Technique GlossaryThis glossary contains a brief description of popular
techniques used with polymer clay, as well as related links of instruction and
projects featuring that technique.
Bead/Button Work
(from sculpey.com)
Beadwork is a beautiful way to show off your polymer
clay expertise! Beads and buttons can be formed by simply marbling
and rolling clay together to form balls or rolling from layers to make
"rolled paper" beads. As well as rolling, clay can be wrapped around
existing wooden beads for uniform shape. Millefiore or Skinner blends
can be used also to create one of a kind beads. Don't forget to
use a skewer or large needle to pierce before baking, great home
inventions have been made to bake beads on skewers for even shaping
Jewelry
(from sculpey.com)
Polymer clay jewelry is an infinite array of creativity
and innovation. Clay can be used to form beads, stones, and
glass-like or transfer art for your jewelry collection. Jewelry findings
can be attached to the clay using wire or liquid clay. Jewelry can
be hung on wire, fishing line, or with larger holes, leather or satin.
Try Sculpey Ultralight to keep your pendants and beads light to wear!
Millefiore (canework)
(from sculpey.com)
Millefiori has its origins in Italian glasswork. It is the process of
creating clay rods, or canes, which contain multicolored patterns which
are seen at the ends. This technique is often referred to as
caning and can produce an array of designs, ranging from simple blends
to intricate faces and flowers. This technique takes some practice but
produces unique results well worth the effort. Caning can be used
with almost anything in clay art. There are numerous books and web
resources available showing this technique and project ideas.
Mokume Gane
(from thepolyparrot.com)
Mokume game is the technique of shaving layered pieces of clay. It
originates from 17th century Japanese metalworking, when it was used
specifically to make Samauri swords. It is done by stacking layers
of clay and often leafing foil and then shaving to create rings and
graining.
Scrapbooking Embellishment
(from sculpey.com)
Baked Premo! Sculpey has been tested and proven to be both acid
and lignin free, creating an opportunity to expand your clay and
scrapbooking creativity! Use clay with push molds, stencils,
texture sheets and more to create pages that really "stand out"! Clay is
a great way to personalize pages and add eye-catching embellishments.
Filigree corners or texture frames can be used to bring out color in
pictures and stamping or transferring allows you to set your wording in
clay.
Skinner blends
(from sculpey.com)
The Skinner Blend is a technique invented by Judith
Skinner that involves geometrically layering colors of clay and feeding
them through a pasta machine to create beautiful blends that can be used
in caning, beadwork and more! Check out these links for clear, step by
step instructions on making the Skinner blends.
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