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Glass Diversions Frit Testing -
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I'm an official "Frit Tester" for Glass Diversions, a new company specializing in custom blended frits for the lampwork artist. The results of my frit torture testing can be found on these webpages! Many of the beads shown here are available on eBay or may be ordered directly through me. The frits shown here may be purchased directly from Glass Diversions: http://www.glassdiversions.com/. If you have any questions about the particular beads shown here, feel free to contact me directly at Beads@JulietPage.com. For questions regarding frit purchases, please contact Glass Diversions using the contact form on their website.
| Frit Name: French
Tarragon Frit Size: #0 Base Glass: Moretti Light Blue Technique: Make a basic round bead in light blue. Apply a few tiny specs of intense black. Super heat so the black spreads and forms a web-like pattern. Roll in French Tarragon frit and heat well. Comments: Very versatile color. Takes heat well. |
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| Frit Name: Pansy
Petals Frit Size: #00 Base Glass: Moretti Turquoise Technique: Pre-pull turquoise stringer. Wind on enough glass for the Zoozii pillow press in Turquoise. Rough shape the bead in the mold, but without pressing the lid down. Roll the bead generously in the Pansy Petals frit. Apply stringer detail. Press bead in mold. Comments: Almost like a powder. |
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| Frit Name: Tidal
Pool Frit Size: #0 Base Glass: Vetrofond Clear Technique: Make a bead sized for Corina's Lozenge press. Apply opaque white opal shards. Tap bead onto Tidal pool frit in just a few places. Heat enough to form the patterning and veining. Squeeze in the brass mold and flame polish. Comments: The blue is very well behaved. The second brownish color tends to bubble somewhat but then settles down under heat. |
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| Frit Name: French
Tarragon Frit Size: #0 Base Glass: Vetrofond Light Ivory Technique: Make a basic round bead. Roll onto the frit just a bit around the center of the bead. Heat the bejeepers out of it. Allow the bead to flow around the equator forming the dragging patterns. Press using the bead squeeze. Comments: I do like the veining which appears on this base glass. Just a few of the colors in the blend stay true on ivory. |
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| Frit Name: French
Tarragon Frit Size: #0 Base Glass: Morretti Pea Green Technique: Make a basic bead out of pea green. Roll in the French Tarragon frit. Heat in well until the frit spreads out. Make 3 dots for petals from commercial white stringer. Heat each dot and flatten using a dental tool. Heat the end of a thin green stringer and touch to the center of the flower. Flame cut and form rounded dot. Comments: Great veining! Some of the green frit disappears into the base glass leaving a realistic background for floral beads. |
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