Tips for Terra 2 please!

Purple Cobwebs · April 20, 2010, 08:53:51 AM

I bought some Terra 2 at the Flameoff show at the weekend and couldn't wait to play with it. However I'm a bit dissapointed with the results.
I heated, cooled, heated, cooled, reduced then encased, but they came out a bit green and boring.
I then made a big hole bead with my new big hole mandrel and did the same but didn't encase. I love te metallic blue I've acheived, but again, it's not got the depth of colour I was after!

Any tips before my next attempt?

SilverGems89 · April 20, 2010, 08:59:46 AM

When it first came in Emma did some trials with it and to be honest the colours are a lot brighter when its left un-encased! The pictures are on Emma's facebook if you wanted to have a look
Cant offer much else help as i havent had a play with it yet

helbels · April 20, 2010, 09:02:10 AM

I haven't had a go with it yet, but will try making a test bead when I'm on the torch tonight. x

Katiequiggle · April 20, 2010, 09:04:48 AM

I've got a stick of it too, will give it a try later.

Dragonfire Glass · April 20, 2010, 11:05:15 AM

I got my little bundle from Martin so may just play this afternoon

Purple Cobwebs · April 20, 2010, 01:05:44 PM

Look forward to seeing everyone elses makes with it. What is Emma's full name for fafcebook and I'll go and search her out!

If anyone wants to find me on there, I'm "Purp Cobweb" !!!

SilverGems89 · April 20, 2010, 01:15:43 PM

Quote from: Crafterga on April 20, 2010, 01:05:44 PM
Look forward to seeing everyone elses makes with it. What is Emma's full name for fafcebook and I'll go and search her out!

If anyone wants to find me on there, I'm "Purp Cobweb" !!!

Emma Green, i just had to go check, its her personal one not the tuffers one!

Purple Cobwebs · April 20, 2010, 01:37:08 PM

Thank you!
I've now found her, and the terra 2 looks fab on Emma's beads!!!

Redhotsal · April 20, 2010, 03:20:27 PM

treat it like normal glass, no heating, cooling, reducing or striking. If it likes you it will do its thing.

Purple Cobwebs · April 20, 2010, 09:22:44 PM

Thanks Sal! I've stroked it, I've spoken nicely to it, and I've booked the day off work tomorrow to play with it!!!!
Hope its nice to me!!!!
Wish me luck.

helbels · April 20, 2010, 09:30:54 PM

I had a go with it this evening - only made 2 beads but got a sort of murky brown and blue mix. Methinks I've yet to suss it.

Studio Girl · April 21, 2010, 12:20:22 PM

I bought some from Martin on Saturday
and to be honest I am a bit disappointed with it
they are in the kiln now but i will show them later and I will also have another go
This time I will try kissing stroking and all the other things
back soon

Margaret

Trudi · April 22, 2010, 08:31:02 PM

try letting it cool a little longer and when you're re-heating heat the surface rather than the whole bead!

Purple Cobwebs · April 24, 2010, 04:50:11 PM

I'm much more happy with this attempt. The colours are coming out more, and I'm seeing the silvery sheen. Thanks so much for the tips.
I'll keep trying and see what else materialises!

Shirley · April 24, 2010, 06:01:20 PM

There is a thread somewhere on Lampwork Etc. Lots of tips and more beads appearing daily.

It takes time to get used to a silver glass. Lots of people wrote off the original terra because they couldn't get immediate results. Once they'd worked it out it became the best glass in the world!

The results are all the sweeter if you've had to work at it a bit!