Lili Krakowski on fri 21 feb 97
the idea was a suggestion in Ceramics Monthly years ago. You cut off the
jeans at the crotch and sew up--or (I guess) don't cut off and tie the legs.
You then use the body part of th jeans as a pouch and hang up the clay to
dry. As I mostly wear my jeans out at the seat not in the knees this
does not work well for me. Similar bags can be made from old pillow
cases, and slipcovers. Truth to tell I like none fo them, as when
theybare between uses they are dusty.
However: Why not try something the Judson potery suggeted years ago:
Make a wooden frame and cover the bottem with 1/4 inch ardware cloth.
Line that with old dacron/ nylon curtains (our thrift shop save the real
yukkies
that come in for me) Set the whole thing up on some bricks, and the clay
will dry nicely and by pulling the material up you get a nice ball. These
curtains last me a couple of years. Between uses (as they are thin and
compact well) tey "live" in a bucket of water. No dust.
Equally: If at a garage sale you can find any form of big old shallow
basket, or colanders --again, liked with dacron/nylon
And while I'm here. Put two or three inches of plaster in a cardobard
box that in every directin is two or three inches bigger than a regular
rectangular plastic dishpan. As soon as the plaster has set a little, set
your
dishpan in the middle and fill the area around it with plaster--being
sure to stop below the turnover at the top edge of the dishpan, or
you'll have difficulty getting it out. Greasing the dishpans outside
before all this helps release it... these guys weight a lot, but they
work darned well. Lili Krakowski lkkrakow@edisto.cofc.edu
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