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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: ROBIN'S
EGG Frit Size: #0 Base Glass: Moretti Sky Blue #224 Technique: Make a basic bead in Sky Blue. Roll in Robin's Egg frit and melt in fully. Super heat and allow the veining to form. Add veins with Green/black stringer. Melt in. Apply 3 dots for petals in Transparent Cobalt Blue. Melt. Add 3 more petal dots in Dark Amethyst. Poke centers. Shape using the Zoozii Kalera Long & Lean press. Remove chill marks. Comments: Fabulous reactions with sky blue! |
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| Frit Name: Celestial Frit Size: #0 Base Glass: Moretti Opaque White Technique: Make a basic bead in White. Roll in Celestial frit and melt in fully. Super heat and allow the veining to form. Shape using the Zoozii Kalera Long & Lean press. Remove chill marks. Apply three dots of opaque green. Melt in partially. Place an opaque white dot on each green dot. Melt in partially. Poke the center of each dot. Place a covering of clear over the poke holes capturing the bubble. Comments: Creates fabulous veining when super heated! |
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| Frit Name: Orange
Blossom Frit Size: #1 Base Glass: Lauscha Transparent Amber Technique: Make a basic bead in Amber. Shape into tiles using the Zoozii tile press. Remove chill marks. Preheat opaque white shards and apply to both sides of pillow. Spot heat a section overlapping the shard and touch into frit to pick up a bit. Melt in frit but leave shards somewhat raised. Comments: Very intense color. |
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| Frit Name: Coffee
Bean Frit Size: #0 Base Glass: Vetrofond Opalino White #911 Technique: Make a basic bead in white. Roll in Coffee Bean frit and melt in well. Rough shape into tiles using the Zoozii tile press. Heat one side and rake in a zig zag pattern. Reheat and repress. Remove chill marks. Comments: Takes heat well. Reduces some. |
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| Frit Name: Hawaiian
Sunset Frit Size: #1 Base Glass: Moretti Transparent Pale Pink #068 Technique: Make a basic bead. Roll in Hawaiian Sunset frit and melt in well. Rough shape into tiles using the Zoozii tile press. Heat one side and twist with a pale pink stringer. Reheat and repress. Remove chill marks. Comments: Takes heat well and strikes to a rich color. |
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| Frit Name: Blueberries
and Cream Frit Size: #1 Base Glass: Moretti White Technique: Make a basic round bead in white. Apply a few tiny specs of intense black. Super heat so the black spreads and forms a web-like pattern. Roll in Blueberries & Cream frit and heat well. Comments: Very versatile color. Takes heat well. |
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| Frit Name: Blue
Lagoon Frit Size: #1 Base Glass: Moretti Sky Blue & Moretti White Opaque Technique: Pre-pull white stringer. Wind on enough glass for the Zoozii pillow press in Sky Blue. Rough shape the bead in the mold, but without pressing the lid down. Roll the bead generously in the Blue Lagoon frit. Super heat until the frit spreads and forms veining. Apply three dots for flower petals using the white stringer. Heat the center of each cluster of 3 dots and poke with a tungsten pick. Heat and melt flush. Press bead in mold. Comments: Wonderful veining when heated. |
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