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Can I ask you some advice on making red-figure stuff? No pressure ofc.
Mine has turned out nice-ish (clay color-wise) so far, (bisque fired at 900β, IIRC), but I wish I could make them less porous, the black more glossy, and the clay itself to be a little brighter/oranger.
So, what clay and underglaze (?) do you use? What temperature do you fire your stuff at? Do you glaze them or not?
Hi! Sorry Iβm getting to this so late. I completely missed it somehow. Answers under the cut, since I tend to go long.
So different clays mature at different temperatures. I use Lagunaβs Red B-Mix with Grog, a mid-fire stoneware. I bisque it to Ξ05 (1046 Β°C ish), then glaze fire (but no glaze, generally) to Ξ5 (1196 Β°C). I use Coyote Clay & Colorβs black underglaze, which is formulated for mid- to high-fire ceramics, so it doesnβt actually turn black until it hits Ξ5. In the photo, the teapot is unfired greenware, and the ornament is bisqueware.
I say I fire them to Ξ5, but I kind of under fire them. Flat sherds I fire face down which helps keep the red brighter rather than going brown. I try to protect pots from the elements by shielding them with other pots or kiln furniture. Iβve found some ways to bring out the color of the clay in a way I want, but at a certain point, weβre limited by the clay itself, if we donβt want to use underglaze for that, too.
I do use a clear glaze on the inside of mugs and cups or anything thatβs meant to hold liquid (and will on this teapot), but thatβs mostly for ease of cleaning, and itβs what people expect from functional, modern pottery. I used to resent it because it looks very different from the outside, but Iβve gotten over it lol. I donβt glaze the whole thing because it turns my clay quite brown, which kind of ruins the vibe of what Iβm going for.
I also have this sealant called Liquid Quartz. I put it on the inside of bowls that are decorated in the middle, but given how vitrified the stoneware is, itβs really not necessary on anything else. I do want to mess around with some low fire clay in the future, though, so Iβd definitely use it for that.
But ultimately, different clays and different underglazes will look different as they mature. I started off using Amacoβs Jet Black underglaze, but it seemed to darken the red areas around it at Ξ5. Iβve made some plant watering spikes out of bisqueware and I used it on those, and it did fine! Point being, trial and error and maybe finding a way to repurpose error. (One note on those plant watering spikes: they molded and mossed and mushroomed. I want to make some more, and Iβll put that Liquid Quartz stuff on the top half to see how it does.) Different underglazes will range from matte to satin without a glossy clear on top, depending on brand and temperature.
And lastly (I mentioned I tend to go long, right?), Iβve recently started sanding my pots with a fine grit sandpaper once theyβre done. I used to be averse to it since I didnβt want to mess up the painting, but Iβve gotten better at applying a thick coat, and I mostly do it in the bigger negative spaces. This isnβt really pertinent to your question, but Iβve found it worth it in my process.
Your pot looks great, by the way! I love the extra dimension that the sgraffito adds. Please let me know if youβve got any questions, and good luck!!
I'm finally weaving again! I forgot how fun this hack lace pattern is. I'm about halfway through the scarf, though I need to recalculate how long I want it to be (the warp seems ... long).
I've ordered a warping wheel with my birthday money, which should arrive end of this week hopefully. I really want to try it out and already have my next project picked out, but that means this one needs to leave the loom :)
I've made barely any progress on the Ranunculus, it is so hot I don't want to be anywhere near even a summer sweater.
Instead I have been spinning like crazy! I totally missed tour de fleece, but since I've unpacked the Victoria I keep getting sucked in and have made great progress! I'm just worried I'll finish plying before spinning group in two weeks, and I don't have another project I really want to spinn...
The Bering Strait is only 82km and surprisingly shallow. According to Wikipedia's list of longest bridges, longer ones have been built, though the longest sea crossing is only 55km (the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge). The extreme weather probably provides its own design challenges, but wouldn't it be cool to be able to go anywhere on the northern hemisphere only by train!
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Y'all for real please do these. Even if you're certain your posture doesn't suck. One day you will wake up with impinged shoulder pain like I did and let me tell you it fucking HURTS. Do these exercises even just once a week and it will make such a difference. Especially my fellow creatives out there, stop shrimping over your work and go do these right now. RIGHT NOW.
Also, if youβre even a little concerned about getting a hump or having trouble standing fully upright in your old age, this is how you prevent that. If you want to be up and about when youβre old you have to start when youβre younger. And keep in mind there is no bad time to start and itβs never too late. Starting today is way better than never starting at all.
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and in the night by torchlight, I unwove it //
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To my utter surprise and joy, i have reached 1000 followers.
What the fuck yβall? I fucking love you guys.
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Anyway. I feel I should commemorate it or something. So.
I shall do a give-away!
Who wants a free quilt?!
Everyone. Everyone wants a free quilt.
I am even gonna pay shipping (yes even to the states) for you. This will be 100% free to you, you will not have to pay a dime.
How do you enter?
Everyone who reblogs this post will get one entry into the draw.
(Multiple reblogs is still only one entry, sorry π)
You donβt even have to be following me.
On August 20, 2026 I will turn off reblogs and put everyoneβs names into the draw to pick someone. Iβll DM whoever gets drawn for option selection and shipping details.
Once thatβs happened, I will turn the reblogs back on (just so people can keep sharing) and post the winnerβs tumblr. If the winner doesnβt want to be perceived, I can just post which quilt was picked.
If, for some reason, I cannot get a hold of the winner after 24 hours, or they decide they donβt want it after all, I will do a second draw and try to contact that person.
Since everyone has a different tastes, Iβve decided to offer up a choice of quilts for the winner to pick from.
Option 1 is a 77βx103β queen size quilt made with a bright floral on a pastel dot background. It also has a soft and thick backing, making the quilt heavy and warm.
Option 2 is a 74βx94β skinny queen quilt in dramatic halloween colours and sugar skulls. The vibrant purple backing is beautiful!
Option 3 is a 89βx89β queen size rainbow stars on black background with a gorgeous teal backing. One of my favourites of all time, honestly.
Option 4 is a 84βx100β queen size space themed quilt with a royal blue backing and gold quilting.
Option 5 is a 85βx92β queen size red and gold chandelier quilt with a fun dark red/orange/pink backing.
Sometimes the quickest, simplest projects are also the coolest. I made some wire vases to hold some fake flowers to use as table centerpieces. It's just a single twist of 12-gauge steel but the result is very pretty.
A while back my mother was asking me about waterproof fabric because she wanted to make an apron, and shortly afterward I happened across a kit for making a waterproof dopp bag, including the fabric. It was an inexpensive way to see how well the fabric handled so I bought the kit.
The process of making the bag is simple enough and the instructions clear enough that I've been using them, along with fabric from old worn-out shirts and pajamas, to practice my sewing: precise cutting, even seaming, sewing zippers, chalk marking. It's made for some very floppy kit bags with some admittedly uneven edges, but it's been fun practice.
Having some more chill days for myself, working on fiber art things when I can. I got through canvas warp separator 1 of 2 but I donβt think that means Iβm halfway, maybe 1/3? Iβve gotten pretty fast at the pattern but itβs more so that I just canβt do it for longer than an hour at a time right now. Iβll take the hour so Iβm still making progress. Knitting has also been slow but steady, finally got to shaping the arm holes for the back panel. I honestly like cabling now that I can do it without checking the pattern every five seconds.
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This project is definitely a marathon and not a sprint, but Iβve finally gotten far enough that I can get a better picture of the βrightβ side. Itβs definitely going faster now that Iβve figured out the rhythm of the design a little more but weβre still talking like. Two inches an hour.
Very cool technique! Looking forward to doing more (with wool instead of cotton) in the future. The material makes a pretty significant difference in design legibility.
My mother has claimed this one which is fine by me since itβs mostly been an experiment anyways.
I am! Iβve done bandweaving with this thread before so I already knew it likes to be at around 48 wpi (so for my 12 wpi reed Iβm putting 4 strings in each slot).
Pros: way easier to wind on this much thread than on my teeny little tablet weaving loom.
Cons: wish it was faster. Totally thought it was going to be so much faster because pedals but no.
Probably will invest in an inkle loom so I can use my floor loom for cool floor loom things but otherwise it works pretty well.
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