A pointed amber stoneware lens dish holding green olives on a linen tablecloth, made from The Clay Hole paper template
A sea glass aqua stoneware wave rim bowl holding lemons and limes on a pale oak table, made from The Clay Hole paper templateA round cobalt blue stoneware chip and dip platter with hummus, crackers and almonds, made from The Clay Hole paper template

A weekend bundle, 30 percent off

Snack Night, a Weekend Bundle

New: some of these haven’t been built yet

You can download any of them with confidence. So far every template built and every template in progress has come out 100 percent perfect, and the same will likely be true for the rest.

Every template starts out in my New Pattern Program, marked NEW, 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.

Members: be the first to show me one fully assembled and I’ll fire that piece free, with your name on its tile for good. See which templates are still up for grabs.

Made one? Text it to the studio or tag @theclayhole on Instagram.

A pinwheel chip and dip platter, a wave rim bowl and a pointed lens dish. Three quick builds for the coffee table, and none of them asks much of a weekend.

These three, and every update to them

When I improve any template in here, the new version joins the download from your order at no charge. New templates go into new bundles, so this one stays exactly what you bought.

  • 3 PDFs
  • 20 pages
  • 6 template sheets
  • Beginner to Intermediate
  • 1/4 in slab
$15.05$21.50saves $6.45All three templates in one order, 20 pages, yours to print as often as you like.

Delivered as a download link by email the moment the order goes through. Members get five templates free a month, one at a time: log in.

See every template in it
What is in it

Three templates that belong together

Every one has a free sample to flip through on its own page. Sizes are what comes out of the glaze kiln at 12 percent shrinkage.

A pointed amber stoneware lens dish holding green olives on a linen tablecloth, made from The Clay Hole paper template Paper template 78, beginner The Lens DishA pointed oval dish from two identical curved walls that run past each other at the points like fins.about 17 oz, 8 in long, 4 1/4 in wide, 1 3/4 in tall 2 sheets, 6 pages$5.50 on its own A sea glass aqua stoneware wave rim bowl holding lemons and limes on a pale oak table, made from The Clay Hole paper template Paper template 76, intermediate The Wave Rim BowlA flared slab bowl whose rim rises and falls in three smooth waves.about 26 oz, 2 1/2 in to 3 1/4 in tall, 7 1/2 in across 1 sheet, 5 pages$8 on its own A round cobalt blue stoneware chip and dip platter with hummus, crackers and almonds, made from The Clay Hole paper template Paper template 79, intermediate The Pinwheel PlatterA round chip and dip platter with three curved dividers that swirl from a center dip bowl like a pinwheel.9 1/2 in across, 1 1/2 in tall to the dip bowl's rim 3 sheets, 9 pages$8 on its own
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

A ruler on the 1 inch square settles whether the sheet is right. Thirty seconds that saves a whole piece.

Roll 1/4 in

Every clearance assumes it. Let the slab firm up to soft leather hard before you cut, 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.

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Questions

The ones that come up

Will this bundle get new templates

No, and that is on purpose. These three belong together and they stay together. When I improve one of them, the update joins your download free. A new idea gets a bundle of its own.

What arrives

An email with the download link the moment the order goes through: one zip holding all three PDFs. Each PDF is the whole pack for that piece, with the template sheets, the steps, the notes and the size table.

Do I need a membership to buy this

No. It is $15.05 for anyone. Members get five templates free every month, one at a time, and bundles are full price for everyone.

Can I buy just one

Yes. Every template here has its own page. The bundle is all three together for 30 percent less.

Which clay

Any of the studio's stoneware. Every template here is drawn for a 1/4 in slab and the sizes assume 12 percent shrinkage. 52 Buff comes out a little bigger, porcelain a little smaller, and each pack carries the table for both.

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

Free templates, every single month

Current members of The Clay Hole pick five templates free every month. Print one tonight and bring it to your next session.

Log in to claim your free onesSee every template

Sent as download links by email the moment the order goes through. Already a member? Log in, and five templates a month are free, one at a time.