JetAge Studio Lampworking Supplies

"Electron" frit. The latest addition to our 104 coe special effect frits.

A gorgeous new custom hand blended JetAge Studio frit and is only available here! This neat, super silver rich frit is perfect for surface adornment, and creates translucent turquoises and blues when strongly reduced, and also produces incredible "oil slick" interference shine (and silver halos over clear)!

It works best unencased, but if worked cool and for short periods of time, this frit can be successfully encased and will retain it's mother-of-pearl shine. Longer working times and more heat, we've found, will fade the sheen, however. After applying the frit and melting in as desired, turn up your reduction flame to create a strong reducing environment (we like to use a flame with at least 2" yellow candles).

It responds best when "bathed" in the reduction flame instead of "bounced", although you'll need to experiment to find what works best for the effects you wish to achieve. You'll also need to experiment with how far up the flame you need to place your glass to get the strongest effect, as every torching environment is unique. Oil slick interference colors should work up easily in this reduction flame, and will go through a whole spectrum of colors from golden yellow to violet-magenta with repeated exposure and cooling cycles. As with most reducing silver glasses, if you reintroduce the glass into a neutral flame, you will erase the sheen, but it can easily be obtained again. This frit can also produce opaque coppery-red colors if over reduced, creating yet another interesting effect! Other notes we've discovered is the frit can be prone to bubbling if heated too quickly, but it can also produce interesting organic texture, as seen on the middle bead. Once your bead has achieved the desired effect, remove from the flame and anneal as usual (we usually anneal our beads at 960 F for 40 minutes). Experiment!

Frit is offered in 15 gram packets with no limit on quantity, and is a combination of medium to fine mesh particles to maximize the random shapes produced.

That Bead Girl Taji Opal set "Taji Opal" 104 coe frit

A gorgeous new custom hand blended frit. This super silver rich and opalescent frit is made and sold only here at JetAge Studio. "Taji Opal" frit blend produces beautiful, watery, opal-like effects that shine and shimmer (see the bead examples). We've hand blended this special frit with a beautiful base glass from the wonderful folks at TAG and thrown in a few extra ingredients. And, each frit particle is coated with our special precious metal powder which makes it a first of it's kind. You can get different effects depending on how you work it, our new free tutorial will teach you how to get the most out of this exciting frit. It's easy to create these effects and it doesn't take a lot of effort!

Our coarse blend (shown below) is not a specific mesh, but does consist mainly of larger pieces for maximum effect. This blend is great because it creates random sizes of larger and smaller "opals" so you'll get a lot of different sizes to play with. Sizes range from approx. 4mm wide and smaller.

Our "fine" frit blend (example to the right) consists of smaller particles (2mm or less), great for experimenting with finer detail and different effects.

The gorgeous beads above are a custom set made
by Amber Ballard; "That Bead Girl". A stunning example
of fine Taji Opal frit over Triton; she really makes this frit
shine with it's iridescence. Please visit her website
to view more of her incredible beads, stunning wearable &
functional art.

Bead example to the left features our "coarse" frit.

Use common-sense safety practices when using this, and all
glass products. Because this frit, like most frit products, contain
glass dust and powder, and because our frit can produce great
silver fumed effects, it's important to have good ventilation while
working with it.

example of taji opal powder We'll also have a limited amount of "Taji Opal" powder available! It's super sparkly when reduced and encased, just like our bigger frit sizes, but looks entirely different! It will also reduce to a wonderful bright metallic shine when unencsed. This powder has a lot of possibilities, and is very versatile.

Our Taji Opal frit is available in coarse, fine and powder* meshes. *powder is uncoated

We combine multiple packets of the same mesh ordered into one baggie. If you need your packets in separate baggies, please specify at checkout.

" Lanikai Opal frit example bead by Renee Wiggins Lanikai Opal bead example by Renee Wiggins Lanikai Opal" 104 coe frit

The second addition to our great opal frits! "Lanikai Opal" works just like our "Taji Opal" frit; producing gorgeous, watery, opal-like effects that shine and shimmer (see the bead examples), but this one has the addition of bright green and blue glass in the mix. This custom hand blended frit is super silver rich and made and sold only here at JetAge Studio. And, just like "Taji Opal", each frit particle is coated with our special precious metal powder which makes it a unique frit.

Be sure to download a free copy of our "Taji Opal" tips and tricks tutorial to work "Lanikai Opal"!

Available in coarse, fine and powder* meshes. *powder is uncoated

Right: An incredible example of Lanikai Opal frit in this set from Silver Moon Lampwork! Here, the coarse size frit was used in these organic shaped beads.

Use common-sense safety practices when using this, and all glass products. Because this frit, like most frit products, contain glass dust and powder, and because our frit can produce great silver fumed effects, it's important to have good ventilation while working with it.

We combine multiple packets of the same mesh ordered into one baggie. If you need your packets in separate baggies, please specify at checkout.

Dark Silver Plum Frit

"Dark Silver Plum" or "DSP" frit now available!

For those of you who are fans of DSP shards, give this frit a try! Frit is offered in two meshes to create texture and interest. For our bead samples to the right, we used a base of black then rolled the molten bead into DSP powder and fully melted it in. The powder reminds us of luster powders, creating a soft almost satiny metallic surface. Then, we lightly rolled the beads again in the powder this time leaving it raised, and just barely flame polishing. Instant ancient bronze beads! Try it with the fine mesh frit for largely textured and earthy effects. While this frit readily creates an antique bronze color, try working it cool to capture the multicolors typically found with DSP.

dsp frit sample dsp spacers

Focal bead to the left features our fine frit completely melted in for a smooth, random metallic effect, while the image on the right shows the frit left raised.

cirriusly gold frit

A new addition to our special effects frits!

"Cirriusly Gold" is made from Messy color "Cirrus", an ethereal milky, cool-toned translucent white color similar to moonstone, and if that wasn't cool enough, we've coated it in a glittery gold powder for an awesome new effect. Looks fantastic encased in clear, as it enhances and magnifies the shine, but the shine is still strong around and on each frit particle if left unencased. Easy to work but be careful not to apply too much heat when melting in as it may burn off the powder. We've found one great effect using this frit is to leave it raised and then encase heavily in clear for a three dimensional look! Great color and shimmer for your holiday beads, but we think it'll work fantastically for any occasion! Frit is 104 coe and available in a medium/fine mesh. Great to mix and match with our other colors!

Our sample close-ups to the right are Cirriusly Gold frit over a base of black and struck silver glass powder (really adds to the ethereal look and adds a lot of depth!). This frit will strike more opaque the longer you work it, and the gold flecks will appear as interesting glints here and there behind the "clouds". A subtle, but very interesting effect!