POLYMER CLAY Step-by-Step Instructions ~ Original Projects © Inspirational Gallerycontents Introduction 2 cuarran one @ Polymer Clay Essentials 6 Aief istry ofthe Mediums 7 “ypos ofFolymer Clay 8 Liquid Gey 10 Safer Fist 12 Work Surdaces 12 lay Condivoning and Handling 12 Baking 73 Clay Storage 14 Golo Basics 16 Cola Recipes 18 Finishing 19 @ Tools and Accessories 22 Tools 23 Clay Forming 25 Adhesives 28 Cutting and Shaping Toole 29 Textures 32 Inclusions and Surface Treatments 32 Finishes 35 © Skinner Blending 36 Basic Skinner Blending 39 Multiple-Color Skinner Blendifig 41 Creating Surface Sheets 42” Gradient Loaves 43 Ribbons 43 Millefiori Caning 44 Striped jelly-Roll Canes $1 Lea! Canes 52 Flower Canes 54 Gradient Checkerboard Canes 56 Gradient Heart Cenes 57 Smoosh Canes 57 ‘unk Canes 60 warren rive Image Transfers 62 Waterside Transfers 64 custom inkjet Ransters 66 Preprint Watentide anafere 67 stamps as Tranafee 67 Liquid Clay Transfers 68 “Toner Based Transfers 69 Coloring Toner Transirs 70 Del Paper eansfers 71 charren six Mokumé Gané 72 stamped Mokumé Gané 74 Bladed Mokumé Gané 76 Indented Mokumé Gané 77 Folded Mokumé Gané 78 Rolled Mokumé Gané 78ra Shift Effects 80 @ (Shift Surface and ‘Treatments 84 Checkerboard Cane 85 Mica Shifting 86 Mics Shifting £7 Mica Shifting 88 and Foiling Effects 90 - cl iesfing 92 gr Clay Foil 93 png Fil 9¢ PFextures and Dimensions 96 Bi Pattern Resists 97 Payelica Peel 98 NINE x Effects 100 Oval 102 Turquoise 103 pesky 108 Betvory 106 Gunebar 108 ccuarren TEN Stamping 110 asic Sutton Slice Sheet 118 Advanced Sutton Slice Concepts 118 ‘Tene Bfect 121 Faux Tapestry 122 ‘Additional Embosseé-Clay Effects 122 Assembly, Formation, and Structure 124 “Tntee-Step Mosaics 126 carving 129 Hollow Forms 130 Pillow Forms 131 Poff Forms 231 ‘Nontwist Suspension Method {or Hanging Puff Forme 132 Flowers 133 Ribbon Roses 122 Layered Roses 134 Cutter Boxes. 135 Stenel Frames 157 conapren Twaive Surface Treatments 138 Marbling 140 Barber Pole Striping 141 Border Reatments 142 stencil Gané 148 silk Screening 144 Granulars 148 cuapren turer Finishing Touches and Final Thoughts 148 scrap Clay 150 ‘Additional Thoughts on Molding 251 Leaing Pens 152 Suspending Cay 152 “ube Attachments 352 Fold-Over Bas 258 Connecting Pieces to ump Rings 256 Fangy or Coil Wrapped Loops 157 Projects to Make 158 Saspended Cryetal Pendant 160 Magic Mirror 16 ‘Swirly Whitly Faux Art Glass Bracelet 168 Faux Dichroic Shield Pendant 172 Image Transfer In Amulet 176 Sutton Slice “About Face" Case 182 Gallery of Polymer Clay Art 188 _Appenéix Troubleshooting for Polymer Clay 208 AppendineT: Glossary of Polymer Clay'Terms 211 Resource Guide 216 Index 219,