Iris Frit

*rowanberry* · July 12, 2007, 10:49:40 AM

I have both iris green and iris blue (and iris black in a rod!) I should use them again...

Iris black does weird things as dots on white btw...

Phoenix* · July 12, 2007, 11:09:17 AM

i have some iris black frit and haven't known what to do with it! It;s looked horrible on everything I;ve done so far!

*rowanberry* · July 12, 2007, 11:22:10 AM

have your tried it pulled into a stringer? (i only have rod, not frit).
When used as dots it does a weird bleeding/creating a line thing which when meeting with other dots did a VERY interesting effect!

Phoenix* · July 12, 2007, 03:41:48 PM

hmmm i wonder if I melt it all onto a clear stringer it will do the same...

worth a go....something new to experiment with

♥♥Tan♥♥ · July 12, 2007, 03:45:06 PM

I cant make iris purple/violet or what ever its called do anything except look a bit dirty $:-\$

*rowanberry* · July 12, 2007, 03:52:36 PM

dont think I've tried that stuff
does it not bleed and do interesting stuff?
I tried one wine coloured reichenbach (wasnt meant to be an iris one i think) and it went into an array of colours on me like raku - if only i could remember what it was - but it was intriguing!

♥♥Tan♥♥ · July 12, 2007, 03:57:47 PM

it does bleed but in a dirty irregular way, it kind of looks fried rather than just webbing out nicely and it went all sorts of boring colours.....I thought at least the purple would be more prominent but it wasnt even a good purple...I cant remember where I got it but I just steer clear of anything with the variations of iris purple in the title

It was so disappointing because I love the blue and green

Trudi · July 15, 2007, 08:39:17 PM

Well .. I tried the tip about the ivory - base - it did help, but still not brilliant results - especailly compared to the gree & gold iris...

But I'd bought light blue iris frit from Beady Sam - wow - much better!

This is godl iris on coral with a lt pink encasing

And this is green iris on pea green with a lt green encasing

Billie · July 15, 2007, 08:43:59 PM

The gold iris is very pretty, I must play more with frits

♥♥Tan♥♥ · July 16, 2007, 09:40:10 AM

ooo Im loving iris gold

beadysam · July 16, 2007, 11:28:20 AM

Iris amber green is my fave...

♥♥Tan♥♥ · July 16, 2007, 12:26:16 PM

I dont think I have that....Im in shock

have you got it sam?

Billie · July 16, 2007, 01:44:18 PM

What does it look like? I should get an order in before I need to pay for shipping to France...

Val Cox · July 16, 2007, 02:13:18 PM

Quote from: beadysam on July 16, 2007, 11:28:20 AM
Iris amber green is my fave...

yes, Iris Amber Green is lovely some unexpected green and gold colors can emerge from it, especially when encased. It's not as reactive for example as Iris Gold, if you are looking for a 'metallic' reduction effect. Just avoid using Iris Amber Green on Moretti Ivory or you'll get a muddy brown. (I love the iris blue, iris green colors too. The iris violet--yuk, not a nice one in my opinion for lampworking, in glassblowing, I'm sure it's fine)

Iris Gold is a classic and there is really no other Iris color like it. It the best of the Iris glassblowing colors, in my opinion, to have a wonderful effect in the cross over to lampworking, both as a surface reduction color, or when encased for a dreamy effect.

Kugler's version of Iris Gold, I found is a little more concentrated than Reichenbach's Iris Gold, though both are excellent for lampworking use. Kugler has only a dark Iris Gold, (218), Reichenbach also has a light Iris Gold (217), in addition to their dark Iris Gold (218). Gaffer's version (Iris Yellow Lustre) is weak in comparison, Zimmermann's version (Iridizing Amber Brown) was too expensive to import into the USA, so I never experimented much with it these past years. Iris Gold in a #00 grind size is wonderful for surface texturing when reduced. #1 size is wonderful when you encase or use over silver.

My favorite faux-boro effect from Iris Gold (either light iris gold or dark iris gold), is to start with a small dark base bead, (transparent or opaque, black, dark purple, etc) a single wrap of silver foil over the base bead, burnished in and burned off in the flame. Over this silver add a layer of Iris Gold frit (#00, #0, #1 or #2 grind size), burn this smooth, then encase in clear. A lovely blue green boro effect emerges from within!

oh so much to be said about the iris colors, I could go on and on, but I don't want to hog the thread! Val

Billie · July 16, 2007, 02:23:50 PM

Can't speak for the others, but I don't mind you hogging! I enjoyed reading that

Iris Frit

Val Cox