Archive for slicing canes

5 Polymer Clay Cane Slicing Tips for Your Bead Making Projects

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Monday, July 13th, 2009 in Cane Work, Tools | Comments (25)

Slicing Polymer Clay Canes

Techniques for Dealing With Warm Soft Polymer Canes and Clay in General:

In the hot Summer heat it can be tricky doing even the simplest tasks in your bead making projects… slicing polymer clay canes for example. Here are some Read More→

How to Slice Polymer Clay Canes For Making Fimo Beads and Jewelry

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Sunday, August 24th, 2008 in Cane Work | Comments (9)

Polymer Clay Can

Some canes are made "unfinished" or without backgrounds which can pose difficulties when slicing them:

Q: "How to slice an unfinished cane such as a flower that has not had the final filler canes put around the edges. Read More→

Cool Polymer Clay Tutorial – A Fimo and Sculpey Cane Making Tip

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Saturday, August 9th, 2008 in Cane Work, Tools | Comments (6)

Chilling Polymer Clay Canes

Vid #70: How to use frozen ice packs for chilling polymer clay canes:

Here is a neat little tip for making polymer clay canes easier to slice thin without distortion… cool them on a frozen lunch box ice pack! A lot more portable then a Read More→

Slicing Fimo Nail Art Canes | Sculpey Polymer Clay Cake Toppers

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Monday, July 28th, 2008 in Cane Work, Handling | Comments (21)

Your Questions Answered

1) How to cut super thin fimo cane slices for fingernail art designs, from polymer clay canes that are already baked.

2) Need some advice on making a cute cake topper decoration out of sculpey clay (also know as sculpy and sculpty)? Read More→

Clay Cane Slicing Techniques for Polymer Clay Jewelry Bead Making

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Saturday, July 19th, 2008 in Cane Work, Techniques, Tools | Comments (8)

Cane Slicing Tips

Vid #71: How to slice your polymer clay canes with little to no distortion — Making bead jewelry with less waste:

Getting a nice clay cane slice to use on your next polyclay jewelry making project can sometimes be trickier Read More→

Polymer Jewelry to Make – Using Handmade Beads and Clay Cane Slices

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Wednesday, July 16th, 2008 in Bead Projects, Cane Work | Comments (18)

Rainbow Spiral Bead

Your hand made jewelry will stand out from the crowd when you use bead designs created by YOU ! And… polymer clay canework is an important part of the process:

One of the most exciting aspects of making jewlery these Read More→

New Premo Formula a Problem for Beginners Making Polymer Clay Canes

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Tuesday, July 8th, 2008 in Cane Work, Promotions, Techniques | Comments (48)

Beginner Cane Design

Some newbies even giving up on canework altogether and selling off their Sculpey polymer clay supplies on Ebay. Don’t do that!

Lately, many clayers have been blaming their cane making woes on the recent phthalate-free Read More→

Phthalate-Free Premo Polymer Clay – Blessing or Curse

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 in Musings-News, Supplies | Comments (50)

Premo Sculpey Clay

The Removal of Phthalates from Premo Is Certainly Causing a Stir. Have You Tried the New Formula Yet?

With recent concerns over the safety of different types of plastics, many companies have decided to remove Read More→

Slicing Polymer Clay Canes With A Dull Knife Sucks

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Friday, May 2nd, 2008 in Cane Work, Tools | Comments (16)

Slicing Polymer Clay Canes

Vid #46: Here’s How to Keep Your Polymer Clay Cutting Blade Sharp:

First of all, the reason why it sucks to use a dull knife for slicing canes is because your delicate cane patterns will become smudged, making the Read More→

What Polymer Clay is Best for Millefiori

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Thursday, March 6th, 2008 in Cane Work, Supplies | Comments (5)

Millefiori Polymer Clay

I get asked this question a lot… "What polymer clay is best for millefiori?"

The answer is a firm clay that won’t easily distort.

There are a few different brands of polymer clay that Read More→

How to Make Polymer Clay Canes – Tutorial Series Introduction

Posted by Polymer Clay Tutor Cindy Lietz on Thursday, March 6th, 2008 in Cane Work | Comments (12)

How To Make Polymer Clay Canes

Vid #34: Polymer Clay Canes Are Often Referred To As Millefiori:

Good tutorials should always start with just a bit of a history lesson. For instance, did you know that polymer clay canes are often referred to as Read More→

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