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Author: Syndee Holt
Publisher: Sterling/Chapelle
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars

12 reviews
Sales Rank: 84617

Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 112
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 9.9 x 8.4 x 0.5

ISBN: 1402727054
Dewey Decimal Number: 745
EAN: 9781402727054

Publication Date: August 1, 2005
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Editorial Reviews:

Amazon.com Review
Readily available, inexpensive, and easily manipulated, polymer clay is an ideal beginner's medium, and Syndee Holt does an admirable job of introducing it. She sets the stage with background on materials and basic handling, then presents 27 approaches and variations as a series of questions on technique whose answers are full-fledged projects. "How do I make a pinroll cane?" for instance, explains a simple cane process and uses it to cover a candleholder. Other cane methods yield jewelry, a frame, a barrette, drawer pulls, and a covered pen, utilizing both basic canes (bull's eye, banner, checkerboard, blended) and pictorial types (flower, millefiori, star, face, shaman). The final section focuses on molds and textural effects such as metallic and rubber stamp effects to produce brooches, light switch covers, a box, and coasters. Most of the designs are fairly ordinary and there are certainly more exciting books on polymer clay, but this one does provide a thorough, easily understood introduction to this popular subject. --Amy Handy

Product Description

"As a serious craft medium [polymer clay] requires knowing some basic techniques. These are covered in great detail with excellent photos...Beginners will find many of their questions answered... Recommended."--Library Journal

No experience is necessary--with every beginner's question answered, you'll soon master the basics of polymer clay, and its unique traits and teachniques, from a perfect pinroll to heat-embossing powders. Novices will become pros in no time.

Customer Reviews: Read 7 more reviews...

4 out of 5 stars

You go girl October 26, 2008
Great''''. I think Sue Heaser writes great books. Good tips and easy to follow directions.

5 out of 5 stars

Polymer clay book July 2, 2008
Have not had time to do any projects yet, but I like the book and would purchase it again.

5 out of 5 stars

great book April 27, 2008
The book was exactly what I hoped for. It came quickly and even though I had said I would take a used book I received a new one for the same price.

5 out of 5 stars

Excelente guia para principiantes September 5, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

Este libro es una excelente guia para quienes desean iniciar su practica y conocimiento sobre esta tecnica artesanal.
Felicitaciones a la autora Syndee Holt.

5 out of 5 stars

Wonderful Book For The First Time Clay Artist! September 1, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

syndee holt has written an instruction manual with the first time polymer clay user in mind, and she's done a superb job! This book is well-written, structured for ease-of-use, and contains photographs of the processes she discusses, as well as of finished products. Not only is jewelry making discussed, but other crafted items--light-switch covers, picture frames, covered pens, drawer pulls, napkin rings--get ample coverage as well.

"Polymer Clay for the first time" begins with explanations of the basics: types of polymer clay available, tools needed to begin working with clay, and some of the various ways in which this clay can be used. The next sections--which make up the bulk of the book--are instructional, beginning with the simple and becoming more complex as the reader acquires skills and knowledge. There is, finally, a Gallery section of finished works (some quite astonishing in their minute detail!), a Metric Equivalency Chart, and a very useful Index.

"Polymer Clay for the first time" is a wonderful book that will give the beginning polymer clay user the basic techniques in order to start crafting immediately, as well as a strong foundation for expansion and growth, should the artist desire to further explore this flexible, colorful medium.

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