Yes, You Can Do Pottery with Long Nails ???????? | Beginner Wheel Throwing Demo & Tips

If you didn’t know, I’m a proud, lifelong member of the Long-Nail Girlie Club ???????? and I throw pottery on the wheel. (Yes, you can have both.)

In this beginner-friendly pottery tutorial, I walk you through my wheel-throwing process step by step and show exactly how I work with long nails at the pottery wheel without sacrificing control, technique, or personal style.

Whether you’re brand new to ceramics, a weekend hobbyist, or a baddie who refuses to choose between cute nails and clay, this video is for you.

In this demo, I cover:
- How to throw pottery with long nails
- My go-to tools for nail protection at the wheel
- Hand positioning and control techniques
- Opening, and pulling walls with nails
- Nail care tips for potters
✨ Style and skill are not mutually exclusive.

???? Tools & Materials Used:
– Pottery wheel: Shimpo VL-Whisper
– Mudtools Mudsponge: http://wyldheart.la/3SW2oJ5
– Gel / Silicone Finger Protectors: http://wyldheart.la/4mVKXWK
– Movers & Shapers Rib: http://wyldheart.la/45ZRPfI

???? Chapters:
0:01 Intro
0:58 Tools I Use
2:11 Centering with Long Nails
2:21 Opening the Clay
3:57 Pulling Up the Walls
6:01 Nail Care Tips for Potters

Got questions? Drop them in the comments. I love talking clay, nails, and technique ????

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