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Embossing Stylus (Ball ended) Set of 3 £3.50
Indispensable for working lace effects. Dip the ball into either oil or water and then pull out to create holes.
Item No: TOOLEMB3
Simply the best way of applying dry heat to discrete areas of Friendly plastic without blowing it all over the place. Great for laminating and other textile techniques. This is the Ranger Heat It Up Tool which is a quality product and should give years of use. (image is of the old Heat It, new image coming very soon)
Item No: TOOLHEATGN
Needle Tool £3.50
Excellent for removing softened plastic from the hot water and for decorative effects.
Item No: TOOLNEEDL
Many tools can be improvised or found already in your home, for example a rolling pin can be made out of old copper piping or a glass bottle; a kitchen spatula gives a good straight edge, and an old ice cream container makes an excellent cold water pot. However the tools listed here are the ones Liz Welch finds indispensable and prefers to use.
Pick up / Piercing Tool £3.25
Pair of brilliant little pointy tools (for piercing things) with a sticky, rubbery blob at the other end for picking up tiny objects. A tool you can’t live without.
Rolling Pin £3.50
Non-stick, 6” long. Sugarcraft rolling pin. Great for polymer clay too.
Item No: ROLLER6
Non-
Cutting Wheel £4.50
Great little gadget for cutting curves in soft plastic and for decorative effects.
Clay Tools £6.95
I yelled out loud when I found these. Excellent for making big holes and shapes in warm FP, Use as an alternative to the embossing tools when you want drama. Also has the neat effect of raising up the pulled piece of Plastic - looks almost like mullions (small scale) or decorative stone work in its effect.
Set of six really useful tools
Item No: TOOLCLAY
Palette Knife £2.95
Just what you need when you want to coax a straight edge, or mark a straight line in the warm plastic. Short and long straight edges.
Item No: TOOLKNF
Marbling Comb £5.25
Nifty little tool for creating marbled effects in warm FP. If you remember feather icing cakes many years ago, then this is the effect you get with FP. Works best with a heat gun.
Create lovely little regular beads using this clever tool. Ideal for use with Polymer Clay as well as FP. A tiny smear of oil or silicone spray prevents FP sticking.
Item No: BEADROLLERTRI
Multi Tool £4.25
Crocodile Tool £4.00
Great little dual purpose tool for applying alcohol inks, Rub n Buff, paint etc, with an embossing tool at the other end. Comes with 6 foam sticks that are gripped firmly in the crocodile jaws for careful colour applications.
Item No: CROCTOOL
Tools for Working Friendly Plastic
A simple sewing gadget that makes wonderful textures and marks in warm Friendly Plastic.
Item No: TOOLKTRCWHL
Non Stick Craft Mat £3.60
Approx 20 cm sq
Glossy non stick, safe and flexible work area which protects the surface underneath and provides a perfect non stick surface for those occasions when you really don’t want the plastic to stick. The smooth glossy surface leaves hardly any imprint on the plastic.
Works brilliantly with UTE, alcohol inks and a whole range of other crafts. Heat resistant to 260 °c.
Item No: TOOLTEFMAT
Approx 20 cm sq
Glossy non stick, safe and flexible work area which protects the surface underneath and provides a perfect non stick surface for those occasions when you really don’t want the plastic to stick. The smooth glossy surface leaves hardly any imprint on the plastic.
Works brilliantly with UTE, alcohol inks and a whole range of other crafts. Heat resistant to 260 °c.
Item No: TOOLTEFMAT
