8 Best and Worst Polymer Clay Brands for Jewelry Making! (Sculpey, Fimo, Premo, Cernit, Kato)

Find out what the best and worst polymer clay brands are for making polymer clay jewelry! Today I am giving you the scoop on 8 very popular polymer clay brands so that you create professional looking polymer clay jewelry every time! No more brittle, bubbling, discolored jewelry because of using the wrong clay!

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Products Mentioned:
Amazon 50 Piece Polymer Clay Assortment Pack
Super Sculpey
Sculpey III
Sculpey Souffle
Sculpey Premo
Fimo
Kato Polyclay
Cernit

[arijohn]

I literally added that amazon kit to my cart 30 minutes ago but something told me to click on this video. So glad I did.

[avi]

I really needed this video right now! Perfect timing!! Thank you! I’ve just started making polymer clay earrings and I’m trying to get better at my craft!! Thank you for the amazing videos!!

[erinmilam]

I am a seasoned clay artist i just found your channel, I am very impressed. I have been using Kato for 10 plus years, I started out with it, and i have not used any others... lol i was kinda afraid too try them. Yes I do love the primary color because i don't mix my own colors. Love and light!

[barbbadgerjanssen]

So happy you advised us about Sculpey III. . I had purchased a lot of it and was able to return it for something else!!!!

[jeenajimenez]

Thank you for these videos! They’re so helpful! Could you possibly do a durability video and show us how “bendy” and durable earrings should be after baking? I’m constantly have trouble with breaking.

[ebunnyrose]

I love the sculpy soufflé but it’s sold out everywhere and I need to restock 😭

[blondietehdino]

Would you be able to do a video about the best/worst brands to buy findings/charms from?

love the video 💖

[OG_Beckie_Leigh]

Fimo Professional is the first clay I used, and I love it. The pure colors are great because I can use their color mixing formulas to get the exact colors I want every time. It bakes up great too. It also plays well with other brands of polymer clay. I definitely recommend trying it. I’ve tried the others, but I always end up going back to Fimo Professional. The Fimo leather effects is pretty cool too, but the colors don’t fully blend because of the fibers.

[SunshineSomeday]

I love Cernit. I have used from all their different lines. The colors are gorgeous. And they have a soft mix that can be added in to make it easier to work.

[JustBchillN]

Brand new, bought Sculpty 3 and thought I should quit. Then tried Primo and my perception and art studio changed forever

[FreddyFazeBear]

I am still using that clay. Thank you so much for the tip because I was starting to think it was me who couldn’t work with polymer clay properly. Or that I needed some type of tip or a machine or something to help condition the clay better.

[alexisforalexis]

Cernit is very strong even for thin jewelley. I am glad you verified it here since i had only tried fimo from other companies. Best wishes for your work and lots of inspiration. Thank you.

[mendozayami]

Thank you so much for this video💖!!! In the near future can you please make a video of how the clay should look like when it’s baked?

[crystaln]

I have used the first 3 she mentioned and never had any of the problems that she talked about. I make tiny food jewelry and no issues. Sculpty 3 glow in dark clay is the most awesome Ive ever seen! I bake at 260 for about 20 min. I dont know why she seems to have issues with it bubbling.

[Ca_]

i'm so glad i watched this first! i'm wanting to get into jewelry making as well! great videos xo

[KnitandCrochet]

Thank you so much for this video, I will be buying some of the Sculpey Souffle to how well it works.

[aidahernandeznunez]

Thank you so much for the video!
I tried Souffle and Kato and I fell in love with Souffle and I totally hate Kato. With the Souffle you don’t need to sand the peaces after baking because they look awesome and also there aren’t bubbles (it was a little bite sticky because the weather in Spain is super hot) with Kato is just the opposite. Bubbles, fingerprints, super hard to extrude... and I tried everything to avoid the bubbles and fingerprints, even working with 1 tile on top to make pressure and cleaning the surface after baking with pure acetone but the result was unsuccessfully! Thanks again! :)

[Jules]

Hi Lisa! Also if you make canes or embroidery looking pieces you will want a firmer clay. You will have less distortion as you reduce the canes and it's easier to make those thin/small pieces in the embroidery pieces. Blessings!

[taylormadrid]

I wish I would’ve come across this video before ordering that kit on amazon. Last night I tried making some and it was so hard to sculpt anything.

[l_ines]

I bought a 62 piece clay kit, and I literally could not get my fingerprints on it! I highly recomened it, but always check the reviews!!