Rant: My old way of handling color frit was a total mess

For the first two years, I'd just grab a pinch of frit from the jar and toss it onto the hot glass (you know, the classic 'hope for the best' method). About six months ago, I saw a demo where the artist pre-weighed tiny amounts onto a steel marver. I tried it with just 0.2 grams per color, and the control is insane now. My color distribution is way more even, and I waste way less expensive frit. It added maybe 30 seconds to my setup, but the results are so much cleaner. Has anyone else switched to a more measured approach for frit work, or am I just overthinking it?

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emma_smith19d ago

Actually, it was 0.5 grams for me.

mason.mary19d ago

My old pinch method was chaos until I saw that demo.