How Do You Make A Clay Pot By Wheel?
Ever wanted to know how a spinning wheel plus graceful hands plus clay equals pretty clay pot? This easy tutorial will show you how! • Grab some old clothes, the kind that you can get messy, and make sure the clay you’re using is washable, and your mom’s expensive silk garment is not in the room. • Get your clay (about a half pound is a good start for beginners) and start squishing it. Squish on it here, then over there, then there… I advise to not fold it over itself, as that would create what you’re trying to get out, air bubbles. Squish your clay until it’s workable. You can check your clay by cutting it in half with a wire. When you cut it and don’t see any air bubbles it should be good to go. Kneading is best you can either throw your clay at a surface or ox head knead it. • Smack it into a round ball. Smack, not pound. • Get the surface of your wheel dry. • Throw your clay as close to the middle as you can. • Pat the clay down into a cone shape. • Start spinning the wheel and w
