Beautiful frit is hard to resist. Frit is what you get when you grind glass into small pieces, and it is easy to create beautiful color mixes. This set uses frit colors blended by Christina at Feng Frit Factory. I then used clear glass to encase the frit layer to protect and magnify the effect. I hope you like it as much as I do.
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GLASS COLORS: etherial transparent and opaque blues in light and dark tones, grounded with transparent brown and milky white.
NUMBER OF BEADS: 10
LENGTH OF BEAD STRING: 3"
BEAD SIZE (hole-to-hole): 6.5-7.5mm (~ 1/3")
BEAD DIAMETER: 11-12mm (~ 1/2")
MANDREL SIZE: 3/32" (~2.5mm)
GLASS TYPE: Varied COE96 including Reichenbach, Zimmerman, Kugler, and/or Gaffer glass.
FINISHING: The bead holes have been hand cleaned with a diamond-grit round file. These beads were annealed in a Jen-Ken digital kiln according to glass-manufacturer specifications and gradually cooled for strength and durability.
OTHER INFO: Beads are temporarily strung on beading cable. They were photographed in full-spectrum, diffused light on slate, white, and black backgrounds to fully illustrate the depth and colors of the beads.
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These beads were hand crafted by me, Julie Schmidt Bowen of Autochthonous Evolved, with a duel-fuel National torch in my Saint Paul, MN studio. I am a Self Represententing Artist: Membership Number S36
Please let me know if you have any questions!
For size reference you can use common US coins:
dime - 17.91 mm (2.27 g)
penny - 19.05 mm (2.5 g)
nickel - 21.21 mm (5 g)
quarter - 24.3 mm (6.25 g)
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