I have a question.....

The difference is brand name. The softness and quailty differce in the kind of femo or scupley you buy. also the price. I have a great web site that I go to for all my polymer needs. I never buy in the stores anymore. They are cheaper, and have real great products for inclusions or anything you would want to do with ploymer clay. The only thing I still buy in store is my findings I have a great lady locally that I deal with for that. The web site is www.polyerclayexpress.com

I find fimo isn't as strong after it's baked and can be brittle when making thin pieces. Other than that I don't find much difference in quality.

Wow this is going to take me a few minutes to answer. There are several differences; price being the least of your worries. Fimo and Sculpey are two different name brands of the same thing.... polymer clay. They can be used in the same applications. Now within each brand there are also differences: Fimo has classic and soft. I have only used a tiny bit of Fimo soft but to my knowledge classic is much harder and harder to condition than the soft. Most will say that soft is too soft for making canes. Sculpey has several polymer clays. Original sculpey comes in large packages and is usually white. It is pretty brittle so it is not used much. Super sculpey is a flesh color one that I don't know anything about. Sculpey III is the one you see all those pretty little bars of. That is a nice clay but many say it is brittle. I use it a lot and I have been happy with it. Then they have Premo. It is a stronger clay than Sculpey III. It doesn't come in as many colors as the III does but a great thing about polymer clay is that you can mix the different types! Now as if I haven't gotten your head to spin enough there is also Kato Polyclay which is made by Donna Kato (you probably have seen her on Carol Duvall). I have not used it but I have heard that it is much harder to condition. I have also heard that it is a bit plastic looking when baked and much harder to sand. I hope that helps.

I think they are two different brands of the same thing...polymer clay. Not sure which is easier to work with. I have only done a litle clay work and at the time, I just bought what was on sale :-)

If it's the Sculpey III that you're referring to, it's generally considered to be the least strong clay after being baked. I've also found that it is extremely hard to work with if you're doing detailed items. Fimo would be slightly better, but from what I've read from other users, the best two brands to go with are either Kato or Premo (which is also made by the Sculpey company, but better). Hope that helps!

Sculpey clay is really more for crafters than artists. Fimo is an artists material. I have worked with Sculpey before and it is not as durable as the artist polymer clays when baked. I prefer Premo clay, but it is expensive, too.