Traditional Old English Decorating Slip: Ochre

Size: 250ml

Taking inspiration from Old English Slipware, Hot Clay has created its own slips to match the colours found in traditional 17th-century pottery.

In the past, the technique was to use locally found dark-coloured clay bodies. These were covered in a slip, which was made from clay and water but coloured with a raw material such as an oxide. They were then fired to a bisque temperature and fired once more with a lead-based transparent glaze.

Hot Clay’s slips are made using safer ingredients. They use a simple ball clay and coloured stain which have been designed to give that yellow, honey, warm tone, the original, older pots would have had.

These can then be used with our regular Vitraglaze Earthenware Shiny Transparent. This is a lot safer than using the leaded versions.

The slip is sold in a thick consistency, but can be watered down for application.

See the 'Product Attachment' for suggested clay bodies and firing temperatures.

The decorating slips are not a hazard when sold as a slop and fired within the guidelines. But when dried, the residual dust contains crystalline silica, which, when inhaled, can cause long-term lung damage; therefore, we recommend wearing an FFP3 mask in a ventilated area. Keep working areas free of dust by cleaning up with a damp sponge.

See the SDS in the product attachments for more information.

• Traditional Old English Decorating Slip (PDF)
• Traditional Old English Decorating Slip SDS - Ochre (PDF)