Liberty Echo Cane in Polymer Clay, a Tutorial
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- Опубліковано 11 вер 2024
- I have been having so much fun with this new polymer clay cane design. I start out making it as a square cane, then add twists and links to give you 5 different options. Have fun yourself either following these designs or make up your own by changing the twist or link. Either way, sit back, relax, and watch as I take you step by step through the process.
The triple Blend Cane tutorial with the phone/tablet stand is here - • Triple Blend Cane in P...
My Decorated Bauble Kaleidoscope Cane Tutorial from Etsy is here - www.etsy.com/u...
Index.
Equipment List - 3.10 minutes
Clay List - 4.50 minutes
Pattern One - Square cane Version - 6.30 minutes
Slicing a Polymer Clay Cane - 35 minutes
Creating a Veneer - 38.50 minutes
Pattern One - Triangular Cane version - 43 minutes
Pattern Two - The Double Link - 47.30 minutes
Pattern Three - The Triple Link - 51.35 minutes
Pattern Four - The Double Curl - 54.30
Alternate Colour Choices - 57.45
Here is the link to the Conditioning Polymer Clay video - • Conditioning Polymer C...
Here is the link to the creating a Skinner Blend video - • Basic Skinner Blend Tu...
The CaneCaps are from Tiny Pandora, and can be found here: tinypandora.co....
and if you are in the UK, then the Cane Savers from PCUK Tools can be found here: / pcuktools They now have a new Etsy shop too - www.etsy.com/u...
You can buy Stainless Steel Soap from grocery stores or on line, one example is here, but of course other retailers are available - www.amazon.co....
If you like my work, then please do have a look at my website, www.fionaabel-s... and follow me on Facebook / fiona.abelsmith and Instagram. / fionaabelsmith.artist
I also have a number of Polymer Clay Tutorials to buy, both in my Etsy shop, PolyOriginals - www.etsy.com/u... where I have more tutorials in a PDF format, and as a video tutorial here - polyoriginals.t...
The music from the video is English Country Garden by Aaron Kenny and is available from the UA-cam Free Audio Library.
Thank you so much for watching.
Not only are you an exceptional artist, you're a brilliant teacher.
This 'ole dude in Tucson, Arizona USA thanks you
Awww, thanks so much Jerry 🙂
Even if I end up never making anything out of polymer clay, just watching these videos and listening to the instructions delivered in such a soothing voice will make me a happier person already 🥰
Awww, bless you, thank you so much :)
You wouldn't believe the amount of things I've made or covered in clay since watching your tutorials! Kept me sane throughout the last 8 months. (CPTSD therapy). I've given it all to local businesses to sell for their charity of choice and people are buying! Now I wait eagerly for every new tutorial. Thanks. X
Oh wow, how wonderful of you, I bet they are so happy. Thank you so much Inez, I hope you like this one too :)
Merci pour ce tuto, votre travail est superbe.
Merci Fiona, excellents tutoriels. Have a good day
@@isabellejolly6407 Merci beaucoup Isabelle :)
I absolutely love watching you and I love your pieces. I’ve been working with clay for about two months and have such a hard time reducing anything I try to make. You all give such good techniques but all I get is a mess. If I ever get one right I’ll have to celebrate. Thank you for teaching.
Don't be too hard on yourself, you are probably doing much better than you think - we are all our own worst critics. Reducing canes is something that takes time to learn how to do effectively and easily. Try to be even with your prressure along the length, apply the same pressure each time you rotate, and probably press in less hard than you are at the moment. It's more of a persuasion, than a hard press 😉 and if you have some spare scrap clay, then make that into a square or triangle shape and practice, practice, practice, using that first, till you start to get a feel for the pressure and rhythm you need. You will get there, we all did, and we all had to learn the same way. And yes, absolutley celeberate away when it suddenly goes right for you. I hope that helps a bit and lets you know we've all been there when we were learing 🙃🙂
Amazing, intriguing, and beautiful!!! WOW! You have the patience of a saint. Thank you for sharing this beautiful creation with us!💙💜😊
You are very welcome, thanks so much Ruth :)
I use so many of your canes on my teapots. I use silver teapots and cover them. It’s always wonderful to see another cane that I can use. It’s so versatile. The blue and purple was my favorite. Can’t wait to start!
Where can I see some of your work???
Thank you so much Joyce :)
@@Emmasmom191 I’ll get some on our website so you can see them. I have really enjoyed doing them. I do some as commission for people who have tea sets and don’t display them until they are covered with a pretty cane or many canes. Fiona’s are the best for this purpose. Let you know when I get it done.
I want to thank you for your time. Your video are wonderful. I have watched other and wasn't sure I could do polymer clay because they were so messy and losing so much of their clay. But with youe wonderful videos, you show that if you are neat and tidy you aren't losing so much clay. I really appreciate your talent. Thank you X
I am so happy you are enjoying the videos, thank you Shelley for such lovely feedback :)
Remember too, that there’s no such thing as waste in polymer. You can make natashas, you can make scrap canes, you can make marble scrap sheet veneers, and even for the bits that have turned to “mud” colour wise, you can use them for bead fill, create custom shapes to support items while baking, and anywhere you need substance where it won’t be seen(ie: anywhere the clay will be covered in a veneer....bangles, cuff bracelet blanks etc. “waste” is relative.
@@catzkeet4860 Thanks...I'm just a newbie and soaking up all the videos I can. Guess I just find Fiona's videos more "controlled" cane making technic more to what I believe would be my style. I admit I have a control issue problem...Lol but believe me happy Serendipity would be welcomed too!
@@catzkeet4860 Yes, my 'scrap' pile is a thing of beauty as far as I am concerned, and I wouldn't be without it :)
I love your tutorials! I made my most complex cane veneers thus far with this tutorial. It's not spot on but it created something beautiful. Thank you!
I am so happy to hear that and I hope you continue to really enjoy experimenting and creating wonderful pieces with polymer clay. Thanks so much for telling me, it has made my day :)
Fabulous !!! I always want more of your cane instructions. They really aren’t horribly difficult , but come out SO wonderful!! Thank you!
Thanks so much Ellen :)
You are so amazing! Such a Great Teacher!!! Thank you soooo much for all your knowledge and inspiration!!!
thanks so much, that's very kind of you :)
Fiona - this cane and all it's versions are just stunning! It does look like a Liberty print, fabric I have worked with for 30 years and loved. The cane looks a little challenging to put together, but I am completely up for it. Wonderful Holiday cane. Thank you so much!
Thank you so much Caroline. I think you'll find that as long as you match the slices, the pattern will take care of itself, I have had so much fun playing with this one, so I hope you do too. :)
Caroline, I’m so glad she mentioned Liberty prints. I think of them often when seeing Fiona’s work and had forgotten the name. I had wondered if they were still around. Just looked at their website and was not as blown away as when I see Fiona’s designs. The reduction and color combinations are important aspects of this fascinating work. Now, if I just get stuff together, I can try and make some similar designs!
MAGNIFICENT!!! You Create Magic!!!
Thank you so much :)
Thank you for clearly delineating the necessary steps to obtain a great design. It is all very inspirational!!
Thank you very much Violet :)
Brilliant! So many variations! You have doomed me to madness! Thank you so much for sharing another pattern for free. ❤
Ha ha, that made me laugh, enjoy the madness, it is where I live ;) Thank you :)
Wonderful canes, I loved spending time with you this rainy day in Oregon. Thank you.
Thank you so much Melinda :)
Ohhh😍😍😍 Fiona, this is by far my new favorite cane!!! The colors, the design...WOW! ♥️💜❤️ I am in LOVE!!😍🥰♥️💜❤️
I wish you a wonderful sunday!♥️
You too, thank you so much Cindylee :)
I really want to thank you for this tutorial. Love it and have so mush fun!
I am so happy, thanks so much Anna :)
I was just watching you reduce this cane and realized how much you have taught me about reducing canes. I now have enough scrap to make a couple of veneers, but the best part is how much more cane I have to play with! Thank you so much!
Oh that's brilliant, thanks you so much Caroline :)
Fiona, you are amazing!!!!!! I learn so much from you!!! Thank you for a wonderful video!!!!!
thank you so much Vicky :)
So lovely! Can’t wait to cover my baubles 😊
thank you so much Jo :)
WOW!! I’ve seen cabochons with designs like these and I’ve always wondered how on earth was it done?!! You are incredible!!! I’m sure it’s not as easy as you made it look but I’m so happy that you showed us how incredibly talented you are. These are so beautiful. I’m so happy that I’ve found you here on UA-cam. I’m looking forward to see what you show us next and I’m going to go back and see your past videos. Thank you again for sharing these techniques with us. I really appreciate you and your amazing talent as an artist. Please take care and stay safe!! Sincerely your new friend Susan. 💝🥰🤗
Thank you so much Susan, I am glad you found me too :) If you are new to polymer clay canes, then just search for them on UA-cam, there are quite a few wonderful polymer clay artists sharing their knowledge for free, I have found it is the most generous artistic community I have ever come across :)
@@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals Thank you so much for this information. I will do just that. 💝🥰🤗
Brilliant as always!!! I love the last color way and I love it as the bauble!! Such a well done video and it is nice to see all of the different options you came up with using the same starting point!! As a quilter, it kept making me think of the stack and whack/kaleidoscope quilt patterns that are out there!! Just beautiful! Thank you so much!!
Thank you very much Lee, I am so glad you enjoyed it :)
Fiona, bravo!! Another fabulous tutorial. You make it look so easy. 😁. I can’t wait to try it this afternoon. Thank you!!!!
Thanks so much Brenda :)
So very beautiful, thank you for sharing your talents with us. You are truly an artist. God bless you
Thank you so much Ramona :)
Beautiful color combination of mint green, purple & black on the Christmas Ornament. Always love watching your talent, these look like they took quite a bit of time to complete all the different versions.
Thanks so much Sheryl, yes it does take time to do all the versions, but I love seeing how all the different colours come out 🙂
Absolutely incredible tutorial! Love all the colour differences you made...a hook here, a curl there....amazing!
Thank so much Melissa :)
Yeeey new video...I've watched all your videos. You are an inspiration for me. ❤
thank you so much :)
This cane enables an amazing inteplay of colour - it's just gorgeous. Thank you for sharing it
thank you very much KB :)
What a perfection in your work!
Thank you very much :)
Hi Fiona, I'm new to polymer clay. Absolutely love watching your tutorials. My first project that I have completed was your leaf bowl, and although it turned out different to yours, is still beautiful. You are such an inspiration, thankyou
I am so happy you are enjoying them, thanks so much Leeanne :)
Oooh! Thank you Fiona! Another one for my library. I'll get my clay out and see what happens! 😉
thanks so much Liz :)
I am absolutely in love with this one! Thank you! I can’t tell you how much I appreciate you!
I am so glad, thank you so much Patty :)
You are amazing! Thank you for sharing (again).
Thank you so much :)
Beautiful and fun! Thank you!
Thank you so much Becky :)
It's all in the curl! I'm starting to experiment a lot with your corner curls which are enormously improving my canes, thank you. You're also bringing me into the 21st century with the mobile holders - I just bought one and good heavens, suddenly it's so much easier to navigate with one hand! Looking forward to customising it, that was a brilliant idea, well done :)
Wonderful, I am so happy you are enjoying it, and now have a phone holder too, brilliant! Thanks so much Susan :)
(Translation follows)Magníficos sus tutoriales y la forma en que los transmite. Se aprecia el cariño y la pasión por su trabajo y se nota en el resultado final. Muchas gracias a usted. Es una de las personas que mas han llamado mi atención a este precioso universo y que me han invitado a perder el miedo escénico.
Your tutorials are splendid and the way you show them is really generous. The love and passion for your work is appreciated and it’s showed in the final result. Thank you very much. You are one of the person who have most called my attention to this beautiful universe and who has invited me to lose my stage panic!!!!!!!!! Again thank you.
muchas gracias por un comentario tan hermoso Cristina, lo agradezco mucho y me alegro mucho de que se esté divirtiendo con Polymer Clay :)
As always, just beautiful! Thank you Fiona!
Thank you so much :)
Thank you for sharing this cane
You are very welcome, thank you Eileen :)
Absolutely fabulous! So many options, and looks to be so much fun.
thank you so much Wendy :)
As usual a beautiful cane and explained so clearly. I can't wait until Ikea opens again (lockdown) because my iPhone holders are a success in the family but I don't have any more to cover. Thanks Fiona.
Thanks so much Chris :) (You can buy them online - that's what I did as I had run out of them, there is a postage fee of course, but I reckoned that was worth it to get some back to cover) :)
@@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals Thanks for the idea. They are nice Christmas gifts.❤️
@@chrisverbiest6121 they are indeed ;) :)
So beautiful, so fun.
Thank you so much :)
Fiona, again a great tutorial! Thank you!
Thanks so much Heather Lady :)
Another beautiful cane, thank you
Thanks so much Chrys :)
Love it!!!! ❤️❤️ thank you Fiona
Thank you very much :)
This is marvellous
Thank you so much Chilka :)
So beautiful! Thank you for your fabulous tutorials - I've learned so much from you!
Thank you so much Kim :)
This is magnificent..just really magnificent ❤ Thank you!!
Thank you so much Melissa :)
Wow! Fabulous
thank you so much Suzanne :)
Wow, gorgeous, love the patterns and the colors, thank you
Thank you so much Leona :)
Thank you very much for this tutorial; it's great ! j'adore les canes et les tiennes sont MAGNIFIQUES. tu donnes beaucoup de bons conseils, c'est génial.
Merci beaucoup Maryvonne :)
Merci pour ton partage ❤️❤️très belle cane 😘
Merci beaucoup :)
La mejor , con diferencia. BRAVO
Muchas graicas :)
Love this video. Thank you Fiona you’re soo inspirational !
The patterns are amazing to me. I’m going to try it, for a beginner it maybe too hard, but I’m going to watch the video and rewind a lot. Ha ha
Thanks so much Naomi, yes take it slow, don't expect too much from yourself, but if you are careful with matching the patterns, everything kaleidoscopes beautifully, so don't stress over it, just have fun, and treat your first goes like an experiment :)
Just beautiful! I will give it a try 😊
Thank you so much :)
@@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals Thank you for the great tutorial! ❤️
Love to enjoy this
thank you very much :)
Love this!
Thank you so much Janet :)
Absolutely stunning!!
Perfect as always Fiona
Thanks so much Franz :)
Thank you so much
Thanks so much Denise :)
I love these so much! I can’t wait to try them, they are just exquisite!
Thank you so much Cha Cha :)
Fiona I love these! My favorite sort of surprises me--- cause I usually prefer bright pinks and purples. But the pattern in the gold and black and white at 58:22. Like a fancy triangle with a tree above it. It takes me back in time but to what era I don't know, we could call it vintage but I'm not sure that is correct either. I can picture it as old Victorian wall paper or a Persian rug, maybe as a quilt in the old west. Whenever it might be, it just gives me a big mood change which is how really great art effects me. That pattern would make a very elegant bed cover. I wonder if they have software these days to take a design and make it into a quilt pattern. You know what else I would love it as a bracelet, not just a PC bangle but the kind you weave the pattern with seed beads, I think there is an app that does make weaving patterns from designs. I am going to try and make that one but if you would be willing to sell it to me, I would love to have it. This is me begging...lol. Thank you so much for sharing this.
Thanks so much Amy :) What was it you wanted to buy? The phone/tablet stand? or a bit of the cane, as sadly I used it all up on the Phone stand ;) When I do the alternate colour options I normally do smaller amounts. I must admit though I do like that colour combination so may have to make another one for myself ;)
@@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals Not the phone stand, the veneer you had on the table next to it at 58:22 the graphics of the pattern, I just love it. I wander if you will be able to recreate it. I'm glad you had your way with it all tho, lol
@@amysantics4u818 Ah the triangular one, I've actually made that into a little trinket bowl, so yes, again, sadly it has been used. But thanks again Amy :)
You are really amazing
Thank you very much Sara :)
The shape you are reducing to, reminds me of an arrow head.
Yes, spot on Kathy, I wish I had said that in the video :)
Fiona must live up the street from John Mcclean 😂
Just beautiful
Do you have video of what you do with them?
Thanks so much - not a video as such no, but I use my social media pages to show what I am making. I used this design for jewellery, bowls, phone stands and notebook covers. All of which were posted on social media at the time. I hope that helps? Links for all my social media pages are in the video details 🙂
Amazing and beautiful as always! Do you think you could do a lotus or mandala cane?
Thank so much, do you know I have had a mandala in my brain for a while now, itching to get out as a cane ;) It will probably be in the new year, as I have some other ones to do first, thank you :)
I agree. A mandala sounds great and you’re just the lady to do it!
@@joyceengland8781 Thanks so much Joyce :)
Ms. Fiona, I have a question? I'm from the U.S and here we use inch measurements vs metric. Doesn't the UK use the metric system? I know you always put the conversion somewhere on the screen, but is there any particular reason you seem to verbally use inchs more often than centimeters in your videos? Is it easier or ...? I'm sorry for being nosey. Thank you 🙏🏼 🙏🏼 for your time and sharing your talent with those of us who were lucky enough to find your videos 🥰🥰
I'm so glad you like the videos 🙂 I know a lot of my watchers are in the US so I try and make sure I use both inches and centimetres when I do my measurements. The UK switched from inches to metric mid way thorugh my education, so as a small child I learnt inches, then I had to learn metric too 😉 My brain instinctively uses inches as that is what I learnt first and that stuck. There are an awful lot of us still in the UK who use both. 😂🙃🙂 I suspect as time moves on, that will change, and when I am doing demo's and have a younger audience, they do stare at me blankly if I mention inches first 🤣 Thank you
This tutorial is wonderful, thank you ever so much, Fiona. Your generosity is truly appreciated. Your explanations are very detailed, the process so well thought of, and the design is a delight.
Could I ask you please, at 20:50 what do you mean by "match up the inserts"? Thank you!!
Thank you Lucia, I was referring to the dark blue triangles we had 'inserted' between the coloured blends, I hope that helps :)
@@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals Ah yes, so each base of the dark triangle directly against the base of the opposite triangle.
@@lucia86ization Yes, exactly that :)
hello, this “metal stone” what would it be? is normally used to do what! your work is incredible congratulations! I’m from Brazil
Thank you, if you look at the description under the video, I put a link of where to find one :) Thank you :)
Fiona - a quick question on this cane. On the alternate designs, how much cane are you using? The whole original size cane or half? The first two options came out really well and I want to try a different colorway now. Thanks so much.
Hi Caroline, I used the same size in all of the examples, but as you spotted, only used half of that sized cane for each of the variations. So definitely, for a new colour scheme use half the amounts. I hope that helps :)
This looks so cool I want to give it a go and then use the pattern to cover a polymer clay dragon do you think that would work out well?
oooh yes, that would look fab :) definitely go for it, I would love to see it :)
@@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginalsyeah I totally flubbed the cane
@@janfarnworth9738 flubbed ? Not quite sure on that one ;)
I practiced on scrap clay before I got my LC slicer.
Always a good idea :)
Hello can you use.a.regular toaster oven to bake polymer clay?
Have a look at this article from Ginger Davis Allman, of The Blue Bottle Tree, her articles will tell you everything you need to know on the technical side of polymer clay, I hope that helps :) thebluebottletree.com/bake-polymer-clay-oven/
Can I do skinner blend without a pasta machine
Ofc you can. You just use a roller, fold the same way as with a pasta machine. It takes a LOT of rolling tho. In a pasta machine, a skinner usually takes from 15-30 passes. It can take more by hand, so most polymer artists use hand rolling for small blends. You CAN do larger amounts, but it’s labour and time intensive.
Yes, as catz Keet says, of course you can. There are some great mini tutorials showing exactly how to do it too. You can put the clay into teardrop shapes, and roll and twist to get it to blend more quickly too :) Try this one, which uses the teardrop technique, and then search on UA-cam for Skinner Blend by Hand, to see other options too :) ua-cam.com/video/iMcOME5rtEg/v-deo.html
Fiona you have been most helpful thank you so much
Fiona, I haven’t seen anything from you for about a month. I hope you’re okay in this time of Covid19. I will continue to pray for you.
I am fine thank you so much :) I did post on social media that I was taking a break over the Christmas New Year period, I haven't had a break in a long time so needed one ;) I am however editing a video today which I will hopefully get out by the end of the week. Thanks so much for your kind thoughts :)
@@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals, Thank you for replying!