Letter H Polymer Clay Alphabet Cane Tutorial
Here is another free step-by-step tutorial as part of a series of articles on making letter canes. Click here for a list of all of the other alphabet canes so far. (Or click here to go back to the letter ‘G’). One day I’ll develop full tutorials (with better photos – my camera seems to automatically focus on the background and not the cane!), but in the meantime, here are the Letter H polymer clay alphabet cane step-by-step instructions:
Step-by-step instructions: Letter H polymer clay alphabet cane tutorial
You will need:
- Approx. 30g white polymer clay (i.e. half a standard-sized block of clay)
- Approx. 8g black polymer clay (roughly an eighth of a standard block of clay)
- Pasta machine
- Tissue blade (a.k.a. polymer clay slicer blade)
Step 0 – Condition the clays (i.e. roll them through the pasta machine until they become flexible sheets)
Step 1 – Cut off around a third of the white clay, and put it aside for later:
Step 2 – Roll the larger block of white clay into a cylinder with diameter approx. 2.5cm (1 inch) wide by 2.5cm tall:
Step 3 – Roll the black clay in the pasta machine until it is a sheet approximately 1.5mm thick. (This is often the middle setting of the pasta machine):
Step 4 – Cut off a section from the left side of the cylinder, starting about a quarter of the way across the cane. Then do the same for the right side of the cane. Save both pieces for later:
Step 5 – Using the sheet of black clay from Step 3, cover the sides of the cane. Trim off any excess black clay:
Step 6: Cut the cane in half horizontally from left to right:
Step 7 – Insert one layer of black clay between the two pieces of cane:
Step 8 – Reassemble the pieces of cane:
Step 9 – Using the small white piece of clay set aside from Step 1, roll it through the pasta machine on the thinnest setting and then wrap it around the outside of the cane:
Finished Letter ‘H’ Cane:
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Finally, if you don’t have time to make your own canes at the moment, there are some sites selling canes that are pre-made and ready to use (e.g. here (although sometimes canes for sale may be pre-cooked, so check first…))