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First-time contributor Lanin D. Thomasma checks into PCC with an easy-to-make and unique cane - perfect for holiday seasons!
Materials:
- Two colors of Sculpey III, Premo, Fimo or Kato clay
(I'm using blue and white for my cane) - Roller or pasta machine
- X-Acto knife or tissue knife
| Step 1: Condition your clay and roll out a ball of your base color (blue in this case). Work the ball into a fat cylinder. |  |
| Step 2: Once you've let the cylinder rest a while, slice it lengthwise three times, to make a triangular center. |  |
| Step 3: Roll out your second color at the thickest setting on your pasta machine, or about 1/16th inch thick with your roller. Cut into three pieces |  |
| Step 4: Put each slice on one face of the triangle, and place the cut-off pieces back on the cylinder. |  |
| Step 5: You should now have a cylinder with a triangle inside. |  |
| Step 6: One at a time, make cuts similar to your last three, this time across each point of the triangle. |  |
| Step 7: Place a slice of your second color on the face of each cut, and replace the cut-off piece. (Do this one face at a time, to keep track of the pieces you've cut off) |
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| Step 8: Roll out a piece of your first color and wrap it entirely around the finished cylinder. |  |
| Step 9: Let it rest a while, then reduce it and enjoy your finished cane! |  |
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We'd like to thank Lanin for sharing this excellent lesson with PCC. If you have a lesson or tutorial or project that you would like to share with PCC, just email Leigh or and we will help you prepare your project for the PCC Website.