I'm a teabag, t.pot fan, and I've been watching some of your flouting blogs and enjoying all the processes involved. While on the hunt for tools I saw one of the tools you were using to help join the spout and wall on your tea pot, and I did wonder how you would use it, now I know, thank you. I love all your vlogs. I'm slowly going through them as I'm learning on my own clay journey so thank you for this mass of information, stay safe stay well and keep potting. Denise
Hi Sheila- I'm sorry, but I actually never have glazed this one. I keep lots of unglazed demonstration pieces in my classroom for the students to examine closely when they make theirs! It helps them to see the details of the craft better!
@@KaransPotsAndGlass yes you are absolutely right. Although your tutorial is not a recent one i just watched it now. I only started making ceremics for a hobby almost 2 years ago. Im enjoying it very much. And youtube is an eye opener for me. I subscribed on your acount, ejoying your video's. My woven basket came out really nice. And i made a bigger one after that. Greetz Sheila the 🇳🇱 Nederlands (better known as Holland)
I’ve taken quite a few tips from this video, Karan, to make a watering can. It’s getting bisque fired this week so I can glaze it Sunday in class. One more opportunity to ruin it 😂. The tips were very helpful.
Thank you so much! I learned a lot! As I'm a total newbie got two questions after watching this. How come your clay doesn't crack when rolling the handle and spout? Difference of thickness in spout and the lead knob (compared to the rest) isn't problematic when drying and firing?
Hi Katia! My clay is plastic enough that it will not crack when I’m rolling the handle and spout. (That plasticity is sometimes a fine balance!). If your clay is not plastic enough, it will definitely crack. You could just try adding water of plasticity to get it a little softer, if that would help. The thickness of the slab of the spout is still using the quarter inch thickness strips, I just taper that end where it pours to be a wee bit thinner. The knob does not pose a problem with drying. The big thing that I tell my kids is to always dry things evenly, and that is best achieved in my classroom by draping thick bath towels over the pieces as they dry slowly. I do have some videos on how you can rehydrate clay, but the easiest way, when working with slabs is when you have those slabs rolled out -always spritz down your scrap and allow the loose scrap to soak up the water in a bag before you roll it into a new slab.
@@KaransPotsAndGlass Thanks a bunch for this answer! 🧡 +1 sub! so tapering won't hurt, I thought the whole thing should be of equal thickness. I certainly will watch your other videos, but I barely can make a 4~5 inch cylinder with a quarter inch slab.😔 I guess you call it short clay, any idea what to with it? it's earthenware clay. p.s. I tried water, but still so many tiny cracks emerge when trying to roll it.
Be sure to compress it with a rib, and you could even spritz the surface of the slab prior to ribbing too! Short clay is most commonly remedied with adding water. If it’s still short, it could have a bit of added bentonite.
Hi. I love your videos I am also into simple! I appreciate the honesty of your craft and skill. I have been looking for that wooden tool you mentioned and am having no luck. PLEASE let me know where you got it; it isnt in your list. Its the wooden throwing tool....there are many out there but that one is versatile for throwing and sculpture! lol
Most always I fire the lids on- but on my student slab work, sometimes if it has a little more room, and I feel the glaze may interfere with the aesthetic of the pot - I may fire separately so it can be glazed more thoroughly to the edge of the opening. That being said, I’d always fire a wheel thrown lid on - as warping is more of a concern on those!
What is that long wooden tool that you use towards the beginning when putting the edges together on the initial slab? It looks a lot like a regular wooden modeling tool, just so much longer! I’d really like to get one, but I checked your Amazon store and didn’t see it there (also just FYI, quite a lot of the things in your Amazon store are not being sold anymore, so I think you just might need to find the same thing with a different seller who has them in stock if you’d like us to be able to buy things through your store). Thanks for the great video, I’m going to start my first attempt at any teapot, starting with slab building since I am far from doing a wheelthrowing one tomorrow. Wish me luck!
@@theabristlebroom4378 unfortunately I have no skill with woodworking, I would not be able to make something myself. I have looked long and hard for something similar and have not found anything that works exactly like the way she is able to use it. It would be great if she answered and told us where she got it.
Hi ladies! Shoot- I didn’t see these comments until now!! Sorry about that!!! It’s the Kemper brand WT4- an 8” wooden knife! I love those for reaching down into things!!!
@@KaransPotsAndGlass Thank you! I have a lot of the kemper modeling tools but I guess I haven’t come across this one! Now that I know the model number I’ll be sure to get one! Thank you so much!
@@aubreytauer7308 You're welcome-- if you google the kemper catalog, you can find some cool ones! That's how I discovered I can purchase the mini ribbon tools sold separately! I just ask my local supplier to order the ones I need! :). kempertools.com/online-catalog/
As I don't do a strainer inside, I normally pour a nice liquidy glaze inside, and pour out through the spout. I don't glaze anywhere that the lid and pot will touch one another as I fire the lids on.
No it’s not necessary if absolutely dry- but I caution my kids to do anyway it as a little “safety” step. It’s possible to fire trapped air - as long as there is no moisture. But, I recommend that the kids always vent their pieces to let any trapped moisture escape. I’m firing works for 225 students constantly- and although I try to dry things very thoroughly in a preheat, sometimes I just don’t have enough time to preheat for such a long time needed for stuff that’s not vented.
Sorry for various predictive text mistakes, all looked good till I pressed comment, hopefully you can make out that I was trying to say I like your work and thank you for sharing
I apologize- my darts are at school now, so I don't have that particular one to take a photo at the moment!! Here is a link to another dart... just a variation of the one I used. This has straight sides, whereas the one in the video was curved inward a bit for more of a curved shoulder. drive.google.com/file/d/1_nMsdn6xDRMVMT14Bu6tO9YNglaEIC9c/view?usp=sharing
Do you have to wash the canvas very frequently to keep the dust down? If so how do you wash them? Thank you so much for all of your hard work and making sure it’s available to everyone. I have learned so much from you and I realllly appreciate it!!
HI Holly- I have occasionally forgotten to rib slabs when building and it can be fine... but I look at it as "insurance"... it will increase your chances of success as it offers the increased benefit of a stronger slab through compression. Let's compare it to wearing a seat belt in a car. Can you drive and not get hurt without a seat belt? Sure... but your chances of coming out of a crash without serious injuries are dramatically lessened when wearing the belt... so a minor inconvenience makes it worth it for me! (And, since I an teaching beginning students, they need all the help they can get with making their pieces successful!) :)
Yes- the patterns are typically in the video description! This was the one I posted in this video! docs.google.com/document/d/1p2aO_AJGnRMairvzpYBCwru74SVb7-efGPQ5lEL8N5Y/edit?usp=sharing
Karan, thank you so very much for the tutorial. I love the way you put the darts in and explaining the spout so well. You are the best💕
Thank you! I now have an idea for Christmas for my mother-in-law and sister-in-law next year! Thank you!
Wonderful!
You are such a good teacher. Thank you.
I'm a teabag, t.pot fan, and I've been watching some of your flouting blogs and enjoying all the processes involved. While on the hunt for tools I saw one of the tools you were using to help join the spout and wall on your tea pot, and I did wonder how you would use it, now I know, thank you. I love all your vlogs. I'm slowly going through them as I'm learning on my own clay journey so thank you for this mass of information, stay safe stay well and keep potting. Denise
Thank you! You are a great teacher!
Very nice pot.
Usefull tutorial, thank you.
I would like to see the pot glazed.
Hi Sheila- I'm sorry, but I actually never have glazed this one. I keep lots of unglazed demonstration pieces in my classroom for the students to examine closely when they make theirs! It helps them to see the details of the craft better!
@@KaransPotsAndGlass yes you are absolutely right.
Although your tutorial is not a recent one i just watched it now.
I only started making ceremics for a hobby almost 2 years ago.
Im enjoying it very much.
And youtube is an eye opener for me.
I subscribed on your acount, ejoying your video's.
My woven basket came out really nice. And i made a bigger one after that.
Greetz
Sheila
the 🇳🇱 Nederlands (better known as Holland)
I’ve taken quite a few tips from this video, Karan, to make a watering can. It’s getting bisque fired this week so I can glaze it Sunday in class. One more opportunity to ruin it 😂. The tips were very helpful.
Lol! Good luck!!
Brilliant!
Thank you for sharing.
Thank you so much! I learned a lot! As I'm a total newbie got two questions after watching this.
How come your clay doesn't crack when rolling the handle and spout?
Difference of thickness in spout and the lead knob (compared to the rest) isn't problematic when drying and firing?
Hi Katia! My clay is plastic enough that it will not crack when I’m rolling the handle and spout. (That plasticity is sometimes a fine balance!). If your clay is not plastic enough, it will definitely crack. You could just try adding water of plasticity to get it a little softer, if that would help. The thickness of the slab of the spout is still using the quarter inch thickness strips, I just taper that end where it pours to be a wee bit thinner. The knob does not pose a problem with drying. The big thing that I tell my kids is to always dry things evenly, and that is best achieved in my classroom by draping thick bath towels over the pieces as they dry slowly. I do have some videos on how you can rehydrate clay, but the easiest way, when working with slabs is when you have those slabs rolled out -always spritz down your scrap and allow the loose scrap to soak up the water in a bag before you roll it into a new slab.
@@KaransPotsAndGlass Thanks a bunch for this answer! 🧡 +1 sub!
so tapering won't hurt, I thought the whole thing should be of equal thickness.
I certainly will watch your other videos, but I barely can make a 4~5 inch cylinder with a quarter inch slab.😔 I guess you call it short clay, any idea what to with it? it's earthenware clay.
p.s. I tried water, but still so many tiny cracks emerge when trying to roll it.
Be sure to compress it with a rib, and you could even spritz the surface of the slab prior to ribbing too! Short clay is most commonly remedied with adding water. If it’s still short, it could have a bit of added bentonite.
Hi. I love your videos I am also into simple! I appreciate the honesty of your craft and skill. I have been looking for that wooden tool you mentioned and am having no luck. PLEASE let me know where you got it; it isnt in your list. Its the wooden throwing tool....there are many out there but that one is versatile for throwing and sculpture! lol
Oh, here you go! I could no longer find them to purchase, so I made some for my classroom and for others!!- etsy.me/3yDosz6
Karan, if I may ask; when you fire your pot, do you fire it with the lid on the pot or off? Thank you so much 💕
Most always I fire the lids on- but on my student slab work, sometimes if it has a little more room, and I feel the glaze may interfere with the aesthetic of the pot - I may fire separately so it can be glazed more thoroughly to the edge of the opening. That being said, I’d always fire a wheel thrown lid on - as warping is more of a concern on those!
What is that long wooden tool that you use towards the beginning when putting the edges together on the initial slab? It looks a lot like a regular wooden modeling tool, just so much longer! I’d really like to get one, but I checked your Amazon store and didn’t see it there (also just FYI, quite a lot of the things in your Amazon store are not being sold anymore, so I think you just might need to find the same thing with a different seller who has them in stock if you’d like us to be able to buy things through your store). Thanks for the great video, I’m going to start my first attempt at any teapot, starting with slab building since I am far from doing a wheelthrowing one tomorrow. Wish me luck!
It looks like a custom made "knife", you could use a long wooden rib, or make something yourself.
@@theabristlebroom4378 unfortunately I have no skill with woodworking, I would not be able to make something myself. I have looked long and hard for something similar and have not found anything that works exactly like the way she is able to use it. It would be great if she answered and told us where she got it.
Hi ladies! Shoot- I didn’t see these comments until now!! Sorry about that!!! It’s the Kemper brand WT4- an 8” wooden knife! I love those for reaching down into things!!!
@@KaransPotsAndGlass Thank you! I have a lot of the kemper modeling tools but I guess I haven’t come across this one! Now that I know the model number I’ll be sure to get one! Thank you so much!
@@aubreytauer7308 You're welcome-- if you google the kemper catalog, you can find some cool ones! That's how I discovered I can purchase the mini ribbon tools sold separately! I just ask my local supplier to order the ones I need! :). kempertools.com/online-catalog/
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Brillante! Muchas Gracias!
Have you tried to use a piece of damp fabric to help you roll the hollow handle and spout?
I have not- that’s a lovely idea! Thanks for sharing!!
Any tips on glazing interior/exterior components of this teapot?
As I don't do a strainer inside, I normally pour a nice liquidy glaze inside, and pour out through the spout. I don't glaze anywhere that the lid and pot will touch one another as I fire the lids on.
Is it necessary to make a little hole in the handle? So the air inside does not crack it?
No it’s not necessary if absolutely dry- but I caution my kids to do anyway it as a little “safety” step. It’s possible to fire trapped air - as long as there is no moisture. But, I recommend that the kids always vent their pieces to let any trapped moisture escape. I’m firing works for 225 students constantly- and although I try to dry things very thoroughly in a preheat, sometimes I just don’t have enough time to preheat for such a long time needed for stuff that’s not vented.
Oh thank you so much!
Sorry for various predictive text mistakes, all looked good till I pressed comment, hopefully you can make out that I was trying to say I like your work and thank you for sharing
can you pls share the template for your darting tool.. its brilliant!!
I apologize- my darts are at school now, so I don't have that particular one to take a photo at the moment!! Here is a link to another dart... just a variation of the one I used. This has straight sides, whereas the one in the video was curved inward a bit for more of a curved shoulder. drive.google.com/file/d/1_nMsdn6xDRMVMT14Bu6tO9YNglaEIC9c/view?usp=sharing
@@KaransPotsAndGlass thank you for sharing this!! :)
What do you use to cover your tables with? I am a fellow art teacher.
Heavy duty canvas! I normally buy from Utrecht!
@@KaransPotsAndGlass thanks
Do you have to wash the canvas very frequently to keep the dust down? If so how do you wash them? Thank you so much for all of your hard work and making sure it’s available to everyone. I have learned so much from you and I realllly appreciate it!!
Is the ribbing of the slabs essential?
HI Holly- I have occasionally forgotten to rib slabs when building and it can be fine... but I look at it as "insurance"... it will increase your chances of success as it offers the increased benefit of a stronger slab through compression. Let's compare it to wearing a seat belt in a car. Can you drive and not get hurt without a seat belt? Sure... but your chances of coming out of a crash without serious injuries are dramatically lessened when wearing the belt... so a minor inconvenience makes it worth it for me! (And, since I an teaching beginning students, they need all the help they can get with making their pieces successful!) :)
Where can I find pattern sizes. mjgaskins47
Look in the video description (under the video)- there is a link to a google doc
There is a gizmo for dividing forms... MKM makes one.
Do you have the pattern to make your pottery online for us?! I love your slab creations!
Yes- the patterns are typically in the video description! This was the one I posted in this video! docs.google.com/document/d/1p2aO_AJGnRMairvzpYBCwru74SVb7-efGPQ5lEL8N5Y/edit?usp=sharing