Troubleshooting4 min read
Drying Pots Evenly: The Step That Decides If They Survive
Most cracks are made during drying, not making or firing. Control airflow, keep bases and rims at similar rates, and slow the whole thing down.
Troubleshooting
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Hand building5 min read
Score and Slip: Joins That Do Not Crack Off Later
Handles fall off weeks later because the join was made between clay at two different moisture levels. Here is the method that survives drying and firing.
Glazing5 min read
Glaze Crawling: Why It Happens and How to Stop It
Crawling is a glaze pulling away from the clay into beads and bare patches. Almost always it is contamination, dust, or a glaze layer applied too thick.
Polymer clay5 min read
Baking Polymer Clay Without Burning or Cracking It
Polymer clay burns because home ovens swing 20 to 40 degrees around the set temperature. Use an oven thermometer, a tented tray, and bake longer, not hotter.
Troubleshooting5 min read
Why Air-Dry Clay Cracks (and the Fixes That Actually Work)
Air-dry clay cracks because it dries faster on the outside than the inside. Here is how to control thickness, moisture and drying speed so it does not.