[Babs]

Hi I am looking for a way to make my raw majolica glaze "harder" so that I can ddo more painterly desings on my ware. Mybrush tends to clog up with the glaze powder and so the lines are interrupted.
Hope somepone can help. I think I readd somewhere that you can spray something onto the glaze.Does any one have any hints.
Babs

[bciskepottery]

Here is a link to a handout from Linda Arbuckle on majolica, including hardening the base glaze . . . http://lindaarbuckle...handout2007.pdf

[SShirley]

I have added molasses to majolica to harden it, and it smells nice too, but molds after a while.

[minspargal]

I use spray starch on mine and paint like you are using watercolors.

[Iforgot]

You can fire your ware to cone 018 after you glaze and sand the peice. This cinters the glaze paricles making it a bit more sturdy.





Darrel

[Babs]

Thanks everyone for your practical suggestions as I was dreading having to rejig my glaze recipe for this order, someone wanting handwritten text on some posts..
Babs

[minspargal]

It helps to have the right type of brushes, too. Those thin very long haired liner brushes are great for text. Good luck!

[Marcia Selsor]

As previously mentioned you can spray it with spray starch or cheap hair spray. You can also add a little liquid starch into the glaze batch.
I think it is mentioned in Arbuckle's information.

Marcia

[perkolator]

add CMC to your base glaze. commercial glazes contain a good amount of this in their recipe. it forms sort of a "candy coating" and stiffens up the unfired glaze, which will be more resistant to your detail brush. start with around 1% or keep a thick solution of it in a jug to add to your glazes, underglazes, and stains/washes.

[Babs]

Thanks everyone, about to bisque the 'thing' and then pending survival, will glaze and decorate using your suggestions.
Thanks again.
Babs