How to make a dinner plate super fast! Home Pottery School - Lockdown learning 

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Glad it was helpful!

Im very happy to help 😊

Why thank you so much, enjoy your mouldy clay! 😁

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🙏🏼 thanks! X

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Thank you so much, glad you are enjoying the videos 😍

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Good luck!! ❤️

@@JaneScottCeramics will you be doing any videos on making slab bowls? Your video has helped me make all my plates so quickly i’m up to the bowl stage! Any help would be greatly appreciated!! Btw my husband and I LOVE your videos!!!

Great! Happy Potting x

I normally roll it about 6 or 7 mm 👍🏼

Damp.

I do have a slab roller, but sometimes just use a pin if its a little quickie 😉

Yes you can use the same clay no problem. 👍🏼

Hi there, yes, i rarely have problems with cracking, clay loves to be compressed as much as possible, this makes its structure stronger so the more you compress it, the stronger it becomes and the less likely it is to crack. Also, its important how you dry the work, plenty of even air flow is ideal, so always place your plate on a slatted wooden surface or something where the base has a bit of air flow around it. This will help to shrink the clay evenly and therefore reduce the risk of cracking a bit more. Good luck with your making!

I left my slabs in a cool studio overnight to dry - it really depends on the temperature and air flow in the room... 👍🏼

Hi There, i just bung them in without any sand or anything and they didn’t warp at all 😃

@@JaneScottCeramics Lucky thing! Thank you

Warping may come from the clay drying too fast. Try covering it with plastic loosely for a few days so it dries more slowly. And make sure it's fully, fully dry before firing. That's what turned out to be the problem for me. I guess there could be different causes though.

Hi there, if you just use slip o the bottom you can just pop it straight on the kiln shelf, if its underglaze underneath it will probably be ok as most underglazes wont stick but definitely f its glaze underneath you need to support your plate with a kiln stilt... best bet is to leave the bottom unglazed - thats what i do, and i enjoy the bare clay base combined with the glaze upper, is feels nice and is easy to fire...! Happy potting 👍🏼

Sure thing, thats fine 👍🏼

You need to fire and glaze air drying clay in a kiln to make it food safe - I did a video on the difference in air drying clay and ordinary clay - check it out and it will all make sense. 👍🏼

@@JaneScottCeramics thank you so much! 🌸🌷💕

Plywood off cuts - i used to go to the local wood shop - where they cut it for you and grab free off cuts from them 👍🏼

Great thank you😊

I normally use 6 or 7mm for standard stuff like plates bowls etc…

Mmmmm, yes sometimes i pop a round board on top to keep things flat when they dry but for some reason mine stay flat most of the time... dont roll out your clay too thin...? 6.5mm is my standard thickness for this sort of thing... sometimes when its too thin it can curl up a bit... also try drying things on slatted wooden shelves to increase the airflow all around the piece... good luck! ❤️

Oh yes.

Mmmmm 🤔 yes thin slabs are more likely to warp... sounds like you are doing all the right things - slow the drying a bit perhaps too?

Its about 6.5 mm

I normally use 7mm 👍🏼

Tks 🥰

Its just standard terracotta, nothing special. 😃