How to Centre Clay and Throw Pots on the Pottery Wheel

This beginner course demonstrates the basics of centring clay and throwing a pot on the pottery wheel. It covers wedging, forming the walls and rim, cleanup, and removing the pot from the wheel.

Syllabus

- Introduction
- Importance of wedging clay and a recommended weight to begin throwing with
- How to centre the clay
- How to cone the clay up and down
- Removing the gritty surface
- Opening up the lump of clay
- Pulling up the walls of the pot
- Using a sponge to throw
- Cleaning up the pot to be lifted away
- Discussing the rim of a pot
- Cutting off an uneven rim
- How to remove the pot from the wheel