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Round and square slabs of plaster of paris should be provided upon which to put the pieces of pottery while they are being formed. These may be bought or cast in moulds, according to the directions in Chapter VII.

Hand-made Pottery

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It is quite important that the potter should have a workshop—be it ever so small—which clay-dust and water will not harm. A light, dry cellar is a good place, or an outbuilding, if one lives in the country. The sense of freedom which comes from working in this way is a help in accomplishing good results. Protected by a long-sleeved apron and in such a place, one need not have a care for clothes or carpets. A stout old table, one or two chairs, and possibly a shelf, upon which to put the finished pottery—with these, and the potter’s wheel and bench (see Chapter III.), one will be well equipped. This is taking for granted that one has been able to buy one’s clay ready mixed. Otherwise there must be a tub for mixing the clay, and a sieve (see Chapter I.). In addition to the clay and the tools already mentioned in Chapter I., a pitcher of water will be needed, and a bowl for the “slip,” or clay thinned with water to the consistency of very thick cream. The potter is now ready for work.