{"id":6421,"date":"2009-10-29T03:14:36","date_gmt":"2009-10-29T10:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=6421"},"modified":"2009-10-30T18:20:04","modified_gmt":"2009-10-31T01:20:04","slug":"how-to-reduce-polymer-clay-canes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/how-to-reduce-polymer-clay-canes\/6421\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Reduce Your Polymer Clay Canes So They Don’t Get Twisted"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Polymer <\/span>“Now I understand why so many of my earlier attempts at canes failed.” ~Jocelyn-C<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/span>Do you have trouble keeping your polymer clay canes straight when you are reducing them to a smaller size? Well here’s a little trick to follow that will help solve this common problem…<\/span><\/p>\n

Next time you make your cane, instead of completely wrapping it with the outside color, leave a little space or strip open along the bottom of the cane…. so the color of the layer underneath the outer wrapping, remains visible. You can see what I mean in the photo above. That is a slice taken from a Dogwood Flower Cane<\/a> before it was reduced.<\/span><\/p>\n

The small strip of turquoise color will be seen as a stripe down the length of the entire cane. This line is what we clayers call a registration line or mark<\/span><\/p>\n

When reducing the cane, you can monitor this registration mark to make sure that it is staying straight and not getting twisted. As long as the line stays straight, the cane will be straight inside.<\/span><\/p>\n

Wow! Now that was one excellent cane tutorial series<\/a>, Cindy. Thank you! I learned so much and had so much fun trying each of the components! Finally, someone demonstrated the need and proper procedure for adding the registration line. Now I understand why so many of my earlier attempts at canes failed. By trying to reduce them by rolling them like a snake, the inner contents got all twisted and irregular. So many wonderful tips, and the final result is spectacular. <\/span>~Jocelyn-C<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So try using a registration line on your next polymer clay cane project, and see if you don’t have a lot less problems keeping those canes from getting all distorted!<\/span><\/p>\n

Please do let me know how this idea works for you in the comments section below. I would love to hear from you.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Cindy\"Polymer<\/p>\n

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