{"product_id":"polymer-millefiori-tutorial-doodlepippin","title":"Polymer millefiori cane tutorial","description":"\u003cp\u003eExplore the creative possibilities of polymer millefiori, in this detailed 19 page A4 tutorial with 60 hand-drawn illustrations and 23 photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo experience necessary! This tutorial will take you from absolute polymer clay beginner, through to making your own amazing and beautiful kaleidoscopic patterns in polymer clay, using the ancient millefiori technique.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou will learn \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow to choose colours that \"go\",\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow to condition the clay,\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ewhat tools are essential and what are \"nice to have\".\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI'll also share loads of tips and tricks and advice for getting the best results from your millefiori work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bulk of this tutorial is made up of highly detailed, illustrated, step-by-step instructions for TWO different millefiori techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMake both, or choose the one that you like the look of best and save the other for later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTable of contents: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout polymer and millefiori\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBasic tools required\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e'Nice to have' tools\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat brand of clay?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChoosing colours for millefiori\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSome colour combination ideas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow much clay should I use?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConditioning clay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCane 1: basic 'wave' cane (steps A to S)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCane 2: Basic 'cut and recombine' cane (steps A- T)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGoing hexagonal!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSlicing your cane and making a veneered sheet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBurnishing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGet the most out of your veneered sheet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTry this: curved edges\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRemoving your sheet from your worksurface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCuring instructions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSanding and buffing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSome suppliers and sources of further information\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNB 1:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePlease note this is a tutorial for making the patterns themselves, rather than an item of jewellery \u003c\/strong\u003e- although there are some ideas for what you can make with your pattern included at the end, as well as some tips for getting the most out of your design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNB 2:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePart of the beauty of millefiori is that no pattern is the same. \u003c\/strong\u003eTwo people following identical instructions will produce completely different patterns - don't expect your canes to look like mine, or like anyone else's! They'll be completely unique to you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout me:\u003c\/strong\u003e I'm a millefiori artist based just outside London, England. I'm a member of The Surrey Guild of Craftsmen, a steering group member of the London Polymer Clay Group, and I make a living selling my handmade polymer pieces and millefiori art internationally.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI've been teaching for four years and have taken hundreds of people through their first experience of polymer clay - and watched them make the most amazing and individual patterns using this technique.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEssential tools required to get the most out of this tutorial:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea pasta machine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea long sharp blade (sometimes called a tissue blade) - look up \"Sculpey Super Slicer\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ean acrylic roller\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea smooth glass or tile worksurface.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea sheet or two of greaseproof paper or silicon baking parchment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea normal domestic oven\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"DoodlePippin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31626921476230,"sku":"Millefiori Tutorial - DoodlePippin","price":4.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/3723\/5334\/products\/il_fullxfull.1762707976_n8sc.jpg?v=1600665901","url":"https:\/\/doodlepippin.myshopify.com\/products\/polymer-millefiori-tutorial-doodlepippin","provider":"DoodlePippin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}