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Beginner Polymer Clay Kaleidoscope Caning with Sarah Shriver
Beginner Polymer Clay Kaleidoscope Caning with Sarah Shriver
Intro and personal interview with Sarah and Tami (6:13)
PDF for download. Suggested tools, materials, and resources
Course overview (1:08)
Tools and materials overview (3:57)
Processing and conditioning the clay with a food processor (optional) (5:00)
How to build sheets of clay with the pasta machine (4:36)
Rolling out the clay into slabs with the pasta machine (2:04)
How to build color blocks for making blends (10:31)
Rolling the clay to create the Skinner Blend (10:07)
How to create inclusions in the blends (7:08)
How to get the stack ready to build a slab (12:17)
Sarah's technique for reducing the slab (10:09)
How to build a trapezoid with the reduced graphic (6:32)
How to create a graphic triangle with the three trapezoids (9:55)
How to reduce the trapezoid and cut the cane to build a kaleidoscope graphic (7:47)
Building the first four part kaleidoscope (6:43)
How to create a square shape from the cane (4:26)
Simple graphic cane with same color schematic (4:40)
How to create a bold graphic with an oval cane shape (3:34)
Altering the graphic and adding a bit of pop with black (11:21)
How to create a simple stripe pattern cane (3:50)
Overview of the canes using the same slab (1:10)
How to create a ball shape bead (8:25)
How to create a round flat pendant (8:28)
How to make a double point oval bead (6:51)
How to add a dark crisp outline to a shaped bead (6:20)
Experiment with different shapes and outlines (4:03)
Sarah's technique for making a pillow bead (5:25)
Introduction to the Polymer Clay Oven (2:05)
Setting the holes pre-baking (2:28)
Loading the oven with the clay creations (1:37)
How to drill holes into the beads after baking to create jewelry (13:23)
How Sarah sands and buffs her pieces (7:30)
Sarah's tips and tricks for creating her jewelry findings and wire work (18:06)
Extra tip: How Sarah stores her extra canes for years to come (1:12)
Course conclusion and thank you! (0:22)
Sarah's Beginner Polymer Clay Kaleidoscope Caning Tips and Technical Guide
Sarah's Beginner Polymer Clay Kaleidoscope Caning Story Board and Blends
How to create a graphic triangle with the three trapezoids
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