Effetre Cool Color Charts

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Hi Everyone. I finished my testing of all of the Cool Colors I could get my hands on and uploaded the charts (http://www.listen-up.org/kitty/beads/frit.htm) to my website. My thanks to bexrox for sending me the Strawberry Shake.

I realize that these colors are not available as Frit and probably won't be, but I made my own and tested each of the colors to find out all I can about them.

Unlike any of my other charts, I've included a side view and a cross view of the rod because some of them are a bit different than what we're used to. Even though the rest of the pages appear blank, rest assured that I have indeed tested all of the Effetre line. -I just noticed that I managed to daydream and got Yellow Ochre on the first chart - Sorry.

Many have said that when they work Strawberry Shake, Cherry Shake, and even Green Tea, all they get is White so here are a few of my impressions about these colors:

It's easy to heat the color out of these 3. I notice that when I overcooked all 3 of them, the result was close to white. Please don't mistake this for burning the bead. It's an extended time in the flame, not a hotter flame BUT since I work on a HotHead, I would suggest working these 3 colors as cool as possible for the shortest amount of time possible.
The color seems to hold just a bit more on Ivory.
Strawerry Shake and Cherry Shake have very little, if any, color difference between them.
What struck me as I was taking Green Tea out of its wrappings is that it seems to be a paler version of the mix I use for a copper containing color - what I call "Pet Mix" because it's made with Petroleum Green. You can see this similarity on the charts.
Try as I might, I just couldn't get much color out of the 2 pink Shake Colors I tested, but when I reduced Green Tea, I got a nice pink/red that looks like what I imagined the 2 Shake Colors would have given me.

[Alison D]

Kay,

Thanks for all the work. This is really a help to alot of us.

Alison

[Lara]

Kay - Thanks for doing all this. You put in so much work and your charts are great.

[Katey11]

Wow - your charts are always great!
Kathleen

[lunamoonshadow]

Kay--are you really missing the Black Nebula frits & all the Precision104/R4 & other new SilverGlass? I noticed all you had up was the Double Helix & I couldn't find the other manufacturers listed on your "need"/"have" page....
Um...if people sent you glass in rod form to "friticize", how many inches do you need?
('cause, like, some of us only have gifted shorts...not full rods of some 'spensive stuffs we can't afford to buy!...;))
~luna

[bexrox]

Kay, thanks so much for doing this. It's great to see what's supposed to happen to these glasses. I'm glad you were able to keep some color in the strawberry and cherry shake. I haven't used mine in ages (because I have lots of white already!), but I'll try again, using a shorter time in a cooler flame. Your work is appreciated! :cool:

Becky

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You're welcome everyone. I know that for me, something like this is very helpful knowing what colors I want to get more of and play with and if I can use it, I put it out there for others.

Kay--are you really missing the Black Nebula frits ~luna

Hi luna 125252

I do have Black Nebula, thank you for checking. It's listed under G.T. Glassworks and is the second one listed after Effetre. http://www.listen-up.org/kitty/need.htm Maybe I'm just confused, do they have their own line of frits? Sorry, sort of been out of it for a wee bit. My step father died and while I've been here off and on, I haven't really been here - if you know what I mean - but I'm good now.

As for the other silver glasses, have they ever been, are they now, or will they ever be offered as frit? That's usually my criteria for testing a color. maybe I'll go on to test colors not offered as frit in the future, but I already have loads of colors to still test of the frits. Maybe when I'm closer to having those done (she says as she still has a bunch of recent releases of CiM and Reichenbach 104's to put in the que to test).

Having said that, if there's a specific color you want me to test like Precision104/R4, or ASK, shoot me a PM to see if I have it and we'll see. It usually only takes a little over 2"

Hugs to all!

-Kay

[lunamoonshadow]

No--I don't think they have their own line of frits...just more colors of glass now...
I use the popped off pieces from the shorts as frit though...or smash up the "too-short-to-hold-shorts" into frit--was why I was asking ;)
~me
*really* leaving for work now!

[volkanokaren]

Thank you Kay. Kinda liking the effects on black and your special pet.

Karen
Volkano Exotik

[jaci]

while I love you and your efforts and your charts, my wallet hates you!! Now I see them in action and want them even more!!! :lol:

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[chayes]

I'm just getting into soft glass and the visuals you have compiled are awesome. Thanks for putting together all that information, it is such a great resource.