Tips For Rolling Perfect Swirly Lentil Beads
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In this video I'm going to share with you the secrets to rolling the perfect Swirly Lentil Beads from Polymer Clay.
Swirly Lentil beads are quite addictive to make... it is fun to watch the color pull up from the sides and twist into a wonderful swirl in the center.
They can be made with scrap clay, with canes or with perfectly planned sections of clay.
They are fairly easy to make but they do take practice and there are a few tips and tricks to getting them right.
You'll need a smooth surface to work on. I am using the We-R Memory Keepers Glass Mat Review for Polymer Clay.
And you will need a small piece of smooth see-through material such as an acrylic stamp block, a piece of Plexiglas, or even an old cd case.
During the rolling process there are a few thing you must remember. Keep the acrylic block level. Use your fingertips like little table legs, to keep your top plastic surface plastic level, and at the right height.
If your top plastic surface is uneven, the bead won't be round.
Keep your circular motions even. Too big, and the bead will become a pointy bi-cone bead. Too small and the bead will become very flat and hard to roll.
Same goes for the pressure. Too light and the bead will be pointy, and to hard the bead flattens out.
Color gets pulled from the outside edges and swirled into the center. So remember that when placing your patterns or cane slices on the bead.
Always do your circles in the same direction. If you change directions partway through, the swirl will untwist and start going in the other direction.
In can take a while to get the swirl you want.
Firm clay moves slowly and will take more turns... soft clay moves quickly, but can be harder to keep the shape even.
After rolling, let the clay rest for a bit to firm up. Do another quick roll to reshape before baking.
If you try and handle a freshly rolled lentil bead without allowing it to rest and cool down, it can become distorted and will finger printed easily.
If you are interested in a video on piercing lentil beads or other lentil bead videos, leave a comment in the section below.
Related Video: Making Lentil Beads That Don’t Go All Wonky... http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=16267#video
Related Video: Polymer Clay Lentil Beads - Very Addictive... http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=41#video
Related Video: Piercing Lentil Beads... http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=172/#video
Related Article: Getting Your Polymer Clay Lentil Beads to Swirl Properly... http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=8923
Related Article: How To Make Polymer Clay Lentil Beads... http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=4614
Related Video: We-R Memory Keepers Glass Mat... http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=19068/#video
And... more info about today's video is at my blog... http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=19990
Cindy Lietz & Doug Lietz Social Links:
https://www.youtube.com/PolymerClayTutor
https://www.facebook.com/polymerclay
http://www.pinterest.com/pctutor/
https://twitter.com/PolymerClayTips
Polymer Clay Tutor... "Make what you love... Love what you make."
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In this video I'm going to share with you the secrets to rolling the perfect Swirly Lentil Beads from Polymer Clay.
Swirly Lentil beads are quite addictive to make... it is fun to watch the color pull up from the sides and twist into a wonderful swirl in the center.
They can be made with scrap clay, with canes or with perfectly planned sections of clay.
They are fairly easy to make but they do take practice and there are a few tips and tricks to getting them right.
You'll need a smooth surface to work on. I am using the We-R Memory Keepers Glass Mat Review for Polymer Clay.
And you will need a small piece of smooth see-through material such as an acrylic stamp block, a piece of Plexiglas, or even an old cd case.
During the rolling process there are a few thing you must remember. Keep the acrylic block level. Use your fingertips like little table legs, to keep your top plastic surface plastic level, and at the right height.
If your top plastic surface is uneven, the bead won't be round.
Keep your circular motions even. Too big, and the bead will become a pointy bi-cone bead. Too small and the bead will become very flat and hard to roll.
Same goes for the pressure. Too light and the bead will be pointy, and to hard the bead flattens out.
Color gets pulled from the outside edges and swirled into the center. So remember that when placing your patterns or cane slices on the bead.
Always do your circles in the same direction. If you change directions partway through, the swirl will untwist and start going in the other direction.
In can take a while to get the swirl you want.
Firm clay moves slowly and will take more turns... soft clay moves quickly, but can be harder to keep the shape even.
After rolling, let the clay rest for a bit to firm up. Do another quick roll to reshape before baking.
If you try and handle a freshly rolled lentil bead without allowing it to rest and cool down, it can become distorted and will finger printed easily.
If you are interested in a video on piercing lentil beads or other lentil bead videos, leave a comment in the section below.
Related Video: Making Lentil Beads That Don’t Go All Wonky... http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=16267#video
Related Video: Polymer Clay Lentil Beads - Very Addictive... http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=41#video
Related Video: Piercing Lentil Beads... http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=172/#video
Related Article: Getting Your Polymer Clay Lentil Beads to Swirl Properly... http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=8923
Related Article: How To Make Polymer Clay Lentil Beads... http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=4614
Related Video: We-R Memory Keepers Glass Mat... http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=19068/#video
And... more info about today's video is at my blog... http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=19990
Cindy Lietz & Doug Lietz Social Links:
https://www.youtube.com/PolymerClayTutor
https://www.facebook.com/polymerclay
http://www.pinterest.com/pctutor/
https://twitter.com/PolymerClayTips
Polymer Clay Tutor... "Make what you love... Love what you make."
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