you should be a pottery teacher! My current teacher is pretty horrible at explaining things and I've watched about 20 videos already and this is by far the best for me as a complete beginner! Thanks so much and hope to see more!

I think that was the clearest explanation of the steps involved in throwing a simple pot that I have ever seen. Thank you!

I am taking a pottery class and honestly nothing there made sense and It made me hate pottery, but after watching this I know what to do! Thank you so much.

Christine...I am a beginner and let me tell you that you are the best potter I've ever seen. I now feel like I going to be able to make beautiful pots thanks to your wonderful teachings. THANK YOU SO MUCH!

If there's a reason this throwing video has 286,000 views it has to be because it's so marvelously definitive. It took the mystery right out of the whole business. If I can't throw a cylinder now, I don't belong behind the wheel of a car either.

I’m here because my pottery teacher is terrible at demonstrating things. Thank you for this, I have confidence now.

Very helpful video. I found I was doing too much touching when removing and this helped me realize that.

This video was so helpful. It 100% changed the way I pull walls.

This was so easy to understand! I’ve been having trouble with my cylinders. I’m gonna try this way as soon as I get to my studio. Thank you for such an easy to understand video!

Excellent teacher! I thought my teacher was good and I was a horrible student but after watching this video, I can see that my teacher is not good at all and I understand why I was not able to make anything. I was thinking about quitting but I love pottery and I have confirmed one more time about trusting yourself.

A few things really clicked for me after watching your videos; The way you make much less contact with the walls and therefore need less water, and create less mess, and the tidy way you get the top rim sooo nice and even. Really helpful tips, thank you so much :)

Thank you THANK YOU! This is the video that has saved me from months of frustration trying to make a cylinder. I haven’t managed it at all but then I watched your video today and I threw 3 lovely, wonky cylinders in a row. Great video!

Thanks a lot! This will help me with my ceramics class in College! Appreciate it!

Superb video Christine, very clear and concise. Learning ten times more watching KZfaq videos than I did at evening classes. Watched another video by someone else on how to centre pots and although it was good, the guy kept saying silly little annoying jokes which made it unpleasant learning. I can now centre and will save your video to go over and over until I crack it. Was told that it takes two years to learn to use a wheel properly and now realise this is correct if you never aquire the correct tecniques in the first place. With your video I will learn in a day. Thank you so much for your invaluable advice. One thing I've learnt is that back ache can occur when throwing. I use a posture corrector which is a combined lower back and shoulder support. It draws your lower back in and helps push shoulders back so you don't stoop. The result is no more back pain. Wear one over a T-shirt. It's very comfortable to wear and no longer get back ache. Just thought I'd pass this info on to help anyone who has had this problem...

This video is full of helpful hints. It will definitely prove helpful as I teach myself to throw pottery. Thank you for taking the time to share this video .

Christine - thank you for making this video. It helped me so much and your step-by-step instructions are clear and easy to follow. You're an excellent teacher and you understand that beginners need the sort of detail you give. Excellent!!

Omg, this is great! I was having a tough time in ceramic class on the wheel because it kept collapsing. This REALLY helped me get the shape I wanted, Thanks!

The best video I watch thanks a bunch

awesome clearest explanation

Seems like everyone's having the same issues as me, Ooft. Thank you for clearly explaining things, you can explain and show what to do much better than my teacher!!!

I’m new to pottery. I’m having trouble with how much pressure to use when pulling. This video is the very best video I’ve watched! The way you hold your hands are very similar to the way I hold mine but I’ve never tried connecting my hands. Maybe that will help. Thank you for this video! 14:21

Thank you so much! My teacher doesn't throw much and recommended watching videos to gain a better understanding of what he was trying to teach me! Glad I found this tutorial, really great explanations!!!

Thank you for your tutorial. you explain very well, My daughter just got a pottery wheel and I really wanna learn how to use it and make beautiful pottery.

The most I have learned about pottery and I'm going on class 3, so thank you!!! I'm excited to try the wheel again tomorrow :)

True, this is the best tutorial for beginner.. Thank you so much. Such an honest generous soul.

Your video helped me so much! Went in to the studio last night and threw a cylinder! :)

The Best tutorial video I have viewed so far. Thank you for your detailed explanation. 💕

This is an awesome instructional video! So, what kind of a moron would give this video a "thumbs down"? Personally I could wish for a little less dwelling on some of the details. But that is because I do have more experience in various art forms, etc than a beginner would. So thanks a lot for this great, very professionally done, instruction tutorial!

Wonderful instructions nobody teaches like you do.

This video really helped me! Thank you so much! I had missed a lot of my ceramics class due to illness and had very little idea as to how to make a cylinder... I kept making bowls instead! Thanks for this!!

Very thorough and straight forward. Good job.

I am taking a pottery class this semester and I absolutely love it. I am not an art major at all and haven’t had any art experience. But it’s a non major class. But you explained it so much better than my teacher. He wanted us to make like a weird volcano looking thing then push the clay up and it was confusing. I also have trouble centering clay sometimes too. But I’m starting to get it. I really enjoy pottery though and want to keep doing it.

Cylinders are the basis of good throwing. Great video. Thanks.

another tip is when youre cutting the bottom go down to the wheel and pull towards you as the wheels still turning

Thank you, your advice is the best Ive seen so far. It is really really helpful for beginners like me!

Thanks for this video!!! I tried making several cylinders and i can just never get it right, hopefully this video will help me! im heading to the pottery studio rn

Hi Christine. Thank you for a great lesson and a great video. Amazing skills.

Your "making L"with your hands it's exactly how italians says "i'll break your a$$" with hand gesture 😂😂😂 i couldn't help myself to laugh 😅 your video is very useful and you explain well..

I've seen a lot of how to videos and this is the best sofar. Well explained!

Great tutorial, one of the best I’ve seen...clear, concise instructions and good sound. Thanks so much, I’m subscribing..!

fantastic video! excellent explanation on creating a cylinder on the wheel. I'm super new to pottery ( so far Ive only used the wheel twice) and watching your video has definitely helped me see the light :-D

This video is terrific - thanks! Your step-by-step explanations are super helpful as is the videography, especially for this beginner. :) I've seen your other videos -- will you be making any more instructional videos?? Please do!

Thank you very much....very thorough and clear explanation. Went for my first ever wheel throw session this morning... wish I had seen your video before I went...but made a few good pieces (for a novice) nonetheless....looking forward to more..gonna take some learning from your video to apply! Can't wait.... :D

This absolutely excellent thank you for this you are a gifted teacher 👍

Thank you, Christine, fine instruction video. I'm hoping to try throwing for the first time next week - wanting to see what happens when I try for a coffee cup.

Love your step by step explanation!! Really helpful.. please make more such videos :) Thanks a ton

As a beginner, centring was my main challenge.

What a GREAT instructor!

A good habit to get into is instead of making that link with the tips of your thumbs, make it further down your thumb so your fingers are close to you, this will make you fingers sturdier

Good demonstration for a beginner. TY

Wonderful teaching, thank you xx

Thank you for a very clear and helpful video

Wow! No one has explained it so well!

Hi, this video is very helpful for beginners. You are the best teacher. I'll share this perfect video for sure. Best wishes to you From Bharat.

Thank you for your videos,Christine. You explain the steps so clearly, it makes it so easy to follow you and you include tips that are so helpful. Please do more, if you can. I'm subscribed to your page and am looking forward to more. Thank you!

Excellent guiding tips....thank you!

Wow!! Very very helpful! Especially for a beginner. Thank You please keep the videos coming!!😃😃

This is an excellent video, thank you!

This was the best simple explanation of the process.

Thanks, very useful will try it this week

Amazing video and technique! Thank you so much this helped me so much!

Wonderfully, clear instructions. Thank you.

Thankyou for the very good explanation. İt was soo usefull bor the beginers.

I see this is years old,but the info is not. I wish you were still making videos because this was wonderful!

Very clear. Thanks so much.

Thank you for this video! I hope you continue to make more :)

Thank you for this Video 👍🌼

So wonderful🙏 thanks

It would help if "you" could address the speed of the wheel. As a learner this is something I have trouble with.

Thank you i try it today

fantastic explanation! thank you so much :)

Thanks Christine for his video. One thing I noticed that you don’t make a cone before you pull. You pull starting with vertical inside and outside walls. This is unusual. Are there times when you start pulling from a cone? Thanks!

Awesome video! I do have a question though. I've been to one 3 hour class and worked with the wheel the whole time. My instructor had me throw on the bat. I was wondering why you did yours directly on the wheel?

Great video

Very nice!

have everything i want to know! Great video👍👍

What is the ideal height to reach for a 1 kg clay lump? I can pull till 7 inches (in 5 pulls) but can't go beyond. Please suggest.

what pottery wheel you using? where did you buy it? thanks!

Thanks! CV 19 has the ceramic kids watching videos since we cant be there!

which kind of clay do you use?

Thank you

Bruh. I always make my pots butt deeper when trimmimg i add a clay loop, benefits: -elevates you pot -you can make you pot much prettier by giving it a better shape -over all better But i get it, for begginers its easier to trim down

having trouble remembering this I have an art class tomorrow and I had to memorize it, can you write down the instructions and show pictures for me?

i have attached new bottoms while the pot is still almost leather successfully

so jealous of all those students who have pottery class in their school..

HELP! I keep getting sides that are thicker on one side. I expect because of the clay getting off center. But am I getting lumps and thick and thin places on the sides, too? WHY? Is it because I am spinning the wheel too slow or fast in relation to the speed of lifting up the hands doing the squeezing motion? Once a lump on the sides develop, is there any way to smooth it out? By my questions you can see that I've been throwing for just a short few weeks, my first semester of a community college course. Everyone here says I am catching on fast. Great to hear, but I am asking questions about the nuances of feeling the clay that is hard for them to answer. HELP!

You did not say how to keep the form straight. I have problem pulling the cylinder shape as the form seem to get wider as I pull up.

Could you please tell me what kind of pottery wheel this is?

My experience today on the potter’s wheel was pretty traumatic because of my teacher’s horrible explanation.

gracias!

good job please by my potters wheel teacher lol

Fabulous!

Epic

I am looking for a potter to make clay pots for me with the size and shape I have in mind with Yixing clay that I can supply. I will pay for making the pots in volume as we agree. Please let me know if you would do this or you know someone who can do.

I never seem to be able to pull up the wall.

i have attached bottoms with a flat piece successfully a few times

What was beginning weight of the amount of clay you used?

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what pottery wheel is this? and where can I get a good deal on one? thanks

it will help when i get one