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How to Get Glaze Off Kiln Shelves? – Easy Glaze Removal
Finding that your glaze has run off your pottery and onto the kiln shelf is not unusual. Especially if you are just learning to glaze your potter, or using an unfamiliar glaze. Most potters have a kiln
How to Make Colored Clay – 3 Easy Methods with Images
It is simple to make colored clay, and the results can be really stunning. It is one of my favorite ways of decorating my pottery. You can make lovely marbled agateware or nerikomi from the clay you
How Much Stain to Use in Colored Slip? – Making a Test Tile
I love using colored slip to decorate pottery. It has a velvety finish that you don’t get with most underglaze. If you want to make your own decorating slip, you’re probably wondering how much stain to use
Why Has my Wheel Head Corroded on my Pottery Wheel?
Many people value the aesthetic value of wheel heads. As such, people dedicate their time and resources towards wheel head maintenance. But wheel heads are still prone to corrosion. Perhaps this has left you wondering why has
How to Make Colored Slip – 3 Easy Ways to Color Clay Slip
Colored slip is a great way to decorate your ceramics. But it can be expensive to buy, and you may not find exactly the color that you want. So perhaps you are wondering how to make colored
How to Remove a Pot from the Wheel – Without Crushing It!
So, you’ve just thrown your first pot on the wheel and you are feeling proud. But how on earth do you get it off the wheel without squashing it? This post is all about how to remove
I’m Lesley Milne, the creator of The Pottery Wheel. Like many people, I used the potter’s wheel at school. But then I began to focus on clay sculpture and I left the wheel behind. However, more recently, I found myself being drawn back to pottery and the potters wheel. And so, I have tried to pick up where I left off all those years ago. This blog is a chronicle of what I have learned as I got back into the potters saddle!
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Recent Posts
How to Get Glaze Off Kiln Shelves? – Easy Glaze Removal
Finding that your glaze has run off your pottery and onto the kiln shelf is not unusual. Especially if you are just learning to glaze your potter, or using an
How to Make Colored Clay – 3 Easy Methods with Images
It is simple to make colored clay, and the results can be really stunning. It is one of my favorite ways of decorating my pottery. You can make lovely marbled
How Much Stain to Use in Colored Slip? – Making a Test Tile
I love using colored slip to decorate pottery. It has a velvety finish that you don’t get with most underglaze. If you want to make your own decorating slip, you’re
Why Has my Wheel Head Corroded on my Pottery Wheel?
Many people value the aesthetic value of wheel heads. As such, people dedicate their time and resources towards wheel head maintenance. But wheel heads are still prone to corrosion. Perhaps
How to Make Colored Slip – 3 Easy Ways to Color Clay Slip
Colored slip is a great way to decorate your ceramics. But it can be expensive to buy, and you may not find exactly the color that you want. So perhaps
How to Remove a Pot from the Wheel – Without Crushing It!
So, you’ve just thrown your first pot on the wheel and you are feeling proud. But how on earth do you get it off the wheel without squashing it? This
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I’m Lesley Milne, the creator of The Pottery Wheel. Like many people, I used the potter’s wheel at school. But then I began to focus on clay sculpture and I left the wheel behind. However, more recently, I found myself being drawn back to pottery and the potters wheel. And so, I have tried to pick up where I left off all those years ago. This blog is a chronicle of what I have learned as I got back into the potters saddle!
The Pottery Wheel is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. This is an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for site to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. I also may get a small commission from other affiliate programs.
