I’m not shy to say that is the finest home made clay I’ve ever made.
Lastly, I’ve determined to share my recipe with you after receiving many good feedback from my web site guests about my cute mini collectible figurines.
Sure, you’re proper! Most of these cute little issues have been made with home made clay. Properly, some have been with squishy clay/ smooth clay I purchased on-line and conventional chilly porcelain clay.
The clay I made this time is totally different with traditional chilly porcelain clay. The primary ingredient for this clay is flour, not corn flour or cornstarch.
This home made clay is less complicated to deal with than the cooked one. Sure! No cooking, no stearic acid, no chemical, no constructing materials like gypsum or plaster or different unfamiliar stuffs. It is stretchy, pliable and has by no means been failed me to this point.
FYI, I’m a clay lover and a chef for my household, not a cloth scientist. I do not know a lot about how the supplies react to one another or impacting one another 🙂
After nearly 10 years enjoying with nearly any sort of clay, I began experimenting with home made clay utilizing materials round my kitchen. Sure! I exploit on a regular basis materials that may be present in nearly everybody’s kitchen which absolutely protected to deal with.
Previously, I used to make conventional chilly porcelain clay on the range however, typically I make an excellent one and typically not so good, too exhausting, and cracks.
After experimenting with flour as base clay materials, I’ve nearly the identical outcome each time I make a brand new batch of clay.
So, I’ve voted my recipe as the very best home made clay. Yeah…I’ve the very best clay I’ve at all times needed. It dries exhausting! stays in form, gentle, low cost and final for lengthy. It seems like polymer clay.
I feel our function of constructing home made clay as an alternative of shopping for the clay is to have low cost clay, simple to deal with and work nicely for our craft, is not it?
Why will you make home made clay whether it is difficult? Actually, I’d relatively purchase the clay if that so 🙂
Again to my finest home made clay recipe, it was impressed by the clay made for Chinese language dough collectible figurines. In the event you’ve ever seen the clay, you will find it irresistible. It is easy, smooth, and the Chinese language artisan mentioned will final for many years.
The clay used for Chinese language dough collectible figurines was primarily based on plain flour and rice flour. The dough blended with water after which boiled or steamed.
I’ve tried to steam the flour, however the clay shrinks so much when it is drying that inflicting cracks and smash my clay mannequin.
Ehm..I do not assume I can get full and element recipe from these Chinese language artisan. I do know, it is commerce secret 🙂
Anyway, after some self-study and experiments, I’ve discovered my very own recipe.
I share each particulars of expertise I’ve and do not hold any secret. It is my satisfaction and pleasure to share my recipe with you all.
I need you to have enjoyable and good expertise with this recipe as I had.
However…once more, I have to say I’m not a scientist or clay manufacturing unit.
You might discover my measurement was not good. Generally I add this and that or deleting this and that. Yeah…I hold enhancing the recipe alongside the best way primarily based by myself expertise and your suggestions.
Btw, I feel it’s a must to experiment with clay making if you’re into it till you get it proper after which stick with it as your individual recipe.
Actually, totally different temperatures, and totally different model of supplies make the ultimate outcome barely totally different.
Alright! I feel I’ve talked so much:) Let’s get to the element now.
Instruments and Supplies
My 1st Era of Home made Clay Recipe:
- Measuring cups
- 1 cup (250 ml) plain flour (= all function flour)
- 1/2 cup (125 ml) Elmer’s glue or wooden glue
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) cornstarch or corn flour
- Moisturizer (hand/physique lotion) – I exploit Vaseline
- 1 tsp olive oil (or cooking oil)
- 1/2 tsp vinegar
Btw, you’ll be able to add extra vinegar, moisturizer or oil if you happen to really feel that the clay remains to be exhausting after kneading.
Greatest Home made Clay Recipe Improved Model:
Alright! that is my replace 🙂
After receiving many feedback from you in regards to the above recipe, I’ve determined to document my steps and measured the elements I utilized in particulars.
Previously, I’ve made the clay primarily based on my feeling. Means, I’ll add lotions if the clay too exhausting or add flour if the clay too smooth 🙂 And, I anticipate you to do the identical.
However, a few of chances are you’ll simply start with clay craft and have by no means made home made clay and confused with it.
A few of you’ve got additionally requested me to retake my video tutorial with clear steps and measurements and slower tempo as a result of my first model video was too quick.
No worries! I’ve made a brand new video and joyful to share my finest home made clay recipe and tutorial with you.
However…..once more, as a result of it’s home made clay, it could provide you with totally different outcome when the climate change, high quality of flour, and sort of glue used not the identical. Nothing is precise. It means, it’s a must to see how the clay arising and regulate the compositions.
Substances:
- 1 cup (250 ml) all function flour (= plain flour)
- 1/2 cup (125 ml) Elmer’s Glue/ Wooden Glue
- 1 tsp olive/ cooking oil and progressively add it as much as 1 desk spoon (if wanted)
- 1 tsp or extra (as wanted) moisturizer/ hand & physique lotion
- 1 tsp vinegar
- 1 tsp baking powder (non-compulsory) -> It is not needed truly.
- 1/2 cup (125 ml) water
- 1/3 cup (80 ml) corn flour/ corn starch
- 1/3 cup (80 ml) all function flour (= plain flour)
- To begin with, combine merchandise number one to six within the bowl. (be aware: after making few batches, I notice that baking powder just isn’t needed. You may skip this).
- Add water and blend with all elements within the bowl Word: you should utilize electrical mixer you probably have it however just for few seconds/ quick as a result of the longer you combine the clay with mixer, the softer it turns into.
- Then, add corn flour/ cornstarch – combine with spoon or arms – don’t use mixer at this stage.
- Knead the clay calmly. The clay is stretchy at this stage however can be too smooth to make use of.
- Lastly, add the flour once more (merchandise quantity 9) and knead the clay for couple of minutes with arms (replace: Do not want quarter-hour although). Cease when the clay easy and pliable. Your arms will let you know when the clay is difficult sufficient for modelling 🙂
shade home made clay?
The great thing about this recipe is you should utilize something to paint the clay when the clay nonetheless moist or after the clay utterly dry. Any model of paints is nice.
You should utilize meals coloring (liquid or powder), watercolor paints, oil paints, pastel, chalk.
Replace for finest home made clay recipe:
Wendy Grazier shared her expertise making the clay with my recipe.
It was summer season in her place, very popular and humid. She have so as to add about 1/3 cup of flour to have the appropriate hardness add pliable clay.
The opposite method, it’s winter in my place after I play with my clay and recipe so my measurement is ideal for me.
Abstract? I feel you should tweak the measurements to fit your climate circumstances and comply with your feeling when kneading the clay.
One other factor, after making few batches of clay, I’ve discovered that including few sheets of tissue paper onto the clay make it even higher. It is tremendous finest home made clay 🙂
I meant the clay dry tremendous exhausting and robust. It’s now change into my favourite clay for sculpting, not only for making miniature or small figurine.
You may see the feel of finest home made clay barely totally different after including tissue paper as proven at beneath video. It is not stretchy however the clay turns into stronger than earlier than.
This paper clay can be good for making craft venture like mushroom fairy home jar, and many others.
One other replace/ Ideas:
FYI, we’ve got summer season in Melbourne now and there have been days with 40 and 45 diploma Celsius.
My clay appears softer than normal. I’ve added few spoons of rice flour and tapioca starch (any model) in equal measurement to my finest home made clay when kneading.
Voila! I really feel the clay is best after I contact it. Additionally, it takes element higher and fewer rubbery than earlier than. Magical!
That is what I meant with hold enhancing whereas doing it to make your clay the very best home made clay you’ve got ever made with your individual arms.
Are you continue to right here? Alright! let me share my new discovering to enhance this finest home made clay recipe. Not too long ago, I combine tissue paper with moist clay. Principally I combine the primary a part of flour with all liquid elements then add the tissue paper. After that, I add one other a part of plain flour and few spoon of rice flour and tapioca flour. The outcome? excellent! You’ll find it irresistible.
You may see how I add that tissue paper to moist elements in considered one of my craft tasks after I make egg cup as beneath.
Newest replace
I’m curious on the best way to enhance my finest home made clay recipe efficiency.
Till now, I can not protect the clay. It at all times moldy and smelly If I hold it too lengthy. That is why I at all times work with recent clay. It means I make small quantity of clay for every craft venture I’m doing.
The recent clay efficiency is superb to this point. As you’ll be able to see on my mushroom fairy homes venture, it seems like new till now after few years.
I did one other experiment when doing cornstalk/ autumn fairy home venture. I add cotton wool to the essential clay recipe. Gosh, the clay turns into stronger. Even stronger than including tissue paper/ paper clay.
I can pull the clay very looooooooong 🙂 with out breaking. It is very powerful when moist and dry.
It is very sturdy that I can maintain the bottle from considered one of cornstalk’s tip. This clay can be finest to wrap the jar/ bottle.
Nonetheless, it is not simple to chop the clay with clay knife to make small particulars.
Watch my cornstalk video beneath to see how the clay appear to be and share your opinion.
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