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Pottery

Tips, project ideas and gentle how-tos for machine embroidery and backyard birding.

A simple guide to sanding, painting and sealing air-dry clay pieces, comparing acrylic sealer, decoupage glue and varnish, with the food-safety rule…

A calm, step-by-step guide to throwing your first pot, from wedging and centering to pulling walls, wiring off and cleaning up.

Four classic beginner projects, from pinch pots to wheel cylinders, with friendly notes on which clay suits each one and how to…

A friendly beginner's guide to making pottery at home, from hand building and wheel throwing to the two easy kiln-free ways to…

Eight cottagecore clay projects you can make at the kitchen table, from mushroom ornaments to trinket dishes, with tips on clay, tools…