handbuilding

  • Do You Have to Wedge Clay When You Are Hand Building?

    Do You Have to Wedge Clay When You Are Hand Building?

    Lesley

    Wedging clay is a very good idea if you are making pottery on a potter’s wheel.  But is it do you have to wedge clay when you are hand building your pottery?  I love hand building pottery and I don’t love wedging!  So, it was one of the questions I wondered about when I began…

  • How To Make a Teapot – An Easy Step by Step Guide

    How To Make a Teapot – An Easy Step by Step Guide

    Lesley

    This is a step-by-step guide on how to make a teapot.  Making a clay teapot is actually quite a simple process.  But it’s extremely satisfying.  There are few things as nice to make in pottery as a nicely shaped teapot.  Plus, at the end of it, you get to enjoy a nice cup of tea…. …