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Holly and berry textured rolling pin

Sprigs of spiky holly with clusters of berries for Christmas clay and pottery. Pairs of leaves, three berries each.

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3D render of the printed holly and berry textured rolling pin, its patterned sleeve between two dark handles, resting on a slab of clay it has pressed with holly and berries
Photo of a 3D printed textured rolling pin: a coral sleeve with raised hearts on two black handles, lying on cardboard
Photo of the three printed parts side by side: the black core handle with its locking lugs, the coral hearts sleeve and the black cap handle
Clay ~110 g

Seven holly sprigs on every repeat, each a pair of spiky leaves about 12 mm long with a pressed rib, round a cluster of three berries about 2.6 mm across that press in deepest. Roll it into air-dry clay for Christmas ornaments and gift tags, into stoneware for festive mugs, plates and candle holders, or into polymer clay for holiday earrings.

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Made with our free texture roller tool in its Rolling pin style, not modelled by hand: we drew the pattern in code as a seamless picture, uploaded it, and set a sleeve 40 mm across and 100 mm long, the pattern raised 1.5 mm and repeated three times round and twice along. The tool prints the sleeve 1 mm shorter, 99 mm, so a printed sleeve turns freely between the handles. The zip holds the texture sleeve and the tool's current two rolling-pin handles, as two STL files, plus the pattern picture, so you can remake the sleeve at another diameter or depth.

Every sleeve made for the current handles slides onto the same two handles: the core, 194 mm long overall, a handle with a 27 mm tube, and a cap that locks on with a quarter turn. Print the handles once, and after that only sleeves.

The first picture is a 3D render of this sleeve on the clay it has pressed. The two photos are our own test print of the rolling-pin system from the texture roller tool, with a hearts sleeve: put together, and as its three parts.

Holly and berry textured rolling pin at a glance: every printed part with its size, print time, filament, print settings and the three steps to use it
How it works

What you need

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  • About 110 g of PLA or PETG for the sleeve and both handles (about 38 g for a sleeve alone)
  • Something to texture: polymer or air-dry clay, pottery clay, or fondant under cling film
  • A printer that can print 199 mm tall: the core handle stands 194 mm on the bed
  • A little cornstarch, or a water spray for pottery clay, if it starts to stick

How to use it

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  1. Print the sleeve and both handles standing on their ends, as exported, no supports. A 5 mm brim keeps the tall core steady.

  2. Slide the sleeve over the core's tube, push the cap on with its slots over the two lugs and turn it a quarter turn to lock.

  3. Roll the clay to an even thickness first: 5 to 8 mm for pottery slabs, 2 to 3 mm for jewellery and ornaments.

  4. Roll across once, in one direction, with steady, even pressure, and lift off at the end. Going back and forth doubles the pattern.

  5. Turn the cap back to swap to another sleeve from the set, and wash the sleeve in warm soapy water after use.

Print details

4 h 20 minPrint time
~110 gFilament
3Printed parts
42 × 42 × 99 mmSize (W x D x H)
All print details
Print details
Works withClay
Printed parts3
Size (W x D x H)42 x 42 x 99 mm
Print bed needed80 x 43 mm, 195 mm tall
Filament~110 g
Layer height0.2 mm
Infill20%
SupportsNot needed
DownloadZIP: texture sleeve + 2 rolling-pin handles (2 STL) + pattern picture (PNG) + print sheet + README
Added2026-10-05
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Questions about this design

How do I paint the holly and berry textured rolling pin imprint?

Paint the leaves a dark green and the berries red, then wipe a little white or cream over the clay around them. On pottery, a green and a red underglaze under a clear glaze do the same and survive the dishwasher.

Can I use the holly and berry textured rolling pin for cookies?

Over cling film, yes: roll the dough, lay food wrap over it and roll the sleeve across once. An FDM print is not a food-safe surface, so the film is what touches the dough. Chill the cookies before baking to keep the leaves sharp.

Does the holly and berry textured rolling pin fit the same handles as the other sleeves?

Yes. Every sleeve made for the current handles is 99 mm long with a 27.6 mm bore, and every zip carries the same core and cap, so you print the handles once and swap sleeves with a quarter turn of the cap. These are the handles the texture roller tool makes today, so a sleeve you design yourself in the tool fits them too. The older sleeves in the catalog with a 30.6 mm bore need their own, bigger handles.

How long does the holly and berry textured rolling pin take to print?

About 4 h 20 min for everything on a current printer at 0.2 mm layers: about 1 h 30 min for the sleeve and 2 h 55 min for both handles. Once you have the handles, each new sleeve is only the first part. The times are estimated from the parts' volume, not sliced.

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