Polymer Clay Jewelry, The Art of Caning by Mathilde Brun

Caning techniques with polymer clay allow you to create your own intricately detailed sophisticated and chic jewelry. This clear and concise guide by professional jewelry designer Mathilde Brun shows you step-by-step how to make clay canes layers of clay strategically pressed together to adapt into multiple jewelry pieces. Polymer clay is ideal for DIY jewelry: flexible and pliable it permanently hardens quickly under low heat without shrinking. By making canes of clay delicate patterns like lace are made possible with uniform results an unattainable feat with mere brush or pencil. With simple and easy to follow directions learn how to turn your canes into necklaces pendants earrings pins rings and brooches. Supported by over 400 step-by-step illustrations material lists and instructional guidance on the cane-making conditioning shaping color mixing pattern imprinting curing sanding and buffing of polymer clay this book provides