Ancient meets modern in this book when polymer clays are used alongside wire in some original and fun-to-make pieces.  If you thought that polymer clay was just for making novelty earrings, or for the children to make models with, then think again!

Well, that is what I mainly saw it being used for, but it certainly comes of age in this book. Here you can read all about what tools you need to use it at its best, safety advice for optimum curing and how to make it look like a surprising number of other materials.  Learn too about gauges and different types of wire, what pliers and other tools you need and even how much you need if coiling it around another piece of wire.  Making wire look primitive and polymer clay look futuristic is only a small part of it, and much fun can be had making beads that resemble oranges, or wrapping wire to make a cage-like bead.

You also learn how you can extrude clay to resemble wire, discover millefiori technique and more with the aid of various projects and lots of well-illustrated staged diagrams.  Each project is part of the learning curve, with different techniques explored every time, so you need never make another pair of earrings or key ring to look like sweets or teddies... unless you want to!