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Quilters Delight quilt polymer clay cane

Quilters Delight quilt polymer clay cane

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Raw polymer clay cane for your creations.
NEW!!! Quilt cane. Exquisite detail. ZOOM in.

Story to this one, (there usually is.)
Any time a new cane is made, the ends are a lost cause. It's just the way it is.
Sometimes there is enough good design in there to reuse. Some get included in a kaleidoscope cane, or a scrappy feather cane. But most of the time, I toss end pieces into a pile thinking I'll use some of that myself, or I'll get around to just blending like colors eventually.... The pile has gotten out of hand!

Well! Today I had an epiphany!
I have this extruder gun. Rarely ever use it. Well.... I popped in a piece of left over cane, and using the largest triangle bit I had, squeezed out a long strip.
Started stacking them and viola!
My prototype cane, here, http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=30240088
you have to look close at that one. Zoom in. I didn't even catch this until I did, but OMG! Each little triangle piece still retained some of the pattern from the original cane it came from. I thought sure it would all just smoosh together as it comes out of the gun. But seems not. I can make out several of the canes I used in that one.

Now this cane here is much larger, then reduced a lot more than that other cane. So I doubt you'd be able to see patterns that small. BUT... there is texture to each little bit. Just like cloth would have. Oh I see endless possibilities for this technique. I WILL be doing more of this. After all, I have a mountain of end pieces just waiting for something like this.

This type of cane would be perfect to cover objects with. Anything that can go in your oven at 265f. can be covered with clay.
Possibilities are endless.

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Canes are sold in 2" long sections but I always cut MORE than 2" (A quarter inch at least,) to allow for some distortion during packing.

Bulk orders are welcome. Contact me for info.

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Use;
Anyone can use polymer clay canes.
Slice with a thin blade, either one made for clay or an exacto will work, slice off sections.
If the clay squishes, pop it in the freezer for a few minutes to stiffen it up making it easier to slice.
Quarter inch thick pieces make nice charms for jewelry, buttons or as scrap book pieces.
Paper thin slices work as a veneer on any surface that can take baking.
(Look at some of my eggs for this technique.)

Bake at 265f for a half hour to cure. (That's a half hour per quarter inch. Really thin slices can do with less. You can always bake twice, or at a lower temp for a longer period of time but don't over bake.)
Cured clay can be painted, drilled, sanded, varnished, or just left as is.

Want to see every cane I ever made?
Here. All on one page.
http://www.artmakersworlds.com/PolymerClayCanes.shtml ☚ ☚☚ visit that page.

Enjoy and thanks for looking.

Added on Nov 03, 2009