PMC Sheet and Art Clay Paper metal clay can be used for a variety of applications, including fine silver bezels, appliqués, origami and braiding. One of the most versatile applications is to weave strips into “fabric.” This technique requires some patience and precision to get the best results, but it is not difficult to master and is another way to add texture to your metal clay designs. ... http://www.squidoo.com/metal-clay-weaving Sat, 26 Jul 2008 02:08:08 -0600 FeedCreator 1.7.2 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:04:32 -0600 http://www.squidoo.com/metal-clay-weaving PMC Sheet and Art Clay Paper metal clay can be used for a variety of applications, including fine silver bezels, appliqués, origami and braiding. One of the most versatile applications is to weave strips into “fabric.” This technique requires some patience and precision to get the best results, but it is not difficult to master and is another way to add texture to your metal clay designs. Notes: For the sake of simplicity, I'll refer to both PMC Sheet and Art Clay Silver Paper type as metal clay "paper," regardless of which brand you decide to use in your woven piece.This technique is much harder to describe than to do, and metal clay paper is expensive and can't be reconstituted. (Some people toss small amounts of leftover metal clay paper scraps into their paste jars without a problem, but the manufacturers of both brands advise against it.) So if you're not 100% comfortable with any of the directions, you might want to try them out with plain paper first (use glue instead of water to attach the strips) so you don't waste any of your valuable metal clay paper. Acknowledgments: In addition to my own experience, this tutorial also incorporates tips and techniques from several other extremely talented metal clay artists and instructors, including Celie Fago and Jennifer Kahn (who taught me to weave metal clay paper during my PMC certification course), Priscilla Vassão, Tonya Davidson, Lora Hart, Elaine Luther and Jo Fraser, along with my own experience. As always, I am grateful to them for sharing their experiences and expertise so generously. Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:04:32 -0600