104. How to Throw Wiggle Wire Texture Bowls & Vases

I love to make pottery with strong textures. And one of the cool and easy ways to do this is by using wiggle wire.

You basically throw a thick wall cylinder, cut away part of the wall with a wiggle wire and then expand the pot from the inside into the shape you want.

In this video I will show you how you make your own wiggle wire tools, which clay is best to use and how to throw, wiggle wire cut, expand and shape your pot. This time I will do both a bowl and a vase.

Here is another recent video on how I make 5 other types of textured pots - 5 Great Tips for Textured Pots:    • 93. Five Great Tips to Make Textured Pottery  

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INDEX:

00:00 Introduction to Wiggle Wire Texture Pots
00:53 How to get or make the wiggle wire tools
03:08 The best clay to use for Wiggle Wire Texture Pottery
04:02 Centerung the clay on the pottery wheel
04:28 Expanding and pulling the clay into a cylinder
06:00 Cutting the clay with the wiggle wire tool
08:24 Expanding the textured cylinder (from the inside only!)
10:06 Using a flexible rib to expand the pot
13:30 Smoothing the inside and the rim with a sponge
13:50 Pushing in the foot to create a "Glaze Catcher"
15:29 Centering and pulling the clay for the second pot
17:22 Using the Wiggle Wire Tool to cut the sides
19:20 Expanding the texture cut pot from the inside
22:30 Finishing the neck of the vase
24:53 Trimming the textured vase
26:24 Trimming the foot on the textured vase
30:35 Trimming the inside of textured bowl
36:35 Trimming a foot on the twiggle textured bowl
40:00 Evaluating the two textured pots before bisque fire