ChloeElizabeth Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 Hi there! Has anyone attempted to make earrings from a standard stoneware clay? I would love to make some ball earrings or rolled out and shaped earrings, but I wonder about 1) how to insert the posts 2) how the small amount of clay handles in the kiln? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberta12 Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 42 minutes ago, ChloeElizabeth said: Hi there! Has anyone attempted to make earrings from a standard stoneware clay? I would love to make some ball earrings or rolled out and shaped earrings, but I wonder about 1) how to insert the posts 2) how the small amount of clay handles in the kiln? Thanks! I glue the ceramic piece to the post with e6000 after the glaze firing. It is very durable. I put the earrings in the kiln as "fillers", placed around larger pots. Roberta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlady Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 look at the thousands of them on ETSY for ideas, many are hung from wires in the firing. they have a small hole that is used for the wire ear loops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlady Posted May 16, 2020 Report Share Posted May 16, 2020 just saw a current discussion of colored clay in the section of the forum called clay and glaze chemistry. it's about colored extrusions and shows earrings in multicolor with holes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChloeElizabeth Posted May 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2020 @oldlady Thanks! What is the title of the thread in the section of clay and glaze chemistry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted May 19, 2020 Report Share Posted May 19, 2020 If you're going to glue on posts, leave the backside unglazed and fire them on the shelf like anything else. If you're doing pendant earrings, you can also leave them unglazed on the back, or if you want them glazed all over you have to rig up a method of hanging them. There have been a lot of posts here on the forum about ways to hang small objects in the kiln. If you leave the back unglazed, make sure you're using a well vitrified clay or seal the back so they don't absorb body oils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted May 19, 2020 Report Share Posted May 19, 2020 Porcelain might be a bit more durable as long as you fire it to maturity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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