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Summary: Glass comes in several forms, such as frit and rods. Learn use different glass forms for beads in this free crafting video about how to make glass beads.
Teresa Metcalfe-Johnson has loved making jewelry ever since she strung macaroni noodles together in the first grade. When she learned that she could actually make her own beads she...read more
"In addition to the well known rod form of glass, glass also comes in several forms. It comes in what is called frit, which is essentially glass which is ground up into very fine pieces. Now, frit comes in various different sizes ranging from zero which is a very thin powder like size to four which is chunkier about the size of a baby tooth. So, you can use frit several different colors several different textures to apply and make different techniques and different effects on your glass. In addition to frit and rod form, glass also comes in shards. Which, is a very thin sheet glass that you can apply to the top of a bead. So, what you want to remember is rods conduct glass more quickly than a sheet of glass will. Shards of glass are so thin that they'll curl up in the flame if you don't keep them in the edge of the flame and use them very quickly. Frit, remember comes in sizes from zero to four ranging from a very fine powder to a heavier chunk."
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