Iris gold yellow rods

Shirl · February 08, 2011, 04:01:47 PM

I bought this thinking it would be like the frit but it doesnt seem to want to play the same.

Does anyone have any of this colour, and what can I make with it? Any ideas will be welcome

shaz · February 08, 2011, 04:32:15 PM

Eagerly watching this as ive bought the same and can only get poo from it

Kaz · February 08, 2011, 04:50:04 PM

Yep it's the yellow kind of poo!
Make the frit into stringer instead!
Kazx

♥♥Tan♥♥ · February 08, 2011, 05:06:04 PM

Make little turds and sell them as bead poo

helenfc · February 08, 2011, 05:17:08 PM

Quote from: Tan on February 08, 2011, 05:06:04 PM
Make little turds and sell them as bead poo

Shirl · February 08, 2011, 08:02:38 PM

OK....so what do I do with my 5 fat rods of yellow poo?

Perhaps I can use them as chopsticks?

Someone must know of a good use for them??

shaz · February 08, 2011, 08:05:05 PM

Only 5...ive got 7 and a half of the little sh..s left

helenfc · February 08, 2011, 08:06:12 PM

Do they reduce? you could maybe put shiny dots on things with them?! x

Shirl · February 08, 2011, 08:23:09 PM

I dont think they reduce.

Perhaps we should have a competion to see who can get the best from this lovely glass

who know there might be an amazing discovery just waiting to be released.

I think I might experiment and choose some glass to go with it with my eyes closed.

Dragonfire Glass · February 08, 2011, 08:35:34 PM

buy a frit maker from Martin?

squirsygirl · February 08, 2011, 08:40:35 PM

make an ivory olive shaped bead, melt the end of the iris gold ( about the size of a pea) get it good and hot.

Touch one side of the ivory olive, and spin yourself a 'thread' of the iris gold all over the olive.

Melt in very slowly and lightly, cool, then waft through a slightly reducing flame.

You should see some golden lines coming through, and can encase if you want.

I'll make an example tomorrow, and post a pikkie, if I get home from work in time. IF!

Kirsty

♥♥Tan♥♥ · February 08, 2011, 08:44:47 PM

One cool tip already.

Have you run a search on LE?

Shirl · February 09, 2011, 10:52:17 AM

Thanks Kirsty, I will try that later.

Tan, I havent run a search on LE as I always get sidetracked and start reading about other things....3 hours later I still havent got to what I first went to search for

Hotglass28 · February 09, 2011, 11:56:46 AM

I think I would turn it into frit too. But I would heat and dunk it to make frit rather than crush it manually.

I have some of this colour too, can't remember what I did with it but I have a bundle tucked away. I'd be interested to see what people come up with this colour in rod form.

Good luck

Trudi · February 09, 2011, 12:11:28 PM

I don't think that the 104 works anywhere near the same as the old 96 version! I know when I tried the 104 I couldn't get a thing out of it!

Iris gold yellow rods

squirsygirl