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Making terracotta jewelry yourself

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Mar 21, 2013 #31

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Hi,
Anyh one who knows a litle bit of terecotta jewellery designs even beginners also will do if you can do it we have some orders to be completed and need some help..we will check and pay them accordingly. Thanks in advance.

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Mar 29, 2013 #32

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can you pm the details where to learn in bangalore

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where you get the kiln service in bangalore

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Hello all,
I love to make jewelry for myself. Does anyone here have an idea where in Bangalore can we get terracotta and kiln? Also it would great to see pictures of terra-cotta jewelry made by any of you...
Thanks in advance!

Cheers,
Tipu
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Hi,

Please tell how you got the clay and how you baked it in bangalore.... it will be great if you pass this info.

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Hi! I used to think like you...that making terracotta jewelry must be hard and can't be done at home. But recently I attended a workshop (in Bangalore) and am happy to break the myth

The making process itself is quiet easy. All you need is a design (for earring, chain or pendant or anything else) and processed clay.

Processed clay is what they call "secondary clay" - mud that is gathered from pond and river beds, dried and then soaked in water for 2-3 days, filtered and sieved and then mixed with water again to the right consistency (something like Chapathi mix) that can be molded and shaped. I guess this is different from the clay that is used to make Ganesha idols -which is primary clay - just the mud that is taken from the river bed.

So the first thing that you will need is to source this secondary clay - you got to be careful as different kind of clay have different texture, quality, etc - which might affect your final design outcome.

The making process is very easy as I said - you take a little clay from the mix (which is always kept in a air-tight bag so that it does not dry), mould and shape as per your wish (for instance small round balls for beads, square/rectangle for pendants), carve the design, and then make a hole thru it with a sewing needle (so that you can string it once you bake it into a chain), and then you let it dry (again inside the air-tight zip lock bag). Once it dries for 2-3 days, you bake it at high temperatures inside a kiln (an equipment like an oven) for 8-16 hours for hardening the designed clay. Your basic jewely components are now ready - you will need to paint it, dry it and then string it (using black thread or plastic wire) and you are ready to wear it!

Making a chain/necklace is easy - but for earrings/pendants, you will need to insert a hook into the clay while you are designing/while it is wet. You will insert a Nicrome wire into the wet piece (which can stand high temperature while baking) - you can get this wire from any electrical shop. Then once baked, you can use the ready-made jewelry/earring hooks that you get to join the clay pieces together to make the finished item.

I guess this might sound complicated but is actually easy. The only problems or issues will be sourcing the clay and then finding a kiln or a potter who is ready to rent his kiln to bake the finished good.

I am going to try posting detailed instruction in my blog - shall let you all know when I do that.

Till then, have fun
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Hi... Kindly lemme know in which location you would like to take up the session,so tat I cud help u out..

Thanks,
Anusuya

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sivaranjania6 said: ↑

I take terracotta jewellery making classes at annanagar, chennai.
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Hi..I am in anna nagar....I want to learn.....r u takg classes now.?

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hi..
i hv learned making terracota jewellery ..but baking is the biggest issue in it... most of the jewels hv been broken... cud u help me out in ths...? cn anyone tell abt baking methods...

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Nov 19, 2013 #38

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hai..anyone tell me about jewellery making class near perambur,chennai...i am very eager in making jewels...and iam a married girl so that i wanted the classes near my house...any of you plz reply that u know....

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Hi Sivaranjani... could u share the place and timing of the classes ... me and my friends would like to join asap

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I have a little doubt in baking process..oly by using that potter we can bake or any other way is der to bake those desinged ones?

gowripraba, Dec 4, 2013

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