Editing Polymer clay (section)

{{Short description|PVC-based hardenable modeling clay}}
[[File:Polymer clay examples.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Two-ounce and one-pound blocks of polymer clay.]]
'''Polymer clay''' is a type of hardenable [[modeling clay]] based on the [[polymer]] [[polyvinyl chloride]] (PVC). It typically contains no [[clay]] minerals, but like mineral clay, a liquid is added to dry particles until it achieves gel-like working properties. Similarly, the part is put into an oven to harden, hence its colloquial designation as clay.<ref name="Roche">{{cite book|last=Roche|first=Nan|title=The New Clay|date=1992|publisher=Flower Valley Press|location=Gaithersburg, MD 20883 USA|isbn=0-9620543-4-8|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/newclaytechnique00roch}}</ref>  Polymer clay is generally used for making arts and craft items, and is also used in commercial applications to make decorative parts.  Art made from polymer clay can now be found in major museums.<ref name=Moses>{{cite news|last=Moses|first=Monica|title=How Polymer Hit the Big Time|url=http://craftcouncil.org/magazine/article/how-polymer-hit-big-time|access-date=3 May 2014|newspaper=American Craft Magazine|date=October–November 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831001702/https://craftcouncil.org/magazine/article/how-polymer-hit-big-time|archive-date=31 August 2017}}</ref>