Artists may also use armature wire to support their sculptures. Sculptures can have glass beads and wire added before curing to provide additional detailing. Sculpting Fimo can be sculpted in ways similar to other modeling materials such as ceramic, modelling clay, and Play-Doh. The brand was later sold to Eberhard Faber and is marketed under the name 'FIMO'.įimo and other polymer clay products can be worked in a variety of techniques: It was not suitable for her doll factory use, and she turned it over to her daughter Sophie Rehbinder-Kruse, who was known in the family as 'Fifi' (hence FIMO, from Fifi's Modeling Compound). History įIMO was first a plastic modeling compound brought to the attention of German dollmaker Käthe Kruse in the late 1930s as a possible replacement for plastic compounds that were scarce from war privation. According to information from Staedtler, Fimo contains polyvinyl chloride ( PVC), but has not contained any phthalates since 2006. Once baked, it can be cut, drilled, painted, sanded, and sliced thinly. Once shaped, Fimo is baked in a standard or toaster oven for about 30 minutes at 130 ☌ (265 ☏) to harden it. It is used for making many objects, including jewelry, accessories, and small ornaments. The material comes in many different colors there are many finishes to choose from, and even a softener to use with it because it can be hard to work.

competitor is the American brand Sculpey.

Fimo is a brand of polymer clay made by German company Staedtler ( STAEDTLER Mars GmbH & Co.

Marble translucent polymer clay