The Full Clay Hole Dinnerware Set

Pottery dinnerware templates for a whole set that truly matches

BETA: these templates are still being tested

Every template keeps its BETA mark until someone builds it in clay and it checks out. Each one should be sound and work as drawn, so use them at your own discretion and be ready to adjust on the fly if a project needs it. Pivoting mid-build is part of the fun of pottery.

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Dinner plates, salad plates, bowls, a salad serving bowl, a soup bowl with a handle, mugs and tumblers. Every piece has twelve flat facets below a crisp ridge and a perfectly round rim above it, and every size is worked out against the others, so the salad plate settles into the dinner plate and the bowl sits on the salad plate.

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The faceted teal and cream dinnerware set made from paper templates: two plates, three bowls, a mug and a tumbler
  • Seven pieces in one pack
  • Insane
  • 26 pages
  • 17 template sheets
  • Each piece on its own too
Every update to the set, free

When a piece of the set gets better, the new file joins the download from your order at no charge.

$30$64The whole set in one pack: one PDF, 26 pages, all seven pieces, yours to print as often as you like. The seven on their own come to $64.

Delivered as a download link by email the moment the order goes through. Every update to the set joins that download free. A member: log in instead and every template is free.

See each piece on its own page
In this collection

Eight dinnerware templates, each on its own page

Every one has a free sample to flip through. Sizes are what comes out of the glaze kiln at 12 percent shrinkage. New dinnerware templates join this collection the day they go live.

Faceted teal and cream stoneware dinnerware set on an oak table, plates to soup bowl, made from The Clay Hole paper template Paper template 47, insane The Full Clay Hole Dinnerware Set Seven pieces, twelve facets below a crisp ridge and perfectly round above. seven pieces, a 10 1/2 in dinner plate to a 13 1/2 oz tumbler 17 sheets, 26 pages$30 on its own Faceted dinner plate, a twelve-sided teal well in a speckled cream rim, on oak, made from The Clay Hole paper template Paper template 48, advanced The Dinner Plate A 10 1/2 inch dinner plate with a twelve-sided faceted well inside a round rim. 10 1/2 in across, 1 1/16 in tall 3 sheets, 9 pages$12 on its own Faceted salad plate, a twelve-sided teal well and speckled cream rim on an oak table, made from The Clay Hole paper template Paper template 49, intermediate The Salad Plate A 7 7/8 inch salad plate with a faceted well that nests inside the dinner plate. 7 7/8 in across, 15/16 in tall 2 sheets, 8 pages$8 on its own Faceted stoneware tumbler of water, teal facets below a speckled cream lip, made from The Clay Hole paper template Paper template 50, intermediate The Dinnerware Tumbler A 13 1/2 ounce tumbler, twelve facets below and a round drinking lip above. about 13 1/2 oz, 4 15/16 in tall, 3 1/2 in across 2 sheets, 7 pages$8 on its own Faceted stoneware mug of coffee, teal facets and handle below a speckled cream lip, made from The Clay Hole paper template Paper template 51, intermediate The Dinnerware Mug An 11 1/2 ounce mug, twelve facets below, a round lip above and a creased strip handle. about 11 1/2 oz, 3 15/16 in tall, 3 9/16 in across 2 sheets, 8 pages$8 on its own Faceted stoneware bowl, teal facets below a wide speckled cream lip, on an oak table, made from The Clay Hole paper template Paper template 52, intermediate The Dinnerware Bowl A 23 ounce bowl, twelve facets below and a wide flared round lip above. about 23 oz, 2 9/16 in tall, 7 in across 3 sheets, 9 pages$8 on its own Faceted salad serving bowl of greens, teal facets below a wide cream lip, made from The Clay Hole paper template Paper template 53, advanced The Salad Serving Bowl A 10 1/2 inch salad serving bowl, twelve facets below and a wide round lip above. about 2 1/2 quarts, 3 7/8 in tall, 10 1/2 in across 3 sheets, 9 pages$12 on its own Faceted soup bowl of squash soup, a teal handle and speckled cream lip, by a spoon, made from The Clay Hole paper template Paper template 58, intermediate The Dinnerware Soup Bowl A 28 ounce soup bowl with one creased handle, twelve facets below and a round lip above. about 28 oz, 3 1/8 in tall, 6 5/16 in across 3 sheets, 9 pages$8 on its own
One family of pieces

Seven pieces that look like they were born together

Every piece has the same bones: twelve flat facets rising to a crisp ridge, then a smooth band that turns into a true circle at the rim. The facets catch the light and break a glaze beautifully. The round rim is the part your lips, fork and spoon actually touch, so it never feels like you are eating off a gemstone.

The sizes are worked out together. The salad plate is exactly as wide as the dinner plate's well, the bowl sits on the salad plate's floor, and the serving bowl is the bowl at one and a half times the size, as wide as a dinner plate. The plates stand on a thin foot ring hidden underneath. Nothing else has a foot at all. The soup bowl with the handle is the one I want in my own cupboard.

If you want my advice, glaze the facets one color and the band above the ridge another. The ridge draws the glaze line for you. Use a food-safe glaze on every surface food or lips touch, fired fully at cone 5½, and keep crawling, metallic and luster glazes off anything you eat from. Every pack carries a food safety page, from crazing to the dishwasher, the microwave and the oven.

What each one takes

How a template works

Print, check, roll, cut, build

Print at 100 percent

Actual size, never Fit to page. Plain copy paper works. Card stock survives a wet slab and can be used again.

Measure the square

Every sheet carries a 1 inch square. A ruler on it settles whether the print is right before any clay is cut.

Roll the slab

Each pack names its slab thickness on the cover. Let the slab firm up to soft leather hard, so it holds an edge and still bends.

Cut the count, then build

Lay the paper on the slab, cut straight down just outside the edge, bevel where the hatching says, and follow the numbered steps. Score, slip, press, compress, every seam.

Every collection

More pottery template collections

Ten kitchen pieces made from pottery paper templates: a teapot, fin handle pitcher, spice drawer chest, honey pot and more Kitchen and Home 45 templates Seven glowing pottery lamps and lanterns made from paper templates: a lighthouse, canal house, ginger jar lamp and more Lamps and Lanterns 7 templates Seven slab vases and planters made from paper templates: a twisted tower vase, fish planter, scroll bud vases and more Vases 7 templates Three ceramic birdhouses made from paper templates: a wren house, a spire tower and a hanging teardrop birdhouse Birdhouses 3 templates Three ceramic clocks made from paper templates: a tall clock tower, a wall clock with raised numbers and a mantel clock Clocks 3 templates Ten faceted origami pottery animals made from paper templates, from a dragon and a peacock to a sea turtle and a chameleon Origami 11 templates Pottery showpieces made from paper templates: a wall octopus, whale shark, marble run, fountain, wind chime and dice tower Showpieces 16 templates Kiln bead racks, a bead tree and a jewelry rack made from paper templates, loaded with glazed beads and pendants Bead Racks and Trees 4 templates Eight stoneware games made from paper templates: chess, checkers, backgammon, Chinese checkers, two mancala boards and more Games 8 templates

All of them side by side, with each bundle price, on the template collections page. Every template in one place, sorted by level, on the paper templates page.

Questions

The ones that come up

Which piece should I start with

The tumbler. It is Intermediate, about two hours at the table, and it teaches the folded facets and the round lip band that every other piece uses. Then the mug and the soup bowl, which add the handle, then the bowls, then the plates.

What is the difference between the set pack and the single pieces

The set pack holds the patterns for all seven pieces in one PDF, plus a page on building the whole set: how the pieces stack, a good build order, and how much clay four place settings take. It costs less than buying the seven one at a time. Each single pack is the same piece on its own.

Is it safe to eat from

Yes, built and glazed right. Use a food-safe glaze on every surface food or lips touch, fire it fully, and retire any piece that crazes, chips or cracks. Each pack has a food safety page with the details.

How big are the pieces

Out of the glaze kiln at 12 percent shrinkage: a 10 1/2 inch dinner plate, a 7 7/8 inch salad plate, a 7 inch bowl, a 10 1/2 inch serving bowl, a soup bowl about 6 1/4 inches across its rim, an 11 1/2 ounce mug and a 13 1/2 ounce tumbler.

Will my pieces match each other

Use one clay for the whole set, roll every slab to the same 1/4 inch, and build within a few weeks of each other. Different clays shrink differently, and the stack only fits when every piece shrinks alike.

What is in the set pack

Every piece of the set in one PDF of 26 pages, $30 instead of $64 for the seven pieces one at a time: the template sheets for every piece, the steps for each, a page on building the whole set, the notes and the size table. It arrives by email the moment the order goes through.

Can I buy just one piece

Yes. Each piece has its own page at $8 to $12, with its own pack.

Do I need a membership to buy it

No. The set is $30 for anyone. Every template is free for current members, so a member has nothing to buy.

Can I sell what I make

Yes. The pots are yours. The template files are for your own use and are not to be shared, which is the whole of the terms.

Members

Every template, free, every time

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