May 1, 2008
How To Store Polymer Clay Canes Using Plastic Wrap
Vid #45: Don't Trust Just Any Plastic Wrap When it Comes to Storing Your Polymer Clay Canes:
Plastic wrap works great to help protect those beautiful canes that you worked long and hard to create. However, be careful which brand you choose. Certain types contain plasticisers that can chemically bond with the clay and cause your canes to go brittle in some cases and rubbery in others. Neither is good.
So how can you tell which brand to use? Look at the fine print on the underside of the box for the words, "Does Not Contain Plasticisers." Glad Cling Wrap is a safe bet… at least it is at the grocery store where I shop. I can't tell you for sure if all Glad Cling Wrap is the same, so be sure to check for yourself.
Another brand I've purchased is called Resinite. It does not say anything on the box about plasticisers one way or the other. But I can tell with certainty to NOT use this brand for wrapping your polymer clay canes. Ask me how I know :-(
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"Glad Cling Wrap Works Best" Video Description: The full version of this tutorial is posted in my VIP backstage members-only area. In it I show some of the things that can go horribly wrong when you use the wrong type of plastic wrap to store your polymer clay canes. Parental discretion is advised (kidding on the viewer warning bit… just thought it would be fun to say for dramatic effect :-)
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In the post above, I mentioned that I published a previous post about using plastic wrap to protect your polymer clay canes. This previous post can be found here: Storing Polymer Clay
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What we need to do now is compile a list of plastic wraps that are safe and unsafe for Polymer Clay storage.
I have sent an email to Reynolds about their Foodservice film and will post their reply when available.
If others could do the same it would save everyone time and money!
Thanks so much, Cindy!
I wonder if zip lock baggies have plasticizers in them? I do use these to store canes in. Do you happen to know about these baggies?
I was glad that you advised using the Cling Wrap…I normally use it in my kitchen anyways :)
Thanks again, Cindy E.
@Katina: Thanks for putting in the effort. Let us know what you find out!
@Cindy E.: If you have been using a certain kind of bag and you haven't noticed any weird changes in the bag or the clay, than it should be OK.
well, this is lovely . . . extra videos! YIPPIE. Really good information regarding the Cling Wrap and I have added it to my grocery list. I thought I would let you know that when i watch your videos I can see the cracks and i was even able to see the crack down the middle of the cane. So, your filming is great. At least that is my opinion.
ok, on another topic . . . canes. Can you recommend a book with cane patterns or more videos or another site or anything? Also, I am now trying my hand at the canes . . . ah, what a wonderful mess i have made. I see to combine different types of clay, premo, kato and so on . . . is this just an experiment or is there a bit of a formula to follow for the right consistency? Thanks so much and thanks also for the extra freebie videos. You're the BEST!
Canework can be a pretty big mystery! There are so many different aspects to building nice polymer clay canes that need to be learned.
That is exactly why I have decided to create some cane making courses that take you by the hand and teach you how to create each design, step by step. The nice thing is they will be created in video which in most people opinions is a much easier way to learn than to learn through books.
I am working on a few different cane courses right now and hope to be launching them soon!
For those of you in the UK looking for a brand of cling wrap that does not have plastisers, follow the link beside my name for a conversation I had with Andrea about this. She found a brand that seems to be working for her.