Comments on: Make Polymer Clay Pendants and Flat Beads Smooth and Bubble Free http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/make-polymer-clay-pendants-and-flat-beads-smooth-and-bubble-free/515/ "Make What You Love... Love What You Make!" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:54:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Cindy Lietz@Conditioning Clay without Trapping Air Bubbles http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/make-polymer-clay-pendants-and-flat-beads-smooth-and-bubble-free/515/#comment-49454 Cindy Lietz@Conditioning Clay without Trapping Air Bubbles Sun, 12 Jun 2011 00:03:06 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=515#comment-49454 @<a href="#comment-49328">TrudyM</a>: Sounds to me like your clay is quite soft Trudy and causing you some bubble problems. That's good that you are putting the fold in the right way, that will help. pulling or stretching the clay will also help to release the bubbles. Another thing you can try, is rolling your clay out on a thicker setting. If it is very soft and warm, and you are running it through the pasta machine at a thin setting, it can be very difficult to avoid trapping air in the clay. There are more tips and tricks regarding bubbles and soft clay on this blog and in some of my tutorials. Just use the search box at the top of the page to find the info you need. Hope that helps! @TrudyM: Sounds to me like your clay is quite soft Trudy and causing you some bubble problems. That’s good that you are putting the fold in the right way, that will help. pulling or stretching the clay will also help to release the bubbles. Another thing you can try, is rolling your clay out on a thicker setting. If it is very soft and warm, and you are running it through the pasta machine at a thin setting, it can be very difficult to avoid trapping air in the clay.

There are more tips and tricks regarding bubbles and soft clay on this blog and in some of my tutorials. Just use the search box at the top of the page to find the info you need.

Hope that helps!

]]> By: TrudyM http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/make-polymer-clay-pendants-and-flat-beads-smooth-and-bubble-free/515/#comment-49329 TrudyM Sun, 05 Jun 2011 04:23:55 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=515#comment-49329 Sorry, black premo, not fimo. Sorry, black premo, not fimo.

]]> By: TrudyM http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/make-polymer-clay-pendants-and-flat-beads-smooth-and-bubble-free/515/#comment-49328 TrudyM Sun, 05 Jun 2011 04:17:02 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=515#comment-49328 Hi everyone; I'm journeying with with the polymer. So I'm working with black fimo and after hand softening and then through the pasta machine, it looks like it has the measles! I put the clay in the freezer to firm it up and I'm still having the air bubble issue. And yes, I am putting the fold through the machine first. I started out with one bubble and now it spread. Help please? Hi everyone; I’m journeying with with the polymer. So I’m working with black fimo and after hand softening and then through the pasta machine, it looks like it has the measles! I put the clay in the freezer to firm it up and I’m still having the air bubble issue. And yes, I am putting the fold through the machine first. I started out with one bubble and now it spread. Help please?

]]> By: pollyanna http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/make-polymer-clay-pendants-and-flat-beads-smooth-and-bubble-free/515/#comment-45117 pollyanna Tue, 14 Dec 2010 15:36:19 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=515#comment-45117 @<a href="#comment-45088">Silverleaf</a>: Glad to hear you're okay. We do have a great 'family' here and do worry about it's members. I recently saw a poly clay hedgehog with little wires for it's prickles and thought of you. @Silverleaf: Glad to hear you’re okay. We do have a great ‘family’ here and do worry about it’s members. I recently saw a poly clay hedgehog with little wires for it’s prickles and thought of you.

]]> By: Silverleaf http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/make-polymer-clay-pendants-and-flat-beads-smooth-and-bubble-free/515/#comment-45088 Silverleaf Tue, 14 Dec 2010 12:07:36 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=515#comment-45088 Hi guys, I'm okay! I wasn't well a while back and didn't really go online for a couple of months and I haven't really got back into the habit of commenting yet. bear with me, I will try to communicate more... Hi guys, I’m okay! I wasn’t well a while back and didn’t really go online for a couple of months and I haven’t really got back into the habit of commenting yet. bear with me, I will try to communicate more…

]]> By: pollyanna http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/make-polymer-clay-pendants-and-flat-beads-smooth-and-bubble-free/515/#comment-44765 pollyanna Sun, 12 Dec 2010 18:23:16 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=515#comment-44765 @<a href="#comment-44689">Phaedrakat</a>: I was also wondering how you were Kat. Hope all is getting better. Also, I havent seen Silverleaf here. Hope she is okay. Anyone know? @Phaedrakat: I was also wondering how you were Kat. Hope all is getting better. Also, I havent seen Silverleaf here. Hope she is okay. Anyone know?

]]> By: Cindy Lietz@Polymer Clay Video Tutorials (Vol-030) http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/make-polymer-clay-pendants-and-flat-beads-smooth-and-bubble-free/515/#comment-44761 Cindy Lietz@Polymer Clay Video Tutorials (Vol-030) Sun, 12 Dec 2010 17:45:37 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=515#comment-44761 @<a href="#comment-44040">Cary H</a>: Looks like Phaedrakat did a great job answering your question. A neat trick for reducing bubbles (I talk about it in the article above), is to 'pull' your sheet of clay to stretch and release the bubbles when you're conditioning it. It's easier to explain in video, so I hope you get what I mean. @<a href="#comment-44689">Phaedrakat</a>: Let me say how wonderful it was to see you here this morning Kat! I have been thinking about you lately and wondering how you're doing. We have missed you. You are always such a warm and friendly help to everyone here at the blog. Thanks for your detailed comment for Cary. I am sure she really appreciates your help! @Cary H: Looks like Phaedrakat did a great job answering your question. A neat trick for reducing bubbles (I talk about it in the article above), is to ‘pull’ your sheet of clay to stretch and release the bubbles when you’re conditioning it. It’s easier to explain in video, so I hope you get what I mean.

@Phaedrakat: Let me say how wonderful it was to see you here this morning Kat! I have been thinking about you lately and wondering how you’re doing. We have missed you. You are always such a warm and friendly help to everyone here at the blog. Thanks for your detailed comment for Cary. I am sure she really appreciates your help!

]]> By: Phaedrakat http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/make-polymer-clay-pendants-and-flat-beads-smooth-and-bubble-free/515/#comment-44689 Phaedrakat Sun, 12 Dec 2010 10:10:22 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=515#comment-44689 @<a href="#comment-44040">Cary H</a>: Hi Cary, I thought I'd leave a comment about your bubbles problem. You mentioned trying to bake at 200F, but I think that temperature is probably too low to properly cure your clay. It doesn't hurt to bake clay for lengthy periods, though...it's a "too hot oven" that burns clay, not length of time. Did you try the tips in the article above to avoid bubbles? There are some important ones...and it really helps to avoid creating them in the first place, before getting to the baking stage. But once you're there, the "tile sandwich" tip works quite well, or you could try baking with the "good" side down, so that bubbles rise to the top (wrong side.) If you're being careful while conditioning your clay, yet still getting a great deal of bubbles, your clay is probably too soft. Leaching it can help, or you may just need to try a firmer brand. Well, I hope this helped...but if you're following all these tips, and still have problems, leave another comment. Perhaps Cindy or someone else has some other/better advice for you. Best of luck! Kat @Cary H: Hi Cary, I thought I’d leave a comment about your bubbles problem. You mentioned trying to bake at 200F, but I think that temperature is probably too low to properly cure your clay. It doesn’t hurt to bake clay for lengthy periods, though…it’s a “too hot oven” that burns clay, not length of time.

Did you try the tips in the article above to avoid bubbles? There are some important ones…and it really helps to avoid creating them in the first place, before getting to the baking stage. But once you’re there, the “tile sandwich” tip works quite well, or you could try baking with the “good” side down, so that bubbles rise to the top (wrong side.)

If you’re being careful while conditioning your clay, yet still getting a great deal of bubbles, your clay is probably too soft. Leaching it can help, or you may just need to try a firmer brand. Well, I hope this helped…but if you’re following all these tips, and still have problems, leave another comment. Perhaps Cindy or someone else has some other/better advice for you. Best of luck! Kat

]]> By: Cary H http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/make-polymer-clay-pendants-and-flat-beads-smooth-and-bubble-free/515/#comment-44040 Cary H Thu, 09 Dec 2010 05:28:38 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=515#comment-44040 I have a problem with 8x8 " approx 1/8- 1/4 " thick sculpey sheets that I make imprints on - they are getting bubbles when they bake. Should I bake bake longer at a lower temperature say 200 for 16 min? Thank you so much. Cary I have a problem with 8×8 ” approx 1/8- 1/4 ” thick sculpey sheets that I make imprints on – they are getting bubbles when they bake. Should I bake bake longer at a lower temperature say 200 for 16 min? Thank you so much. Cary

]]> By: Phaedrakat http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/make-polymer-clay-pendants-and-flat-beads-smooth-and-bubble-free/515/#comment-32126 Phaedrakat Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:10:42 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=515#comment-32126 Welcome, Daniela! Welcome, Daniela!

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