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How Much Does a Pottery Wheel Cost? – Buyers Guide
When I bought my first wheel, I wasn’t sure how it was going to fit into my life or home. I didn’t want to spend a lot of money on something that I simply didn’t get a
What Can Kids Make With Clay? 18 Clay Ideas for Children
You may have one of those crafty, artistic children who likes to make things all the time. Or perhaps you have a long school vacation stretching out in front of you. Either way, if you have been
4 Ways to Make Pottery Without a Wheel – Hand Building Clay
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20 Ingenious Ways of Transporting Greenware Pottery Safely
Bone dry pottery is extremely fragile. In particular handles on mugs and jugs, and other fine detail can be broken off easily. But many potters, particularly in the first few years of making pottery don’t own their
When to Apply Terra Sigillata? – On Bone Dry or Bisque?
Making terra sigillata takes time and effort. Combining the ingredients is simple. Reducing the thin slip to a usable consistency takes quite a long time. So, it’s important that when you use this liquid gold, that you
How to Make Terra Sigillata | Easy Peasy Terra Sig
There are a lot of different accounts of how to make terra sigillata available. Some of these methods seem more precise than others. There also seems to be quite a bit of conflicting information. So, I did
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 Much Does a Pottery Wheel Cost? – Buyers Guide
When I bought my first wheel, I wasn’t sure how it was going to fit into my life or home. I didn’t want to spend a lot of money on
What Can Kids Make With Clay? 18 Clay Ideas for Children
You may have one of those crafty, artistic children who likes to make things all the time. Or perhaps you have a long school vacation stretching out in front of
4 Ways to Make Pottery Without a Wheel – Hand Building Clay
The Pottery Wheel is supported by its readers. If you click one of my links, I may earn a commission. I’m also a participant of the Amazon Affiliate Program and
20 Ingenious Ways of Transporting Greenware Pottery Safely
Bone dry pottery is extremely fragile. In particular handles on mugs and jugs, and other fine detail can be broken off easily. But many potters, particularly in the first few
When to Apply Terra Sigillata? – On Bone Dry or Bisque?
Making terra sigillata takes time and effort. Combining the ingredients is simple. Reducing the thin slip to a usable consistency takes quite a long time. So, it’s important that when
How to Make Terra Sigillata | Easy Peasy Terra Sig
There are a lot of different accounts of how to make terra sigillata available. Some of these methods seem more precise than others. There also seems to be quite a
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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.
