http://www.lovinglampworkbeads.com Handmade Lampwork Beads for Sale! Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:01:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.lovinglampworkbeads.com/lampwork-supplies/what-is-frit.html http://www.lovinglampworkbeads.com/lampwork-supplies/what-is-frit.html#comments Sat, 01 Aug 2009 11:12:47 +0000 Gail http://www.lovinglampworkbeads.com/?p=245 If you've been around lampwork beads very long, you'll have heard the term frit.  But what exactly is frit, and why do some of us go ga-ga over it? Frit is an addictive tool in the lampworker's box of tricks, so let's talk about it today. First -- What is Frit Anyway? Frit is a term for ground [...]]]> http://www.lovinglampworkbeads.com/lampwork-supplies/what-is-frit.html/feed 0 http://www.lovinglampworkbeads.com/types-of-glass/what-is-glass-coe.html http://www.lovinglampworkbeads.com/types-of-glass/what-is-glass-coe.html#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:00:12 +0000 Gail http://www.lovinglampworkbeads.com/?p=118 So what is glass COE?  You see it listed in auctions and Etsy, you hear references to COE, but what does it mean?  Let's talk about it, and why it's important. What is Glass COE? COE, when talking about glass, stands for coefficient of thermal expansion.  In other words, how much and how fast glass expands and [...]]]> http://www.lovinglampworkbeads.com/types-of-glass/what-is-glass-coe.html/feed 0 http://www.lovinglampworkbeads.com/types-of-glass/different-kinds-of-bead-making-glass.html http://www.lovinglampworkbeads.com/types-of-glass/different-kinds-of-bead-making-glass.html#comments Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:51:51 +0000 Gail http://www.lovinglampworkbeads.com/?p=36 If you've not made beads, you may be wondering about the different kinds of glass you read about.  For example, borosilicate, Moretti, reactive, etc.  What is the difference in the kinds of glass?  Let's talk about it! Is There a Difference? There is definitely a difference when a lampworker is making a bead.  For example, borosilicate ("boro") [...]]]> http://www.lovinglampworkbeads.com/types-of-glass/different-kinds-of-bead-making-glass.html/feed 1