Knowledge Base

Sustainable, biodegradable air drying pottery clay for throwing on a pottery wheel and hand building.

A more environmentally friendly way to create with clay.

Why We Developed Our Own Air Drying Clay

Sign post on where to get started with pottery and ceramics for beginners.

Resources and advice for getting started with ceramics.

Where Do I Start And How Do I Learn?

Pottery kiln with elements

How to tell when your elements need changing.

How To Determine When Your Elements Need Changing

Pottery kiln for beginners with controller.

Learn the basics of kiln firing - drying clay, choosing the right temperatures, and controlling y...

A Basic Guide To Firing

Preventing burnt plug sockets for 13 amp plug in pottery kilns

How to prevent burnt sockets on a 13-amp kiln.

13 Amp Plugs on Kilns

Using a pottery kiln controller to fire ceramic pottery

Your kiln just got smarter: connect, track, and analyse every firing from your phone or computer.

Getting Technical With Controllers

Raku pit firing ceramic pots

All you need to know for your Raku & Pit firings.

Raku & Pit Firing Advice

Decorating pottery with brush on and dipping glazes

How to get the best application by choosing the right brushes.

Application with a Brush

DIY cob pizza oven for outdoor garden summer projects.

Thinking of building your own pizza oven? Read our advice here!

Building Your Own Pizza Oven?

Pottery kiln for ceramic wares

Everything to consider when purchasing your first kiln.

Thinking Of Buying A Kiln?

Casting slip moulds for ceramic pottery

Learn how to mix your own casting slips.

How To: Casting Slips

Using ceramic dipping glaze to decorate your pottery

All about dipping glazes.

More About A Dipping Glaze

Ceramic stains for creating your own underglazes, slips and glazes

Learn how to use our vitracolour stains.

How To: Vitracolour Stains

Using ceramic raw materials to make your own pottery glaze

Advice and raw materials information.

Using Raw Materials

Throwing clay on a pottery wheel for ceramics beginners.

Purchased a new wheel? Get started here!

Getting Started: Wheels

Nabertherm 13-amp plug in pottery kiln with controller

Purchased a new kiln? Get started here!

Getting Started: Kilns

Pottery kiln ventilation health and safety

All of your ventilation queries answered.

Ventilation Advice

Orton pyrometric free standing self supporting cones for kiln firing

Why and how do we use Orton Cones?

Orton Cones

Pottery kiln controllers

Starting your ceramic journey? Here are some useful and essential tips on firing your kiln!

Firing Up!

Different coloured ceramic pottery clay

Struggling to figure out which clay will suit your needs? Let us help!

Which Clay?

Food safe glaze and clay for ceramics pottery

Want to ensure your wares are food safe? Follow our Clay and Glaze Food Safety advice for tips!

Clay and Glaze Food Safety

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