There are many brands of polymer clay.  Each of them is slightly different from the others.

Sculpey comes in large boxes and used for things that are not going to be handled.  Like houses and scenes for model trains.  It is very brittle when cured.  It can be found online and at many craft stores.

Sculpey III has lots of colors and in easy to work with.  It tends to burn easily if there is a temperature spike in the oven.  It is also very brittle when cured and can break when dropped.  It can be found online and at many craft stores.  Check out http://www.sculpey.com/

Premo Sculpey is good for caning but needs to rest before slicing.  It is slightly flexible when baked which makes it harder to break.  It can be soft and sticky making it harder to work with if you are sculpting.  It can be found online and at many craft stores.  Go to http://www.sculpey.com/ for more infomation.

Fimo Classic and FimoSoft are both very strong when cured.  Fimo Classic is much harder to condition then FimoSoft (or almost any other polymer clay).  The transparent colors look like stain glass and the metallic of the FimoSoft are made with heat resistant glitters.  FimoSoft can be found online and at many craft stores.  Fimo Classic is harder to find in a variety of colors.  Their main site is http://www.eberhardfaber.com/home_eberhardfaber_com.EBERHARDFABER?ActiveID=16811

Kato clay was developed by Donna Kato and is a great clay for all uses.  It cures stronger then the other clays.  It is available online and at a few craft stores.  Check out http://www.katopolyclay.com/index.html for more information.

Posted by Helen in Tips and Techniques on April 27th, 2007 |