Usage

• These are not difficult tools to use by any stretch of the imagination. Along one side you will find an alignment bar that fits the top and bottom of your bead roller together nicely and consistently each time. You will also notice that it allows for the roller to slide back and forth. To use the roller, measure out your prepared clay material, and place it inside one of the bead tracks on the roller. The bead track is one of the indented spaces. To make a good fit, you might want to try rolling it first into a spherical shape. Now that you have your clay in the desired shape-creating track, simply move the top piece of your bead roller back and forth over the bottom piece, until a desired shape is reached for your bead. Place a piercing tool through the bead, and you're ready to harden it.
  
  

Measuring Clay

• Sometimes, a bead rolling kit will not come with a tool for measuring clay. If this is the case, review your instructions to see how much clay is supposed to fit in each track, and find a raised ruler (one where the increment marks bump out). After pressing the clay into the track on only one half of the tool (top or bottom, it does not matter), shave off any excess with a clay blade to make everything nice and smooth. Cut away from yourself, in case the blade slips. Now all you have to do is press the ruler into the clay to allow the increment marks to show, and you can measure out how much clay you need for each bead you want to make, and roll it into a ball.
  
  

Tips

• It's important to note as well that you will create stronger beads by making sure that there are no air bubbles trapped inside them. To do this, simply roll a tight ball before using the bead roller tool.
  
  If you choose to create multiple beads at once, once you are comfortable with the tool, make sure to allow enough room for each bead to move. Otherwise, you are going to end up with misshapen beads, or beads that mush together.
  
  Also keep in mind that you do not have to use an exact measurement of clay when using the roller, however if you don't measure the clay you will not get consistent results.