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Description:
Polymer clay is one of the most interesting new craft materials to appear in the 20 years up to 2004 - perhaps because it is so adaptable. With the minimum of equipment and some basic techniques, an array of effects can be achieved. This step-by-step guide includes full instructions for a range of projects, all of which are so simple that they can be made in a day. The colourful projects show a selection of items, from home accessories to gifts and fun ideas for children, from delicate lattice bowl to a millefiore trinket box or colourful covered pens. Using a vareity of techniques, including canework, blending, texturing and filigree, the projects are explained in step-by-step photographs. Special gallery pages illustrate variations on the techniques explored in the projects an provide further inspirations. A comprehensive techniques section covers essential information on materials and equipment as well as explaining in detail essential polymer clay techniques.
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