Clay extruder techniques

At long last here it is....a simple version of my Border Cane. I hope you like it and find it useful. This is the cane we are going to make. Click on the photos for a closer look. First of all you will need a pasta machine, mine is a "Monafied" Atlas so I will be referring to the settings on it. And you will need a good extruder. I use a "Makin's Professional Ultimate Clay Extruder" and a "Workzone" vise. The vise isn't a must, you can turn the extruder by hand but I'm old and have arthritis…

I have been playing a lot with polymer clay recently, trying out new things. I thought I would share some of them with you, here's the fir...

When I first began claying seriously and got an extruder… they were all these little metal ones with difficult to press plungers. Combine this with the fact that the only clay I could lay han…

Perth Craft Shop / Polymer Clay / Resin / Jewellery Supplies on Instagram: "Today in the shop we were talking about polymer clay Extruders and how many awesome uses they have! This ‘Extruder Cane’ is definitely one of my favourites (along with creating stripes- scroll way back to see the tutorial for that one!!) I used a shape cutter to create nice circles to layer in- but to be honest I usually just chuck chunks of clay in. (It’s a great way to use scrap clay) Tell me- have you tried this…