For your glass…I would either reduce your can slightly, or go with one fewer cane slice & stretch very carefully. Keep in mind…a thick backing sheet will require more circumference of your cane to go around the circle…so if you use a thinner backing sheet, you may not have to stretch as much.

Hope that helps a lil’ bit & good luck!

Thank you very much for answering me.
You gave me ideas for covering my glass.
I still have a problem. I can’t cover my glass with an integer number of cane slices.
On your bracelet you seem to have a good number of slices . Does it mean that you built a cane with the good size at first or did you reduce it to have the good number of slices?
What was the interest to put slices on a backing sheet as you said.
I thought that it was a “tip” for arranging slices around the circumference of the bracelet.

Thank you again. I’m waiting for your “instructions”.

Marie

It completely depends on the size of the piece you are covering & the thickness of your cane slices. If you are able to cut very thin slices & adhere to a backing sheet…your cane will be able to cover more space.

If you want the least amount of distortion in your cane & keep the design close to the original size, you won’t want to stretch your clay sheet too much at the end. I think the easiest way to know how much cane you need is to first measure the circumference of your object with a measuring tape. I’m going to use inches, but convert to the metric system if need be.

Let’s say you are covering the rounded surface of a drinking glass. At it’s widest point, it is 7″ around and the glass is roughly 6″ tall. To ensure the entire space will be covered by your cane, you would need 42 square inches of a caned sheet (7″ x 6″). If your cane design is a 1″ square, that means you’ll need roughly 42 equally thick cane slices with 7 going across and 6 up & down. If your cane slices are thin - you should be able to lightly press the cane slices into your backing sheet & blend with a roller & the edges should meet. If your cane slices are thicker you may need to do some slight stretching. If you plan to roll your cane slices through the pasta machine in both directions several times…your pattern will stretch & you will definitely have more difficulty “aligning” the edges. It’s kind of a hit or miss then.

Hope this info helps!

May I ask you something? I have to cover a glass with slices from a square cane.
How do I have to do to get the good number of designs to go all around the glass?
I’ve tried but sometimes I haven’t enough or sometimes I have too much slices. I put the slices onto a backing sheet too. Do you stretch this sheet to get the good circumference?
Can you help me?

Thank you.

Marie