My Tea pots have come out of the bisque kiln at last. I have been working on them for about two months – very slowly. I started them in late November.

 

Now I have to think about how I want to glaze them. One of the tea pots has been glazed, but I don’t like how it came out – it was in the gas kiln and the kiln got too hot!

I put these together today - I made a very different spout for one - I had seen it on a website so we'll see how it works...

To make a lid throw a 'bowl' with a narrow base and a flanged lip. Measure carefully with the calipers to make sure it will fit in the pot. With the lid still stuck to the bat you can see if they fit together by gently setting the lid into the pot.

When the lid is leather soft a top of pulled clay ribbons.

a spout is thrown and then cut and placed on to the side of the tea pot. The pot itself is just a lidded jar. Pull a handle and off you go! Make sure the top of the spout is higher than the highest level of the tea!