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Bulls Eye Lace Cane
Tutorial
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The Bulls Eye Lace Cane is only slightly more difficult
than a regular Bulls Eye Cane.
In this tutorial, we just take the
Bulls Eye Cane a few steps
further. I've outlined all the steps in making a Bulls
Eye Lace Cane below and included photos for each step.
Feel free to use your own color and clay brand choices, although
I recommend using only one brand in a cane. Since
different types and brands of polymer clay vary slightly in
their reduction rate, using the same brand in a cane is
important. You may also increase the amount of clay used if you desire a
larger cane, or use more than three colors for your own variation
of a Bulls Eye Lace Cane. To use more than three
colors you would just wrap more sheets around your log. Always be sure to
fully condition the clay before putting a cane together. See my
Polymer Clay FAQ section for tips on
conditioning clay.
| Supplies:1oz. of
Sculpey III (1/2 of an individual
pack) in Pale Pistachio
1oz. of Sculpey III (1/2 of an individual
pack) in Purple
1oz. of Sculpey III (1/2 of an
individual pack) in Spring Lilac
Pasta Machine (an
acrylic roller and skewers can be used if you don't have a pasta machine)
A tissue blade for trimming sheets and slicing the finished cane
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| Start the cane by running the fully
conditioned Purple clay, and the Spring Lilac clay through your
pasta machine
on the thickest setting to create two
flat sheets. Lay the sheets of Purple and Spring Lilac clay aside. Now
create a log out of the Pale Pistachio clay. A
good workable size is about 5-6" long and approximately
1/2" in diameter. |
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| Take the sheet of
Spring Lilac clay, trimmed to the length of the
log with your
tissue blade, and wrap around the Pearl Lilac log. When
you're wrapping the log do so slowly to prevent trapping
any air bubbles. Be sure not to
let the clay overlap. When you reach the other end of the
clay sheet, gently press the sheet into it. This will
create an imprint that can be used as a guideline for using your
tissue blade
to trim
off the excess Spring Lilac clay.
After you've got an exact fit of
Spring Lilac clay wrapped around
you Pale Pistachio log, repeat the process with the Purple clay. |
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Once you've got both sheets of clay fitted around the
log (more sheets if you're using more colors or varying
your design) gently roll the cane on your smooth work
surface to blend away the seam. |
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Once you've smoothed away the seam, you can trim off the
excess clay at the end of the cane, to see your design
clearly. |
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cane for a smaller bulls eye can, or make thin slices to
create your own beads or decorate any item that can
withstand baking temperatures.
The bulls eye cane can also be used as the basis for the
Bulls Eye Lace Cane.ve got both sheets of clay fitted
around the log (more sheets if you're using more colors
or varying your design) gently roll the cane on your
smooth work surface to blend away the seem. |
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Reduce your bulls eye cane to a length of about 14".
Make sure the can is an even thickness throughout it's
length. |
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Now, using your
tissue blade, cut your reduced bulls eye cane into seven 2" long
segments. |
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| Using one segment as the
center, place the other six segments around it, similar
to petals around a flower. |
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| Gently press all the
segments together. |
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| Now you should begin to
reduce this cane, working your way out from the center. |
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| Keep reducing the cane
until it is about 14" long again. |
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| Then, as before, slice
the cane into seven 2" long segments. |
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| Use one segment as the
center and place the other six segments around it. |
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Gently press all the segments together. |
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| Gently pinch the center
of the segments to reduce the cane. |
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| Once you've created your
desired size for your cane, the design should look
similar to this one. |
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| You can then use your
scrap clay formed into small beads, and slices from your
finished cane, to create your own bead designs. On
this particular bead I used slightly thicker cane slices
than I normally would, to achieve the purple
marbilization effect you see.
For information on how to use a cane to make your own
beads, check out my How To Make Beads from Canes
tutorial. |
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Central Kentucky Polymer Clay Guild coming
soon!
We're looking for local polymer clay guild
members! We're in the process of starting a polymer clay
guild for the Louisville-Frankfort-Lexington area of Kentucky.
Anyone interested should contact
Brandi or
Jane for details.
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