What should I wear to a workshop?

Anything comfortable and not too precious! Polymer clay doesn't stain and isn't generally messy but little bits of it do get everywhere, particularly under foot.

 

We also sometimes use pigments and powders which can get onto clothes. I've never found anything to stain, but better safe than sorry! 

 

It's worth tying up long hair, as we use pasta machines to roll and condition the clay, and you would not want to get your hair trapped in one of those...

 

Long fingernails aren't normally a problem but you may find yourself with fingernail gouges all over... not normally a problem unless you're going for 'museum quality' items (!). Nail polish, on the other hand, can be quite useful in covering up the dreaded "clay under fingernails" that everyone ends up with...