ChloeElizabeth 4 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! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Roberta12 447 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 Michaela C 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oldlady 2,806 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. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oldlady 2,806 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. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChloeElizabeth 4 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? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
neilestrick 4,608 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. Roberta12 and Pres 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stephen 536 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. Roberta12 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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