Staffordshire Stoneware Powdered Glazes - 2.5kg

• Extremely reliable, cost-effective commercial Staffordshire Stoneware Glazes.
• Very easy to mix and prepare (though we recommend sieving especially the White Satin). They can give contrasting results when part of the pot has three coats and part two coats (or two dips against one dip) - see the pictures.
• Only available as powder or in the larger brush-on pot size as they are so cheap.
• Seriously worth trying a selection of these glazes.
•  Firing Range : 1200oC (with soak) to 1260oC (with short soak)

Glaze Mixing Tips

We recommend sieving the powder before mixing to break it up, adding back any speckles for speckled glazes; we recommend using a powered hand mixer (drill with paddle spiral mixer or hand held blender for smaller lots) then sieve to ensure no agglomerated dry powder remains, and then rest it for two hours to allow any air to be absorbed and not create bubbles, pin holes when fired. For some glazes it is best to soak the powder with a little water first.

Dipping: Mix S/ware to double cream or slightly thinner to match the porosity of the bisque. Mix E/ware to single cream. Typical dipping recipe is E/ware 750/790gm liquid to 1000gm powder; S/ware 690/700gm liquid to 1000gm powder. Recommended liquid is 85% water to 15% medium or 2% SCMC cellulose solution. If you have problems keeping in suspension add 2% bentonite to the dry powder next time. This is a starting point - you may need to add more liquid to get the consistency you like.

Brush On: Typical brush on recipe is 100gm powder to 40gm water and 50gm medium or 90gm of 2% SCMC Cellulose solution. For some dense glazes you may have to put in as much as 105gm of liquid.