Ceramics

Ceramics

Of or pertaining to the art or technique of making objects of ceramic such as porcelain, earthenware or tile.

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Rheostat

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Variable electric switch often found on forced-air burners to control blower speed. Small inexpensive rheostats used on most power-burners are imprecise, and adjustments should always be made on ...

Hispano-moresque

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Decorative style originating in Moorish Spain, characterised by extremely elaborate patterning and curvilinear plant motifs; major influence on Italian Maiolica.

Tube lining

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

A decorating technique where coloured slips are piped thro a small nozzle onto clay ware. This is often used as a border for further decoration.

Hakeme

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Oriental technique of applying white slip with a brush made of straw-allows slip to be applied thickly.

Towing

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

The smoothing of the outer edge of flatware in its green state.

Handbuilding

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Forming plastic clay by hand without the wheel, using pinching, coiling, and/or slab construction.

Transfer printing

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

The method of applying a decoration to a pot. Slide off transfers using ceramic colours are applied to the glost ware and the refired to bond the decoration to the glaze.