876. Workshop demo on Slip Coating Sodium Silicate Covered Jar with Hsin-Chuen Lin in Chinese 中文講解

If you want the clay to stick better, you can heat it up first. This way it's easier to apply. Heat it up a little bit. Let it dry a little bit. It's easier to absorb the water clay. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter if it's uneven. You can't blow too hard. As long as the surface doesn't reflect light, and it's not too dry, you still need to make it flexible. And since you're going to weigh the clay, leave a little bit of clay behind. Don't make it too thin. The effect I want to achieve is to show the crack. When making the lid, first make a head that looks like a speaker. Then make a small plate. The shape of a small plate. Pinch here. You can use your thumb or index finger to push. The position will come out. It's easy to use your thumb. Use your thumb. Push it out. Push the curvature out. 90 degree angle. Pinch here on both sides. Then stick it in the middle. What's the width? 80. Stick it in the middle. Use your thumb. Push the 90 degree angle in. Pinch while pushing. That's about right. Adjust it. I usually leave it a little bit wider than the actual width. You can trim here or trim there. Trim a little bit. That's perfect. It's tight on both sides. If you're making a teapot, the mouthpiece can be higher. When you pour water, the lid won't fall out. Make the mouthpiece longer. If you're making a teapot, make it higher. Higher. You can make it higher. Higher. The inside should be wide enough. A lot of people can't make it wide enough. If it's not wide enough, when you're trimming the lid, if you're making a teapot, the lid will be too thick. The lid should be wide enough. 75. You can make it wider. If you don't want it, just remove it. Use a knife. Just remove it. Wrap it up. If there's too much space, you can leave it like this. When you trim the lid, just trim it. I usually trim it directly from the mouthpiece. Cut it with a knife. Leave some space for the handle. Remember to hold the knife tight. If you can't hold it tight, it will drift around. It's not a problem. When you trim the lid, just trim it. It doesn't matter. You can save some mud. Save some mud.