[shawnette]

Ribbon Cane:



Basically, you take a rod of a pale transparent (clear or whatever):

1. Melt a blob and mash it into a paddle.
2. Square off the sides.
3. Paint a color (thinly) on 1 side of your paddle.
4. Paint another color on top of that (if you want 2 tone)
5. Cover that side with a big blob of the base transparent.
6. Flip the paddle over and put another big blob of clear on that side and all around the edges. (your color should be right in the middle of the blob, now.)
7. Attach another rod of the base transparent to the other side so that you now have a handle on each side.
8. melt the blob evenly, keeping it from getting distorted.
9. When it gets soft enough (melty but not quite drippy), flip it vertical and start to pull and twist at the same time.

Don't twist or pull too fast or the ribbon will get distorted.