{"id":3668,"date":"2009-04-14T03:00:56","date_gmt":"2009-04-14T10:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=3668"},"modified":"2009-10-14T15:41:52","modified_gmt":"2009-10-14T22:41:52","slug":"polymer-clay-tutorial-cane-slices-make-pattern-backgrounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/polymer-clay-tutorial-cane-slices-make-pattern-backgrounds\/3668\/","title":{"rendered":"Polymer Clay Tutorial | Use Cane Slices To Make Pattern Backgrounds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2009-04\/14-pattern-background-90102.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Pattern Background Sheet\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" width=\"250\" height=\"188\" align=\"left\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Vid #102:<\/span> Often Referred To as Polymer Clay Fabric&#8230; For Good Reasons!<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The tutorial video that will be posted later this week in the Polymer Clay Library, is all about making beautiful patterned background sheets. These pretty decorated sheets can be used for making pendants, disc beads, tube beads, pillow beads&#8230; as well as for many other bead making techniques.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Create your own fabric like patterns by layering thin slices of your favorite polymer clay canes onto a thin base of solid colored clay. Since the canes in this technique can be overlapped it is also great for using those less than perfect canes. Even partial cane slices can be used with excellent results.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">In this upcoming pattern background tutorial video, I show you tricks for getting the least amount of distortion in your designs. I also discuss important information about what can happen if your polymer clay canes are old and brittle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Further down on this page is a little <a href=\"#video\">sneak peak video<\/a> for you to watch right now if you like. The full version of the video will be available in the members library in a few days on Friday (April 17, 2009).<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/cindy-sig.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Cindy Lietz Signature\" width=\"114\" height=\"99\" align=\"right\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/polymer-clay-tutor.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Polymer Clay Tutor\" width=\"200\" height=\"26\" align=\"right\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><br class=\"spacer_\" \/><\/p>\n<p><br class=\"spacer_\" \/><\/p>\n<p><br class=\"spacer_\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#video\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/preview-clip-headline-2.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Click Video Play Button\" width=\"358\" height=\"58\" align=\"middle\" \/><\/a><a name=\"video\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--Video player code starts here--><\/p>\n<div><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"512\" height=\"409\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"align\" value=\"middle\" \/><param name=\"FlashVars\" value=\"u=ybc&amp;o=ybc&amp;i=http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/vid\/101\/90102.jpg&amp;b=3&amp;f=http:\/\/bead-001.s3.amazonaws.com\/90102-p.flv&amp;d=ybc&amp;a=ybc&amp;v=100&amp;t=xbc&amp;w=512&amp;h=409\" \/><param name=\"quality\" value=\"high\" \/><param name=\"menu\" value=\"false\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/vid\/101\/90102-p.swf\" \/><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"u=ybc&amp;o=ybc&amp;i=http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/vid\/101\/90102.jpg&amp;b=3&amp;f=http:\/\/bead-001.s3.amazonaws.com\/90102-p.flv&amp;d=ybc&amp;a=ybc&amp;v=100&amp;t=xbc&amp;w=512&amp;h=409\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"512\" height=\"409\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/vid\/101\/90102-p.swf\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" menu=\"false\" quality=\"high\" flashvars=\"u=ybc&amp;o=ybc&amp;i=http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/vid\/101\/90102.jpg&amp;b=3&amp;f=http:\/\/bead-001.s3.amazonaws.com\/90102-p.flv&amp;d=ybc&amp;a=ybc&amp;v=100&amp;t=xbc&amp;w=512&amp;h=409\" align=\"middle\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>\n<p><!--Video player code ends here--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Here&#8217;s That &#8220;Link Below&#8221; Referred To at End of the Video<br \/>\n&gt;&gt; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/\">Polymer Clay Tutorials<\/a> &lt;&lt;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The full version of the <strong>&#8220;Pattern Background&#8221;<\/strong> preview video shown above, is available for purchase at my Polymer Clay <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadvideos.com\/back-issues-01\/#vol-011\" class=\"external external_icon\" target=\"_blank\">Bead Making Videos<\/a> Library in the <strong>Volume-011 Back Issue Package.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The following topics are covered in this <strong>&#8220;Polymer Clay Fabric&#8221;<\/strong> video:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Making polymer clay sheets that look as though they were cut from a beautiful piece of cloth fabric.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Examples of various bead shapes wrapped in pattern sheets, including: Disc, Pillow and Heart shaped beads.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Paying attention to and managing the &#8220;stretch&#8221; factor that is unique to this polymer clay technique.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Discussion of what can happen when your cane slices are too old and brittle.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Changing background clay colors for creating different effects &#8211; muted vs sharp and contrasting.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Orderly vs random patterns. 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