Comments on: How to Reduce Your Polymer Clay Canes So They Don't Get Twisted http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/how-to-reduce-polymer-clay-canes/6421/ "I learned by making mistakes... Now you don't have to." Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:33:40 -0700 hourly 1 By: Cindy Lietz@Dogwood Cane Tutorial http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/how-to-reduce-polymer-clay-canes/6421/#comment-29874 Cindy Lietz@Dogwood Cane Tutorial Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:52:04 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=6421#comment-29874 Dorthy the registration mark is a line that runs down the length of the cane that you can watch to make sure the cane stays straight and untwisted as it gets reduced. It is discussed and demonstrated in the Dogwood Cane video as well as others. The link by my name will take to to the tutorial on that. Dorthy the registration mark is a line that runs down the length of the cane that you can watch to make sure the cane stays straight and untwisted as it gets reduced. It is discussed and demonstrated in the Dogwood Cane video as well as others. The link by my name will take to to the tutorial on that.

]]> By: Dorothy Hjermstad http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/how-to-reduce-polymer-clay-canes/6421/#comment-29797 Dorothy Hjermstad Sat, 30 Jan 2010 02:49:14 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=6421#comment-29797 What do you mean "registration marks"? What are they for? What do you mean "registration marks"? What are they for?

]]> By: Cindy Lietz@Polymer Clay Tutorial http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/how-to-reduce-polymer-clay-canes/6421/#comment-28176 Cindy Lietz@Polymer Clay Tutorial Wed, 02 Dec 2009 03:03:40 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=6421#comment-28176 I like Kelly's idea for using the translucent. That would sure solve the problem of the line showing up at all in the design. The Gold outlines sound really pretty Arlene! Would be a softer way to show the lines than black or white. Thanks for sharing! I like Kelly's idea for using the translucent. That would sure solve the problem of the line showing up at all in the design. The Gold outlines sound really pretty Arlene! Would be a softer way to show the lines than black or white. Thanks for sharing!

]]> By: Arlene Harrison http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/how-to-reduce-polymer-clay-canes/6421/#comment-27728 Arlene Harrison Sun, 15 Nov 2009 03:18:29 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=6421#comment-27728 Life has been truly busy lately so I've just now getting caught up! One of my first official polymer classes was with Lynne Ann Schwarzenberg, Polymer Paradise Cruise in April, 2008. She introduced us to the registration mark - except she uses them on the top and bottom -- as do I. Works absolutely wonderfully - particularly with the leaf cane that she taught us. I've continued to use both registration marks and it helps to keep my petal canes balanced. I also wrap most of my flower petal canes in gold, then use a bit of the petal color for my registration marks. By the time I reduce my petal cane, put it together to make the flower cane and do my final reduction, you can still "see" the registration marks but they become part of the pattern. . Life has been truly busy lately so I've just now getting caught up! One of my first official polymer classes was with Lynne Ann Schwarzenberg, Polymer Paradise Cruise in April, 2008. She introduced us to the registration mark – except she uses them on the top and bottom — as do I. Works absolutely wonderfully – particularly with the leaf cane that she taught us. I've continued to use both registration marks and it helps to keep my petal canes balanced. I also wrap most of my flower petal canes in gold, then use a bit of the petal color for my registration marks. By the time I reduce my petal cane, put it together to make the flower cane and do my final reduction, you can still "see" the registration marks but they become part of the pattern.
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]]> By: Cindy Lietz@Scrap Polymer Clay http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/how-to-reduce-polymer-clay-canes/6421/#comment-27659 Cindy Lietz@Scrap Polymer Clay Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:33:44 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=6421#comment-27659 Thanks Laurel! Don't be afraid to try again. The good thing about learning to make the smaller canes that I teach is that if you do fail (which you probably won't) at least you have 'failed small' and you won't have wasted a lot of clay doing it. Of course you can always smush up your mistakes and use them for a variety of techniques, so nothing ever truly goes to waste! Thanks Laurel! Don't be afraid to try again. The good thing about learning to make the smaller canes that I teach is that if you do fail (which you probably won't) at least you have 'failed small' and you won't have wasted a lot of clay doing it. Of course you can always smush up your mistakes and use them for a variety of techniques, so nothing ever truly goes to waste!

]]> By: Laurel http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/how-to-reduce-polymer-clay-canes/6421/#comment-27413 Laurel Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:25:45 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=6421#comment-27413 Well, I just got back to the blog or I would have commented sooner. :) That is a great tip. I have only tried one cane, failed miserably and have been afraid to try another but with the great tips and teaching Cindy is giving us, I might just get outside my box and try one/some. Well, I just got back to the blog or I would have commented sooner. :) That is a great tip. I have only tried one cane, failed miserably and have been afraid to try another but with the great tips and teaching Cindy is giving us, I might just get outside my box and try one/some.

]]> By: Cindy@Lietz Teardrop Method for Creating Quick Skinner Blends http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/how-to-reduce-polymer-clay-canes/6421/#comment-27272 Cindy@Lietz Teardrop Method for Creating Quick Skinner Blends Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:44:09 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=6421#comment-27272 I agree aims... sometimes the simplest of ideas can make huge differences in how your projects turn out. Many beginners shy away from cane making because their cane designs turn out all wonky and distorted. Using this simple cane registration mark idea, will go a long way to helping solve this problem. I'm all about simple and easy, you-can-do-it-too techniques. On that note, for anyone that has been wanting to see my video on the Quick and Easy Teardrop method for creating Skinner Blends, I have opened up free access to the full version of this tutorial, for a limited time. Follow the link by my name for more info. I agree aims… sometimes the simplest of ideas can make huge differences in how your projects turn out. Many beginners shy away from cane making because their cane designs turn out all wonky and distorted. Using this simple cane registration mark idea, will go a long way to helping solve this problem.

I'm all about simple and easy, you-can-do-it-too techniques. On that note, for anyone that has been wanting to see my video on the Quick and Easy Teardrop method for creating Skinner Blends, I have opened up free access to the full version of this tutorial, for a limited time. Follow the link by my name for more info.

]]> By: aims http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/how-to-reduce-polymer-clay-canes/6421/#comment-27271 aims Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:17:37 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=6421#comment-27271 I'm surprised there aren't more comments here Cindy! This is a very good idea. And such a simple one too! Thanks! I'm surprised there aren't more comments here Cindy! This is a very good idea. And such a simple one too! Thanks!

]]> By: Cindy Lietz@Polymer Clay Canes http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/how-to-reduce-polymer-clay-canes/6421/#comment-27251 Cindy Lietz@Polymer Clay Canes Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:49:47 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=6421#comment-27251 That's a fantastic idea Kelly! Why didn't I think of that! You're brilliant. Thanks! That's a fantastic idea Kelly! Why didn't I think of that! You're brilliant. Thanks!

]]> By: Kelly http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/how-to-reduce-polymer-clay-canes/6421/#comment-27238 Kelly Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:21:10 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=6421#comment-27238 And if you need to hide the registration line a little more, make a really thin snake of translucent and attach it as straight as possible to your cane, and use that for your registration line. After baking it'll be a little more hidden! And if you need to hide the registration line a little more, make a really thin snake of translucent and attach it as straight as possible to your cane, and use that for your registration line. After baking it'll be a little more hidden!

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