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Why Is My Clear Glaze Cloudy? – How To Prevent Milky Glaze
Clear glaze is often applied over underglaze decoration to protect pottery, make it non-porous and help underglaze colors pop. It can also be used as a way of bringing out the natural beauty of a particular clay
Underglaze Smudging and Bleeding – How To Prevent It
Underglaze decoration is incredibly versatile and when combined with a clear glaze can create beautiful results. I have found that after applying underglaze with painstaking care, it can smudge and run easily. So, I decided to find
Choosing a Pottery Glaze – A Beginners Guide to Ceramic Glazes
As the name suggests, glazing your pottery basically means you are covering it in glass. Simple, right? Well, it may not be as simple as it sounds. There are many different types of ceramic glaze and there
Underglaze Techniques – 16 Exciting Ways to Use Underglaze
If you are new to making your own pottery, you may have been wondering about different ways to use underglaze. Underglaze is an incredibly versatile way of decorating clay. There are many amazing underglaze techniques. So, I
Does Underglaze Stick to the Kiln Shelf? Avoid Melting Problems
If you have made your first piece of pottery you may be wondering enthusiastically about how to finish it. You may have heard that glazes melt and if you aren’t careful they can weld your pottery to
4 Ways to Rehydrate Bone Dry Clay Pots – What Works?
Sometimes thrown pottery gets neglected or forgotten. Life gets busy and you come back a week later to an unintentionally bone dry pot. This has happened to me too many times. So, I decided to do some
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
Why Is My Clear Glaze Cloudy? – How To Prevent Milky Glaze
Clear glaze is often applied over underglaze decoration to protect pottery, make it non-porous and help underglaze colors pop. It can also be used as a way of bringing out
Underglaze Smudging and Bleeding – How To Prevent It
Underglaze decoration is incredibly versatile and when combined with a clear glaze can create beautiful results. I have found that after applying underglaze with painstaking care, it can smudge and
Choosing a Pottery Glaze – A Beginners Guide to Ceramic Glazes
As the name suggests, glazing your pottery basically means you are covering it in glass. Simple, right? Well, it may not be as simple as it sounds. There are many
Underglaze Techniques – 16 Exciting Ways to Use Underglaze
If you are new to making your own pottery, you may have been wondering about different ways to use underglaze. Underglaze is an incredibly versatile way of decorating clay. There
Does Underglaze Stick to the Kiln Shelf? Avoid Melting Problems
If you have made your first piece of pottery you may be wondering enthusiastically about how to finish it. You may have heard that glazes melt and if you aren’t
4 Ways to Rehydrate Bone Dry Clay Pots – What Works?
Sometimes thrown pottery gets neglected or forgotten. Life gets busy and you come back a week later to an unintentionally bone dry pot. This has happened to me too many
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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.
