Wedge clay

Wedging clay is a way to get the clay in good condition for making pottery. There are three popular methods to wedge clay: stack and slam, ram's head and spiral.

Clay Wedging 101: What is Wedging Wedging prepares the clay for optimal use. There are a few ways to wedge clay. The one you will learn today is called Rams Head wedging. The general idea includes throwing down the clay and rolling it into a tight spiral with a sor…

Robles Studio | by Nicholas on Instagram: "Spiral Wedging Quick Guide! Watch and share this if you are looking to gain a new pottery skill: wedging more efficiently. This is a skill to start practicing as it can take time, but once you get it, you'll be throwing more quicker because wedging clay will feel like nothing! Please let me know if you have any questions! #spiralwedging #spiralwedge #wedging #ceramics #pottery"

Love creating fun pottery and ceramics? You might be asking yourself the question, "Do you need to wedge clay for handbuilding?" Our guide will help you learn about the art of clay, so you can arm yourself with knowledge, get inspired, and start your next creative project! Tap the pin to see the guide now!

This clear video shows how to wedge clay in the ram’s head method. Wedging clay definition: kneading clay with the hands to remove air bubbles and ensure a homogenous mass.

Our guide will help you learn all about prepping your clay by wedging, so you can get started on your next project!

Some days the last thing I should do is throw, yet, sometimes, I can’t bring myself to do anything else. No filming, which perhaps irritatingly has become the norm for me, instead just an afternoon spent throwing simple round bowl forms that’ll be trimmed into my more angular shapes with tall feet. All born from a few spiral wedged lumps of clay, reclaim in this case, stuff with some leftover grog from various projects, meaning it had a bit more tooth, grit, in the body. So, if in the future…

Kaolin (also known as china clay) is a fine white clay named after it's place of origin, Kao-Ling (Gaoling "high-ridge") in China. It's essential when making clay and widely used in the ceramics industry. It's what we're named after. This material from the earth that brings us together - no hierarchy, just mud. This photo is a pile of reclaim; clay which is being recycled to be used again. It's very sloppy and sticky at this stage, but soon it will be wedged (a way of kneading) ready to…