Can be used for making stencils. Synthetic paper like Tyvek® can be bought in sheets that looks like white paper. It is easy to cut with scissors but is tear proof and washable so it can be re-used and is good for layering stencils. It is, however, plastic and not environmentally friendly.

To draw out your designs

Smaller scissors are better for cutting more intricate designs

Wide, flat brushes are good for covering larger areas and smaller ones better for smaller, focussed areas

This doesn’t need to be really sharp, it isn’t used for cutting but to help peel stencils off from the base clay

The finer the point of the tweezer, the easier it is to grip the edge of a stencil to peel it off from the base clay.

A small spray bottle for holding water is useful to wet your clay surface, acting as the glue to stick your paper stencils on with.

This is optional but useful if you want to add some variation to your stencils

A small sponge can be used to wipe away any excess decorating medium and is especially useful if layering stencils.

A small and soft kidney rib is useful when using synthetic paper, to aid in sticking the paper to the base clay.

This can be any pottery piece, as long as it is leatherhard. Not soft or bone dry. I recommend you start of with a pale coloured clay.

A banding wheel or turntable is useful when decorating pieces

A stick blender is very useful when making up slips as decorating mediums

Decorating mediums are a contrasting colour to your base clay. They are what you use to paint over your stencils. They include clay slips, stained clay slips, engobes and underglazes