What is a Polymer Clay?
Polymer clay is a type of hardenable modeling clay based on the polymer polyvinyl chloride.
Where Can I Buy Polymer Clay In South Africa?
Art Attack
Address: 248 Main Rd, Hoog-En-Droog, Paarl, 7646, South Africa
Hours: Open ⋅ and close at 5 pm
Phone: +27 71 568 7509
Jimnettes Lynnridge Mall
Address: 11,12, Lynnridge Mall, Lynnwood Rd & Jacobson Drive, Lynnwood Ridge, Pretoria, 0081, South Africa
Hours: Open ⋅ and close at 5 pm
Phone: +27 12 361 4469
Hobby Crafts Creative Craft Centre
Address: Shop 10, Berea Mall, 16 Pearce St, Berea, East London, 5217, South Africa
Hours: Open ⋅ and close at 5 pm
Phone: +27 43 727 1297
What is the best Polymer Clay to buy?
Premo is our preferred brand because it has a good mix of properties, and colors, and is very workable and strong after baking. Ilysa has hot hands, Kira’s are cold, and they can both work with Premo just fine.
Very similar to the Craft Smart brand above. If you want to do projects with the kids, try Sculpey III instead.
What to consider when buying Polymer Clay?
If you are buying offline, look for stores that have a good poly clay turnover. Remember to do the squish test.
If you are buying online, always buy from sites you’ve researched and know.
Find out about the websites other polymer clay artists use. They are your best bet.
Never buy from Amazon, Etsy, or eBay.
Buy during the months of spring and autumn.
If your polymer clay color vanishes it’s most likely been discontinued. Don’t go scrounging around websites you don’t know looking for that color. It’ll arrive old and unusable and you’ll have wasted your time and money.