Polymer Clay - Should it Still Be Flexible After Baking?

Video #489: It depends on the thickness, but yes, polymer clay does stay somewhat flexible. More Info: http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=18352 Polymer Clay Tutor.

Topics Covered In This Video:

* A very common beginner baking question.

* Is it normal for my polymer clay to still be bendy after baking?

* Help, Did I do something wrong?

* Polymer clay is not like regular earthen clay that cures rock hard.

* Polymer clay, like Premo Sculpey for example, remain flexible when baked, especially when thin.

* In this video I show samples of baked polymer clay at various thicknesses, and bend them to show how much flexibility you should expect.

* 2-3 playing cards thick = very flexible

* 6-8 playing cards thick = slightly flexible

* 14-16 playing cards thick = very stiff

* Temperature can affect flexibility. Cool Temps = Stiffer. Warm Temps = More Flexible

* Some coatings will affect stiffness, some won't.

* Thin flexible coating like Aleene's Jewelry Gel will not make the piece stiffer.

* Thick Resin coatings like UV Resin Lisa Pavelka's Magic Glos, will make the piece much stiffer.

* The short answer to "Should it Bend?" is "Yes. Depends on the thickness how much it'll bend."

* Related Video: Aleene's Jewelry Pendant Gel... http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=18311/

* Related Video: Using UV Epoxy Resin on Polymer Clay... http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=9879

* Related Video: Mermaid Scales Tutorial... http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=15717

* Q&A... http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=18352

* Polymer Clay Tutor... "Make what you love... Love what you make."

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