I bought templates from Pottery to the People. The mugs are tiny! And so at my pottery party, we used a template of just an 8.5” x 11” paper cut in half, hotdog-style, and I made a bunch of handles with a Kemper tool. But this past weekend, I used the grounded teapot template.
The spout seems so ginormous and the handle too delicate in comparison. And maybe my next knob on the lid will just be a circle with a depression for fingers. What's great about the template is thinking more about surface decoration though at some point, I will alter the dimensions and shape to make it my own. I can continue to use the template as is for now though I will alter the spout (a bit smaller) and handle (using my Diamond Core handle puller). Nevertheless, the teapot was a very fun Saturday of hand building.
