RPMpottery Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 Belleek baskets being made. https://youtu.be/mAKghjpclX8?t=6m12s Enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiselleNo5 Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 W O W!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Bridge Pottery Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 Looks like they are mixing their clay with treacle, that must contain a lot of gum arabic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pres Posted April 4, 2017 Report Share Posted April 4, 2017 UGGGGhhh... .never handbuild again! best, Pres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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oldlady Posted April 4, 2017 Report Share Posted April 4, 2017 for some reason, one is not working for me. the beleek one just went round and round for over an hour when i tried it this morning. i clicked on RPM's post and was interrupted so i did not get back to it for the hour. nothing.......................... yes, my computer service in florida is just awful. it takes several minutes to load a simple one minute video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugaboo Posted April 5, 2017 Report Share Posted April 5, 2017 I am humbled... it is amazing what can be done with such simple techniques. Thank you for sharing. T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preeta Posted April 5, 2017 Report Share Posted April 5, 2017 WOW!!! i would happily buy one but never make one. no patience. i love his integrity of seeing his basket right thru to the end of firing. and destroy at the slightest of errors. would the gum arabic also slow down drying? i just keep looking at that and thinking woah can i do that so easily in a dry climate. hmm he also uses olive oil. does that slow down drying too? he is using it to stop sticking. they added salt to the slip. why. i think he is licking his flower petals. how do they get the larger dried flowers to stick? bone dry clay to wet clay? i guess that's one of the reasons why they formulate their own claybody. is that china painting they are doing at the end to add colour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Bridge Pottery Posted April 6, 2017 Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 Not sure about the drying, but I would guess maybe. Probably calcium chloride not sodium chloride https://digitalfire.com/4sight/material/calcium_chloride_174.html Watched the video again and they do say 'common salt' so maybe it all works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 9, 2017 Report Share Posted April 9, 2017 Common salt,hmm, I'm sure after using it for 150+ years it has been proven to work. Epsom salt is hydrated magnesium sulfate, a chemical identity that the other salts do not share. Table salt, kosher salt and sea salt are all at least 97.5 percent sodium chloride, though sea salt also contains minerals like iodine, magnesium and potassium. In case anyone is interested in buying a Belleek Basket >> link << Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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