NEW* Mica By The Sheet, 8” X 10”, Amber, Muscovite Your Choice Of Thickness, Composite Mica, Lampshade Mica, Craft Supply

Now available your opportunity to purchase Composite Mica by the
8” X 10” sheets.
The color is golden amber.
You also have your choice of thickness, .5mm or 1mm for transparency.

Composite Mica also known as Lampshade Mica is made of natural mica slivers bound together by resin. This makes it able to be bent and manipulated when heat is applied.
This Mica is wonderful to used in making lampshades, book making, collage art, photography and so much more.

*How to use this product…
Lampshade mica is easily shaped by evenly heating for less than a minute. This can be done using a clothes iron, hot plate or heat gun. When heating mica be sure to place it between sheets of parchment paper so it does not stick to the surface that you are heating it on.
Once mica sheet is softened, gently mold the mica over a cast or form. It can be easily trimmed when soft. Once cooled, the mica sheet recovers its firmness while maintaining the desired shape.

*This type of mica however is not able to be exposed to open flame as it will melt due to the resin. Therefore it is not to be used as windows for wood or coal stoves.