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Step by Step Beads July/August Supplemental Material:
Original Skinner Blend Diagrams for Polymer Clay

Learn one of the most useful polymer techniques ever in this famous color blending method by Judith Skinner. Use it to make your “Perfectly Blended Beads” by Cathy Warrick on page 45 of the July August 08 issue

by Judith Skinner

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Two Color Blend

Prepare two rectangles in contrasting colors. They should be as wide as your pasta machine rollers - 5 1/2" standard. Cut diagonally, forming triangles.

Form a rectangle using one triangle of each color.

Fold bottom edge to top edge. Run through pasta machine. Do this 20-25 times.

Rainbow Blend - Three Color

Cut 2" rectangles in each color - red, gold, blue.
Cut diagonally forming triangles.

Blend

Arrange triangles.

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Half-Width Blend - Two Color

Cut 2 3/4" rectangles in each color - black, gold.
Cut diagonally forming triangles.

Blend

Arrange triangles.

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