Letter M 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. One day I’ll develop full tutorials with proper instructions, but in the meantime here is the latest polymer clay alphabet cane tutorial: Letter M

Letter M polymer clay alphabet cane tutorial - KayVincent

Step-by-step instructions: Letter “M” polymer clay alphabet cane

You will need:

  • Approx. 30g white polymer clay (i.e. half a standard-sized block of clay)
  • Approx. 8g black polymer clay (about an eighth of a standard block)
  • Pasta machine or clay roller
  • Tissue blade (a.k.a. polymer clay slicer blade)

Step 0: Condition the clays (i.e. roll each colour separately through the pasta machine on the thickest setting about ten times until it is very flexible)

Step 1: Cut off around a third of the white clay and put it aside for now in order to work with the larger white piece first.

polymer clay letter M alphabet cane free tutorial - cut of a third of the clay
Cut off a third of the clay

Step 2: Using the pasta machine, roll the black clay into a sheet approximately 2mm thick (e.g. using the middle setting of the pasta machine).

polymer clay letter M alphabet cane free tutorial - roll out black clay
Roll out black clay

Step 3: Using the larger block of white clay, roll it into a cylinder with a diameter of approximately 2.5 cm (1 inch) tall, with about a 2.5 cm diameter.

polymer clay letter M alphabet cane free tutorial - roll a cylinder
Roll a cylinder

Step 4: Cut off the sides of the cylinder (starting from approximately one sixth of the way in from the left and right edges). Keep these pieces to one side, to use later:

polymer clay letter M alphabet cane free tutorial - cut off the sides
Cut off the sides

Step 5: Starting from the top corners of the white cylinder, cut a “V”-shaped wedge out of the top of the cane, and keep it aside to use later:

M cane - earlier step - KayVincent

Step 6: Cover the flat sides of the white cane with one layer of the black sheet of clay. Trim off any excess black clay.

M cane - later step - Kay Vincent

Step 7: Replace the wedge back in the top of the cane, and replace the left and right slices of the cane:

Letter M - antepenultimate step - KayVincent

Step 8: Using the smaller white piece of clay that was set aside in Step 1, roll it through the pasta machine on the thinnest setting and then wrap the thin white sheet around the outside of the cane.

M cane - penultimate step - KayVincent
Wrap in white clay

Finished Letter M:

Letter M polymer clay alphabet cane tutorial - KayVincent

I hope you found this tutorial useful. Have you tried it out yet? If so, please send me a photo via social media (e.g. tweet @polymerKay). And if you’d like to receive the tutorials and other content as emails as they are created, please sign up for the newsletter and/or use the contact us form.

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…):

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