How to Make a Perfect Flat Tile for Pottery - No Wrinkles, No Cracking, No Kidding!

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In this episode, we go behind the curtain and into the Little Street Pottery
Research facility where our scientists work every day to bring you the latest in pottery technology. (Yes, these are the same folks who brought you the Pottery Noodle - you're welcome). After years of exhaustive research and millions of Monopoly dollars spent, our technicians have found a way to make the perfect pottery tile! (Well, pretty sure...have you SEEN these guys?) We share this with you because we know you will like and subscribe to our channel.
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@jeff5048 3 жыл бұрын

I picked the right technique that produced the flattest tile. Thank you Little Street Pottery for conducting these experiments. The results will undoubtably save many potters a lot of time and grief.

@annruel1982 3 жыл бұрын

Oh good! I am glad you liked the video and always happy to share results :-)

@kathleenfreeman1696 Жыл бұрын

Your videos are always so entertaining. I love your humor and videos, which are always very educational and helpful. Thank you

@alchemyarts3490 2 жыл бұрын

Another helpful hint: As warping can occur during firing tiles as well, bisque them upright, like shelved library books, and that helps too!!

@LittleStreetPottery 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting! I’m going to give that a try, thanks for sharing that!

@cookieoriginals8319 3 жыл бұрын

You are having way too much fun with your video editing. very fun and useful information.

@annruel1982 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Cookie! Thanks so much. Since we went into quarantine we started making these and it has been a lot of fun.

@denafarsad9926 3 жыл бұрын

This is possibly the best pottery video I've ever watched!

@annruel1982 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dena! I will pass that on to the staff our research facility, haha :-)

@connieebinger6343 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for doing that research and posting your findings! Very helpful!

@Klarinet2011 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve made tile, and the method that did the best was the one I used. I still had losses, but it’s nice see that I probably couldn’t have done much different.

@annruel1982 3 жыл бұрын

Oh good! Im sure there are other ways to make the tiles I could try and different clays, but, perhaps that is another video, haha.

@leannecombs1101 3 жыл бұрын

So helpful, and appreciate your sense of humor 😁

@BriarRoseAtelier 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this great video! I took your bird painting course on Vimeo and I have been really struggling to make flat tiles to practice on. Excited to try this method out!

@LittleStreetPottery 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, hope you enjoyed the painting course! Let us know how your tiles come out!

@caroleaton1 3 жыл бұрын

Your research facility is so impressive.

@annruel1982 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Carol, haha. Our crew is hard at work :-)

@BearHillsPottery 3 жыл бұрын

I live the video. Great fun. Now... each tile was left on a non porous surface. How about a few layers of newspaper on both the top and bottom of the tile with a second weighted bat on top?

@annruel1982 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Don. Yes, I thought of that. I had some wallboard but I only had one sheet and thought wallboard on only one side instead of both sides would have scewed the results. I had plenty of bats so I just went with that instead and let them dry slowly.

@karlamarieceramics6673 2 жыл бұрын

awesome video peeps ... i was engaged till the end and excited to used method 4 for my new projects :) woowoo

@skcamerican 11 ай бұрын

Brilliant production!

@alisn.7998 2 жыл бұрын

Very slick and amusing video, with extremely useful info on it. More please.

@LittleStreetPottery 2 жыл бұрын

We’ve got 102 vids...enjoy! Thanks for watching!

@AJoyfulClayTutor Жыл бұрын

Very clever!

@Elleffe 3 жыл бұрын

Love the video and the experiment! Can you do a second episode that shows how each of them has reacted to glaze fire? One more question: can we try method 4 but following the texturizing of the back to allow for tile cement/glue gripping? I wonder if different scoring methods may impact the tile remaining flat. Well done - looking forward to more content!!

@LittleStreetPottery 3 жыл бұрын

L R thanks for your comment. We may try your suggestion and incorporate in a future video. At the moment however we are working on a cure for COVID and our scientists are completely swamped. Some exciting news, we recently discovered a treatment for CBS (COVID Boredom Syndrome) that requires hands handling clay for several hours per day. This treatment has proven 100% successful in raising people’s spirits and in some cases improved hair growth. Thanks again for your idea, we will be sure to consider it when we film The Perfect Tile II, The Return of the Son of Warpy the Tile. Keep the feedback coming!

@tobywollin8978 2 жыл бұрын

@@LittleStreetPottery Pottery this year has done wonders for me (though not a thing for my hair). And the tile video is the cure to a very thorny issue that we've been facing.

@nikitaborrelli7648 4 ай бұрын

Best video, thank you so much I learned more than in every class with all these examples! I am gonna use the best method with weight on them, fantastic

@LittleStreetPottery 4 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@melissabridgman 5 ай бұрын

This was incredibly helpful! If you are using a slab roller instead of a rolling pin, how would you change test #4?

@penrapottery6018 3 жыл бұрын

i like resting on newspaper allows bottom to draw off moisture for a more even tile

@alexandracarter1408 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! I wonder what would've happened if a test were included where tile is put on porous surface to dry? Or between two porous surfaces...

@annruel1982 3 жыл бұрын

I would have liked to try that too, but I only had one piece of wallboard and thought that I would have needed one on the bottom and one on the top to get a good result. I had plenty of bats so I went with that. Perhaps when I can go out and get more wallboard cut I will have to make another video, right. Good idea!

@dorothytedeschi6334 3 жыл бұрын

love these

@annruel1982 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dorothy! Jim and I appreciate that!!!

@betolg24 6 ай бұрын

Such a great video!! I loved your research. I wanted to ask if you recomend to make some texture on the back side of the tile to fits it better to the wall and if you made the bisque fire placing them standing up. thank you!!

@LittleStreetPottery 6 ай бұрын

I dont make a lot of tiles and have not tied adding texture to the back but dont see any problem with that. Some people do fire tiles standing up but I have not personally tried that - I have fired mine flat.

@stinerrbech7014 6 ай бұрын

Thaaaaanks! 💜

@beatricetreadwell5785 2 жыл бұрын

LOVE LOVE LOVE this!!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣❤️

@jekaterinastena Жыл бұрын

Super!!

@tukitukii 2 жыл бұрын

this is great! getting ready to make 10,000 and freaking out a bit

@LittleStreetPottery 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! Good luck!

@crazygrandchick Жыл бұрын

Did you use porcelain clay for this test? Do you think I would get the same results with B-mix with grog? I want to make tiles for the kitchen backsplash area and I would like advice on what clay to use for them.

@LittleStreetPottery Жыл бұрын

Yep..porcelain...I would assume similar results with most clays. Thanks

@IronFractal 2 жыл бұрын

I am using a method similar to that of #4, but I have been having trouble with the clay sticking to every surface. When I try to flip the tile over it sticks to the bat and does not want to release. Even using corn starch does not seem to help a lot. Any ideas?

@LittleStreetPottery 2 жыл бұрын

Could be the type of clay (I use porcelain) and/or your clay may be too wet (that happens to me too when its overly wet). You also may want to try a different bat surface as well - some of my bats are stickier than others. Good luck!

@safa-hj2yx 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for the video love it I wanna ask how many tiles can I get from one kilogram of porcelain clay

@LittleStreetPottery 11 ай бұрын

I honestly dont know - depends on tile size, type of clay, shrinkage factor etc....If i had to guess with my porcelain I could probably get 8-10 out of a kilo. (2.2 lbs)

@safa-hj2yx 11 ай бұрын

thanks a lot this was very helpful ☺ @@LittleStreetPottery

@marlaferrara4557 10 ай бұрын

I emphatically disagree that the music was annoying. It set a cool, yet humorous tone. This video was extremely helpful. However, I plan to make some relief tiles. My question is, how to keep the tiles flat in between sessions of carving on leather hard clay. If I put a bat with weight, it could flatten the relief parts of the design.

@LittleStreetPottery 10 ай бұрын

Always a challenge - I would be sure to dry them VERY slowly...good luck!

@lindapowers6405 3 жыл бұрын

I like the video pretty darn cute!

@annruel1982 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Linda! i am glad you liked that. JIm is so clever with his videos. You should check out some of the others on our channel. They will give you a few laughs. :-)

@erinhallmakes777 Жыл бұрын

Any tips for the same thing but on a plate with a rim

@LittleStreetPottery Жыл бұрын

We were just talking about plates the other day - stay tuned, we may have something in the near future!

@2blessedcajungirl Жыл бұрын

Can you use regular clay instead of porcelain? Would this work for a shower tile?

@LittleStreetPottery Жыл бұрын

I think most bathroom tiles are porcelain but yes, the same principals should apply to most clay. Thanks.

@boggdann69 3 ай бұрын

Hi! I wanted to ask what kind of weight should I use for the best method. I saw you used another bat?

@LittleStreetPottery 3 ай бұрын

Anything flat like a bat that is non-porous

@boggdann69 3 ай бұрын

@@LittleStreetPottery Thanks!!

@lindalee945 Жыл бұрын

I have been working on my tiles... but I have been using a "baking cooling rack" and covering with a plastic bag. So far flat.

@LittleStreetPottery Жыл бұрын

Cool idea! Thanks!

@dwilsonart 2 жыл бұрын

Hmmm I think it would take an awfully long time to dry between bats. And how would you advise doing SEVERAL tiles?

@LittleStreetPottery 2 жыл бұрын

They make these GIANT bats...sorry. Some folks use planks of wood (6’ to 8’ long)...you can also buy wood pieces from Lowe’s etc that are 4’ x 4’ square that can work.