Polymer clay - we create our own exclusive

Creation of exclusive ornaments, small figurines or other objects of decor is one of the types of needlework, in which polymer clay is successfully used. With your hands it is possible to fashion a lot of interesting things from the category of "small knickknacks" that easily turn into works of art.

Basics for beginners

The history of the development of modeling with the help of this type of clay begins in the distant 1930s. It was in that interwar period that the enterprising German Fifi Rebinder invents a special composition with which she creates charming dolls. She kept her secret until 1964. Then she decided to sell the patent to her invention to the industrialist Eberhard Faber, who subsequently improved the composition and released the first modern clay under the trademark "Fimo".

To date, polymer clay, with its own hands from which you can create incredible jewelry, is a special kind of plasticine: it is easy to mold a variety of things, and it freezes when heated to 130 degrees, losing forever its ability to mutate.

Needless to say, today there are a great many types of polymer clay, differing not only in their physical and chemical qualities, but also in the color palette. The basis of this division is the policy of producers with regard to the designation of their product. But needlewomen only benefit from this, because thanks to the variety, you can create unique things.

Materials for modeling

Polymer clay, with its own hands from which gifts for relatives and friends are created, requires the use of auxiliary tools and a special working surface.

The recruitment tool kit can include knives of different thickness for cutting material and rolling pin. But in the process of creativity molds can be useful for polymer clay.

What are they? These are special forms of stamps that allow you to quickly and beautifully perform a certain ornament or prepare a base for attaching an ornament. They can be purchased in specialized stores or created independently.

In addition to tools, you will need to prepare a workplace. Experienced craftsmen for polymer clay are advised to use an even glossy glass or ceramic surface for this. This recommendation is dictated by practice, because when forming a bead of polymer clay, it must be "rolled" to get the desired shape. And it's difficult to do this manually or on a simple surface. After all, a kind of pattern can form on the ball, and the surface itself will be covered with spots of micro-pieces of clay.

Also, in the process of manufacturing products made of polymer clay, a tray will be needed, on which the decoration or decoration will dry in the oven at the desired temperature. For these purposes it is better to single out a separate baking tray, because its further use for cooking purposes becomes impossible. This set of tools will be enough to start creating. In the process of increasing mastery, each needlewoman produces her own set, depending on what she creates.

In conclusion, I would like to note that polymer clay, with its own hands from which it is possible to mold original decor objects, is a very capricious material, from the observance of the rules of using which the final result also depends.