Claypot training at Timret Lehiwot Ethiopia
Day 1: Introduction to the training
Description and explanation of each type of clay
Description of the source of the clay
Description of materials needed to make a clay pot and their source
Day 2: Quantifying and mixing
Description on how to dry and mix the different types of clay
Day 3: Kneading and storing
Course on how to Knead, and once kneaded how to store it in a bucket for use
Day 4 and day 5: Making a clay pot
Arranging space to make it suitable for making the pots and plates
Ways of using the pottery wheel
How to use the clay wheel, how to make a pot, How to make it so that its not too thin or too thick
Source on how to use the clay Course on different tools needed to make the clay pots,
Where to find these tools and type of space needed to make the pots and plates
Day 6 and day 7: Polishing and fixing
Making work more beautiful and fixing them
Day 8 and day 9: Firing in the oven.