south of the Canadian border.

As I prefer to testing and experiment with new glasses, I usually opt to order half pounds of seconds as it is most likely when I fall in love with a specific glass, it sells out quickly.

Jed describes them as the following:

What are seconds?

Our second quality rods are less than perfect and are sold at a 25% discount. They may be too large, too small, too short, chipped, twisted or have an inclusion. They have passed our compatibility test and our color test, but not our pretty rod test.

In my experience, they are perfect to me... and allow me to really experiment while keeping my glass expenses within budget.

This time I chose Elpis 2, Hydros and Arke 2.

I am honored and excited that Jed added in samples of Iris, Clio and Ultraviolet Aion for my testing!

These are lovely glasses!

Over the next few blog posts, I will share my first set of experiments. 

By the way, I have also indulged in Double Helix Garage Sale boxes in the past. These glasses are not always labelled, so it challenges me to discover what each rod truly is.

Believe it or not, I am still working on glass that I got back in 2015 and 2016 Garage Boxes.

This set below was created with a simple encased round of a glass coded CL.OD.e (related to Clio). 

So simple but so beautiful!

 

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