What to do with FIMO canes?

Ideas for Polymer Clay Canes You can make a necklace, embellish a pen, or create beautiful candle holders. No matter the final product, these crafts are a great way to add some fun into your day and add a personal, handmade touch to just about anything you can imagine.

What are FIMO canes made of?

A FIMO cane is basically a cane made of FIMO modelling clay, which consists of a variety of different colours. The colours contained within the cane can be constructed in such a way, that a two-dimensional pattern can be seen in it, wherever you decide to cut into it.

How to cut FIMO canes?

The best way to cut your Fimo Canes is with a heated Xacto knife, which can be purchased from craft supply stores. You will also want a slicing block that acts as a cutting board, a gripper to hold the cane steady while you cut, and a small container to store the finished pieces in.

What are FIMO slices for?

Good for nail decoration, card making, scrapbooking, miniature sweets making, resin craft… Ready to use polymer clay canes by random. Good for nail decoration, card making, scrapbooking, miniature sweets making, resin craft and more!

What is the best polymer clay for Canes?

The ones that are good are Fimo Classic, Premo, and Kato Clay. Fimo Classic is the firmest and therefore distorts the least when slicing or reducing the canes. However some artists find it hard to condition and work with.

What are polymer clay canes used for?

Canes are used anytime you want to create the same design over and over. An example would be to create a signature emblem for signing polymer clay artwork. One fun way to use canes is when the slices themselves are treated as components to “paint” a picture in a sort of mosaic style.

How do you reduce a cane?

Just lay it on your work surface and roll over the top with an acrylic roller. Flip and roll, flip and roll and so on until the cane’s reduced. This is one way of doing it. You could also use the pinch method I explained in the round cane reduction, but don’t rotate the cane.

Is Premo or Fimo better?

Premo is not the best polymer clay for caning, keeping a consistent color repertoire across your portfolio or warm climates. Fimo Professional is a great all round clay, good for beginners, works with any polymer clay technique and in all but the most extreme climates. Its also good for color mixing.