Slab Cutting
Polymer clay slab guides for rolling even slabs, building Skinner blend, grid and terrazzo slabs, and cutting clean shapes from them.
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How to make grid-patterned polymer clay slabs
Lay thin strands of contrasting clay in two directions, then roll the grid into your slab before cutting. Follow the four illustrated steps.
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How to condition polymer clay and roll an even slab for cutters
Get every clay colour to the same softness, roll each layer to its measured thickness on a tile, and let warm clay firm up before you cut.
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How to make a Skinner blend with polymer clay
Make polymer clay fade from one colour into another: the offset layout, the fold rule, how many passes, the no-machine method, cutting an ombre pair, cane plugs and rainbow blends.
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How to make polymer clay terrazzo: chips, slab, cut and sand
Roll thin chips in two to four colours, press them into a light base about 3 mm thick, roll them flush under paper, cut both earrings from the one slab, then bake and sand for the look of stone.
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How thick should polymer clay earrings be?
Roll flat earrings about 3 mm thick or a little thinner, measure the raw slab, and size the jump ring, post pad and pasta machine setting to that thickness.
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Best pasta machine for polymer clay: Atlas, Sculpey, Makin's or a roller
Buy the Marcato Atlas 150 for earring slabs and blends, or the Atlas 180 for slabs over 14 cm wide. Measured widths, thickest settings and lower-cost machines, compared.
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Roll one even slab, then cut every shape from it.
Most flat polymer clay pieces start as one slab rolled to an even thickness and cut into shapes. These guides cover conditioning the clay and rolling it with a pasta machine or roller, building patterned slabs such as Skinner blends, grids and terrazzo, and cutting clean shapes from the finished slab.
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