{"id":110,"date":"2008-06-05T11:51:54","date_gmt":"2008-06-05T18:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/polymer-clay-cane-slice-lentil-beads\/110\/"},"modified":"2016-09-22T17:15:57","modified_gmt":"2016-09-23T00:15:57","slug":"polymer-clay-cane-slice-lentil-beads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/polymer-clay-cane-slice-lentil-beads\/110\/","title":{"rendered":"Adding Polymer Clay Cane Slices to Lentil Beads"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Vid #51: Here’s how to keep your cane slice patterns from getting all muddled:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Once you start learning how to make polymer clay canes, you will want to make some pretty beads with them.<\/span> A stunning bead design combines the <\/span>swirly lentil with polymer clay cane slices.<\/span><\/p>\n

First you need to roll the basic lentil bead shape. During the process of rolling the lentil bead, the clay on the outside edges gets drawn into the center of the bead forming a twist or swirl in the design.<\/span><\/p>\n

You can add character to this swirl by adding thicker-than-usual<\/em> cane slices to the outside edges of the unbaked lentil bead. If you place them in the center of the lentil where the swirl is, the cane design will get sucked in like a vortex to the inside of the bead… <\/span>never to be seen again!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

With the raw cane slices applied to the outside edges of the lentil, roll the bead again and watch the cane slices become part of the bead and begin to twist into the design. Twist only as far as you like the design. If you go too far here, the design will just become striped swirls on your beads and your intricate cane patterns will not be recognizable.<\/span><\/p>\n

Experiment with the slices by adding some at different stages of rolling, or adding several different types of canes to the same lentil bead. This technique is also a good one to use on those imperfect beginner polymer clay canes. Since the design gets pulled and twisted you won’t see any of their flaws.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rolling polymer clay lentil beads and adding polymer clay cane slices is probably one of the most rewarding of the polymer clay bead making techniques. So go on… Give it a roll!<\/span><\/p>\n

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