Pulling handles pottery

Chris Penny Ceramics on Instagram: "Pulling handles is about knowing when to stop, when to have wet hands and when to have dry hands, and how dry the cup needs to be. It’s all about practice. I think you can get pretty comfortable applying handles in about 3 years … sorry not years I mean weeks 😂… actually it doesn’t take as long as you think. If you keep the starting lump the same each time. And attach as many handles as you can to cups you are making … say 4 handles per cup, then recycle…

You will want to make handles for many pots such as mugs, pitchers, teapots, and so on. Here are several ways to make handles that are commonly used in pottery.

Pottery West / Catherine+Matt+Luna too on Instagram: "And this is how the handles are attached to the mug bodies - the tapered mugs which I shared in my last post. ‘Blanks’ are pulled, the part where the handle will be attached is scored and slipped (with clay and water), and then the handle is secured and pulled to shape. It’s fine, fiddly work and does take some time to perfect. #ceramics #pottery #potteryartstudio #keramik #clay #apotterslife #potteryhacks #potteryhandles"

Mäe Ceramics on Instagram: "This is how I make all my handles for my cups. Years ago I used to pull them, until I kind of realized that the sharp energy to my pieces deserved a more squared handle, and I worked out this lovely efficient technique using a slab. . . . . . #pottery #ceramics #howtomakehandles #potteryvideo #instapottery #stoneware #potterywheel"

Chris Penny Ceramics on Instagram: "Part 3: fluted cups, I don’t score the bottom attachment point for the handles that I pull, I haven’t found it to be necessary, and it’s another area that would need to be cleaned up. Also the handle is quite wet at this stage. So it’s making it own slip. 😬 I do score the top. I then leave the cup’s upside down (to keep the attitude of the handles positive… happy handles make for happy cups). I put them in a damp box to slow down the drying, if they dry…

Bilyana Yankulova on Instagram: "How to make a pulled handle? There are many shapes of handles and ways to make handles. Here is a video how I make mine handles and stick it with the cylinder. Every pottery I make is one of kind for you. #pottery #ceramicart #ceramic #ceramicmug #oneofkind"

You will want to make handles for many pots such as mugs, pitchers, teapots, and so on. Here are several ways to make handles that are commonly used in pottery.

The prospect of pulling handles used to fill me with dread. My carefully turned pots ruined by sloppy, graceless protrusions that didn’t hold up as I’d usually over-pulled them. One day, when studying on the DCCI pottery course, we were issued with the daunting challenge of pulling a whole series of handles of different lengths and styles. The finished straps would need to be carefully laid out onto a ware board that was covered in drawn dimensions, targets we had to fill. Beyond length…

Laura Crosland Ceramics on Instagram: "I thought I would try to capture the hand position that I use to pull and shape a handle. I put my hand in to the position shown in the video, I find it very useful to make the edges narrower. The thumb and forefinger pinch the edge of the handle. . . . . #pottery #studiopottery #ceramics #ceramicart #art #contemporaryceramics #wheelthrown #maker #madeincornwall #mug #wip #ceramicsuk #handlepulling #britishstudiopottery #claylife #workinprogress…

Twisted Clay on Instagram: "Pulling handles from the pot is my favorite way to make handles. Before I learned to make handles this way, I did not tend to like them. Once I learned this method, I both liked the process more and I also felt the outcome was more to my liking. If you have never tried this, you should give it a try. #pottery #ceramics #handmade #clay #art #ceramic #ceramicart #stoneware #potterylove #instapottery #wheelthrown #handmadepottery #pottersofinstagram…