Intro to wedging clay
This video introduces the process of wedging clay as part of preparing your clay for throwing. Primarily focusing...
How to throw a pot on the wheel
This video provides a simple summary of the steps involved in throwing a pot. It includes centering, opening...
Temperature and Cones
This worksheet covers how cones are used to indicate heatwork and how this relates to temperature. This worksheet...
Types of clay
Commonly available processed clay types fall into the following broad categories. EarthenwareEarthenware is nonvitreous pottery that has normally...
Stages of clay
This worksheet covers the different stages of clay as it goes from wet clay out of the pack...
Calculating finished size
Clay shrinks at every stage of the making process so you may need to be able to calculate...
Trimming a pot
This studio note describes how to trim a pot. Trimming a foot-ring or just tidying up the base...
Weights and measures
This pottery note contains dimensions for making some common functional items. It includes suggested starting weights for clay....