{"id":12389,"date":"2011-01-06T03:10:24","date_gmt":"2011-01-06T11:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=12389"},"modified":"2011-01-23T18:38:45","modified_gmt":"2011-01-24T02:38:45","slug":"polymerized-cloth-mixed-media-polymer-clay-tutorial-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/polymerized-cloth-mixed-media-polymer-clay-tutorial-video\/12389\/","title":{"rendered":"Polymerized Cloth Mixed Media | Polymer Clay Tutorial [Video]"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"PolymerizedVid #186:<\/span> <\/span><\/strong>“These new
ideas always make me
feel like I’m so close to a lot
of like minded polymer clay
artists for inspiration and
motivation.” ~Elizabeth-K<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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<\/em> T<\/span>he concept of handcrafted Art Cloth is quite popular these days, in the Mixed Media, Fiber Arts, Jewelry Making and Quilting communities. So I figured why not add to the creative possibilities and come up with an art cloth made with polymer clay? And as a result, my Polymerized Cloth idea was born!<\/span><\/p>\n

I actually came up with a version of this almost a year ago, fooling around with some cloth and liquid clay. But it was only recently that I finally got everything ready to be able to show you guys.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now as it turns out, at the same time I was experimenting with this technique, another polymer clay artist by the name of Susan O’Neill was also creating something similar. She uses liquid clay and gauze to make beautiful jewelry bangles. It’s like the Universe sometimes throws a bunch of ideas out to the world to see who is ready to catch them. Susan and I must have been on the same wavelength when that happened :-)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Art frees the mind to play in the right side of the brain where the magic of humanity lives and you can find that so much is possible.<\/span> ~Melinda-H<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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<\/span>This site is so amazing. These new ideas always make me feel like I’m so close to a lot of like minded polymer clay artists for inspiration and motivation. <\/span>~Elizabeth-K<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Although the basis of my idea is similar to Susan’s, what I will show you is quite different and of course has my own Polymer Clay Tutor spin on it.<\/span><\/p>\n

I can see huge creative options for this simple technique, for use in many Mixed Media and Jewelry Making applications as well as in other arts and hobbies such as scrapbooking, quilting, sewing and a variety of other crafts.<\/span><\/p>\n

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What a great medium we use! All this beautiful jewelry, notebooks, hair accessories, etc. And that’s just a small sampling of what can be made. I love that you can use items from other crafts with polymer.<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span>~Phaedrakat<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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So… coming up tomorrow on Friday January 7th [Vol-032-1], I’m going to teach you how to transform cloth into clay for this week’s video tutorial at the Polymer Clay Library<\/a>.<\/span> <\/span> <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Please Note:<\/strong><\/span> A general prerequisite for all of my weekly tutorials is that you have a good understanding of the polymer clay basics, including: conditioning clay, using a pasta machine, clay blade and other simple tools, making Skinner Blends or Teardrop Blends, baking clay, as well as sanding and finishing. If you need help in these areas, my Polymer Clay Beginners Course<\/a> will get you up to speed quickly. There is also plenty of free information on this blog. Use the search box at the top of the page to find articles on specific topics.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Supplies & Tools: Video-032-1 Polymerized Cloth:
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