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At the moment, crafters are diving into stashes of craft supplies in order to find more craft projects to keep themselves entertained, and I am not different. I decided to break out my polymer clay stash in order to make a project that has been on my mind to do for some time, a ballerina.
Excited to get started, I selected my colors, pulled out the clay I needed, and set to work. Almost immediately, I ran into a problem; my clay was rock solid. Every time I tried to work it; it would crumble into lots of little pieces.
Polymer clay is one of the best clays for sculpting, but like any clay can harden if left too unattended for too long.
Fortunately for me (and, as you're reading this, ) I know a few techniques for how to soften polymer clay after many years of trial and error. In this article, I walk you through what I know.






Contents

• Is Your Clay Firm or Old?

• The Squish Test

• How to Revive Firm Clay

• Use a Mallet or Neverknead Tool

• How to Mix with Other Clay

• How to Revive Old Clay

• Give it a Bash in a Bag

• Use a Food Processor

• How to Mixing with Other Substances

• How to Keep your Clay Fresh and Workable?

• How to Buy Quality clay

• Storage

• Ordering Times