Article · Victoria & Finch
Ten Top Tips for Beginners: Centering Clay on the Pottery Wheel
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Beginner
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2021
About this lesson
A small UK pottery studio's ten practical centering tips covering consistent clay weight, initial placement on the wheel head, anchoring the arms at speed, coning up and down for muscle memory, and reading heat as a cue to add water.
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