Hartley & Noble Set of 3 Star Shape Drape Forms  £39.99

Set of 3 Star Shape Drape Forms

This set of 3 Star Shaped Drape Forms is perfect for creating a set of dishes.

The sizes compliment each other perfectly.  Finished dishes can stack into a nested set.

Manufactured from 18 mm thick economy MDF with a 45 degree chamfered edge.

Includes

3 x Star Shaped Drape Forms in the following sizes:

9.5 Inch / 241 mm

8 Inch / 203 mm

6.5 Inch / 165 mm

No pottery wheel required.  Drape forms are ideal for hand-building pottery using slabs of clay.  They are suitable for use on a basic work station / table / bench.

The image below shows how the star shaped drape form is measured.  This is the 9.5 inch / 241mm size drape.

How to use these drapes:

- Wedge an over-sized tennis ball size piece of clay.
- Put your rolling pin guides on top of your workboard, and roll your clay in to a 1/4 inch thick and even slab.
- Take a soft silicone pottery rib and gently smooth your clay in one sweeping motion to get rid of any bubbles or marks.
- Put your drape form on top of the clay.
- Cut around your drape form (leaving a 1/2 inch or so excess around the drape).
- Gently flip the clay and the form over (so that the clay is now facing you).
- Gently press the clay all around on to the form, and then take your silicone rib and smooth the clay down.  Then smooth the clay in an upwards direction (compress that clay!)
- Take a needle tool and trim around the form to create what will be the rim of your dish.  Neaten up your rim.
- A small form like this should be left to dry for up to a couple of hours. Time taken to dry varies on climate and other factors. Do not let your clay dry completely or it will crack.  Check on it every hour or so.  When it is ready  to be removed it will easily release from the form. 

How to look after these drapes

Please do not submerge in water as this can cause swelling and warping.
To clean just wipe with a damp sponge to remove any clay.
Do not use metal scourers or screwdrivers on these forms as it can cause damage to your form.