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Old 2013-01-31, 5:27am
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Originally Posted by Pat View Post
Kalera, a long time I purchased 4 tins of Loetz frits. I tried to work with them and they didn't much for me so I stuffed them away. I just pulled them from the cupboard and wonder if you have tips and tricks for this stuff. Thanks.
Hi Pat! The way I work Loetz is to make a bead, roll it in the frit and melt it in in a neutral flame, then give it a brief flash in a strongly reducing flame to bring out the luster. The result is a unique, pitted, antiquey-looking finish like these:



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