Dottie Posted July 26, 2019 Report Share Posted July 26, 2019 I've been making low-fire hand-built and painted ceramic art for over 20 years and have always used some very inexpensive (less than a dollar each) bamboo brushes with very soft bristles and that hold a tip well. I can no longer find them, though. I use them to paint my underglazes onto bisqueware. Does anyone know where I can find them? I have searched for over a year from time to time and have bought brushes that have a good tip but are too stiff. The ones I used to buy are very simple bamboo handles with little paper labels wrapped around the back ends that I used to buy in bulk on Ebay from China. The bristles are quite soft, hold a lot of paint, and are pretty good at holding a good tip. Any help at all will be greatly appreciated. Mine have almost no bristles left! Thanks so much. Dottie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liambesaw Posted July 26, 2019 Report Share Posted July 26, 2019 I enjoy goat hair and wolf hair cheap calligraphy brushes from DAISO which is a Japanese dollar store. They have locations everywhere but the brushes are not guaranteed to be there so I just buy a handful when I can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterH Posted July 26, 2019 Report Share Posted July 26, 2019 DAISO also seem to be online https://www.daisojapan.com/c-139-brushes-accessories.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liambesaw Posted July 26, 2019 Report Share Posted July 26, 2019 1 minute ago, PeterH said: DAISO also seem to be online https://www.daisojapan.com/c-139-brushes-accessories.aspx Oh yeah look at that! Only sell by the box though, might want to get just one before getting an entire case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottie Posted July 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2019 Thanks so much, you two; I'll give them a try. Liam, I see you're Washington, my home state, too, Ellensburg. Is there possibly a place in Seattle (or another big city) where I might be able to see and feel them instead of yet again buying something online that isn't exactly what I want? Thanks again, Dottie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liambesaw Posted July 26, 2019 Report Share Posted July 26, 2019 5 minutes ago, Dottie said: Thanks so much, you two; I'll give them a try. Liam, I see you're Washington, my home state, too, Ellensburg. Is there possibly a place in Seattle (or another big city) where I might be able to see and feel them instead of yet again buying something online that isn't exactly what I want? Thanks again, Dottie Yes! There are daisos in all major malls, so if you make your way to alderwood or downtown Seattle there are daisos there. I recently bought the brushes at the Bellevue location which is at crossroads mall. They're 1.50 for a pack of two brushes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottie Posted July 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2019 Great! I'll do that! Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
douglas Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 https://www.dickblick.com/products/winsor-and-newton-bamboo-brush/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottie Posted July 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 Hi, Douglas. Thanks for the suggestion,. I've actually bought these before, and they were too stiff. They ended up taking off the underglaze that I had put down in the previous layer. Thanks anyway, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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