Millefiori Cane Technique + Picture tutorials

What is a Polymer Clay millefiori Cane?

              A cane is the design or pattern you create with different colors of polymer clay in a long tube that can be sliced off and used on various projects.  It gives even and unique looks to you beads.

                 Cane working is a technique that was originally used in glass work for making complex designs. A cane is a log or cylinder of clay that has a design running through it, so each cross section slice of the cane holds the design. You can make a large design that's easy to handle, and then reduce the size of the cane by pressing or rolling it so the cane becomes longer and thinner and the design becomes tiny and delicate. Because of the ductility of the clay, the design stays intact no matter how small you make it.
     
Apply the thin cane slices to your  jewelry and see it, just listen to your heart what it says..??  <3

How do I make a cane?

To make a cane, you combine sheets and long snakes of clay in a pattern that will be revealed when you slice the cane. You can use any combination of colors and patterns.

Here's some picture tutorials of making cane found from various sites.. Try n enjoy..... :)

Reference links mentioned below.

1) Simplest Watermelon Cane for a Trinket Bowl

 2) Swirl / Jelly Roll Cane

3) Leaf Cane

                       

4) Petal Cane :

  5)  Turquoise Cane             

How do I make beads with cane / Use of canes?

Purpose of making canes is to imprint even and same design over all beads.

* For this we have to roll some clay in the shape and quantity as required for the jewelry we gonna        make. For this you can use any scrap clays too.

*Slice the cane thin as far as possible (cross section)

*Wrap these slices all around the scrap clay we already rolled.

*If it's not scrap n you do'nt want designs wrapped the bead full, apply slices here n there, It will give   another look

Turquoise  & Amber Cane Beads :

The Slice of the  itself make a bead. Check How did I use the turquoise cane slices for earrings .

Canes being beads

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