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Making Polymer Beads all the Same Size or in Graduated Sets

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Video #25: Beads for jewelry making must often be sized consistently for bracelet or necklace projects.

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The size of a bead is determined by the amount of polymer clay you start out with. You could guess about this amount and end up with bead sets that are close in size. Or you could you use tools and techniques that allow you to measure out exact amounts of your bead making clay for more consistent and predictable results.

Here’s one of the easiest methods to make beads all the same size. First use your pasta machine to condition and prepare a flat sheet of clay. If you don’t have a pasta machine and need to roll out your clay by hand, make sure that the clay sheet ends up having the same thickness throughout.

Now use a small cookie cutter to punch out identical amounts of polymer clay for rolling perfectly matched beads every time.

Or if you are making a jewelry necklace that requires consistent bead sizes ranging from smaller to larger, use a set of graduated poly cutters to accomplish this. As the cutters increase in size, so does they amount of clay they measure out for you.

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In This “Sizing Your Beads” Video… I demonstrate the cookie cutter method for measuring out clay to make beads that are consistent in size, or that are graduated. I also show a neat little trick to measure clay using a plastic ruler. This trick is great for anyone who does not yet have a pasta machine.

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• Related Video: How To Make Same Sized and Graduated Round Beads
• Related Video: Rolling Round Polymer Clay Beads By Hand
• Related Video: Adding Round Polymer Cane Slices to Round Beads
• Related Video: Square Cane Slices on Round Polymer Clay Beads
• Related Video: Drilling Holes In Your Polymer Clay Beads
• Amazon: Geometric Shapes Cutters in Graduated Sizes **

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