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How To Make A Shaded Petal Plug

written by: Valerie Hollis Without Frames

Step 1

To begin, you will need to start with a Continuous Skinner Blend. (To learn how to make one of these, please see "How To Make A Continuous Skinner Blend.")

Step 2

Trim the uneven edges.

Step 3

Fold the blend in thirds so that the darkest and lightest ends are at the top and bottom.

Step 4

Here is a top-view of the folded edge.

Step 5

Pass this, light OR dark end first, through the thickest setting of your pasta machine (#1 on an Atlas). Then pass it through a medium setting (#3 on an Atlas). Then pass it through a thin setting (#5 on an Atlas). The idea is to lengthen this into a long, thin strip as shown in the next Step.

Step 6

Once you've passed it through the thin setting on the pasta machine, it should look something like this (I've loosely folded it in half for the picture).

Step 7

Form a log of clay that is the same color as the darkest shade of your Continuous Blend. Mine is about 3/4 of an inch in diameter and as long as the strip is wide.

Step 8

Trim the uneven edge from the dark end of the strip.

Step 9

Lay the trimmed edge of the strip over the log of clay. Then, begin accordion-folding the strip back-and-forth over the log of clay.

Step 10

Continue accordion folding. Make each fold a little bit narrower than the last.

Step 11

Here is a side-view.

Step 12

Here you can see how I am graduating each fold as I go.

Step 13

Once you've folded until you've reached the light end of the strip, trim the uneven edge before folding it in.

Step 14

Here is a picture of my Shaded Petal Plug. ... A wee bit crooked perhaps...but this will only add to the character of the flower! :-D

Use the following link to see how I used this Shaded Petal Plug to create a Flower Cane:

Making A Flower Cane With Shaded Petals

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