![]() The second video is at the bottom of this page just above the links, enjoy: This is the first of two videos I’ve got that give you a great quick overview of how Fimo beads are made at home–I recommend that you watch it to just quickly get an idea of what you’re going to have to do, and then use the step-by-step instructions-with-pictures that I’ve got below to follow as you’re actually doing it for the first time. Fimo is usually capitalized as FIMO since it’s branded that way by the manufacturer. In the 1960s the product received a licensing for industrial production and other polymer clay manufacturer equivalents started popping up.įimo is derived from the original inventor’s nickname, Fifi. History of FimoįIMO Clay was the accidental discovery of a doll maker’s daughter in late 1930s Germany. The most popular brand of polymer clay is FIMO Clay which has become a household name and a term commonly used for all polymer clay. Once you bake it at low heat the particles fuse together to create a hard, durable material that you can sand, paint, or drill. When it’s malleable it can be molded, sculpted, and embossed to take on the shape of your creation. It’s actually a plastic known as polyvinyl chloride. ![]() The article includes very simple step-by-step instructions, plus pictures illustrating each step, and I’m also going to include two different videos by two different people showing how they make Fimo beads, and there’s a list of resources (links) at the bottom that I feel are particularly pertinent. This article will provide you with the instructions you need to make your own Fimo beads (polymer clay beads) at home, regardless of whether you’ve ever done it before or not–in fact, it’s generally written for beginners.
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