What Should You Wear For Your First Pottery Class?

Online you'll see happy potters stood next to finished products looking clean, unblemished, and very put together.

If I told you that they had changed and showered before that photo would you believe me? 

Because you should.

Pottery is not tidy or clean. It's a messy, raw, getting back to nature, chaotic creation.

You'll end up with clay splattering around and flying off the wheel, you'll forget you have clay on your hands and you'll scratch your head or wipe your face, and you'll almost definitely wipe your hands on your clothes. 

Which is why I will never advise you to wear your beautiful designer jeans, jewellery, or anything more than holey, paint stained, should-I-donate-to-a-thrift-store clothing to pottery classes!

Here's what to wear to a pottery class:

• wear layers. It can sometimes be a little cool in the studio because we're creating the perfect environment for the pottery
  
  
• wear old clothes. When you're starting out things can get a *little* messy!
  
  
• turn up jewellery free, unless you want to be carefully removing clay from your wedding rings every week

We've often had people leave without engagement rings or ruin nice clothing. Don't let this be you. Prepare for a grubby evening filled with fun!