
How to make a whistle of clay with your own hands, master class, description / Toys yourself, patterns, video, MK
Clay is removed from the ground in already known places.In central Russia, this natural fossil material can be found almost everywhere. The clay must first sit for several months in a large container. It is necessary to periodically add water to it and cover the top with a film for relative tightness. Take the soaked clay, spread it on a piece of cloth and dry it. Then break the pieces with a hammer until sand flows, having first placed them in burlap. Sift the clay sand through a sieve. Fill it with water again in a ratio of 1:2 for one day. Take out the clay and, placing it on a flat surface, dry it until it is workable.
Toys made of clay
Bird-whistle
In order to make a craft, you will need:
- prepared clay;
- bake;
- sticks, stacks.
Our ancestors in every village knew how to makea clay whistle to please the children. The technology has not been lost, but the craft is being revived, and today you can buy popular clay toys in many stores. You can make this Gorodets whistle yourself.
Kostroma Cockerel
The manufacturing principle is the same, with the exception of a few nuances:
- thin lines of pattern, characteristic patterns and refinement of processing;
- raw materials - red clay;
- glaze application.
To decorate a clay toy with glaze you needdouble firing. The first preliminary lasts 1 hour at a temperature of 200°C. Next, a layer of glaze is applied to the clay, and the craft is again placed in the oven for several hours.Glaze, this is a glass alloy (expanded clay), which is better to buy in the store. By the way, it is not necessary to apply it to the entire surface. You can dream up and make a glaze drawing on a whistle.
Dymkovo toys
These clay crafts are known all over the world.Whistles are made in the same way as others, but they differ in cheerful colors. Traditionally, baked clay in the village of Dymkovo was painted with tempera and natural dyes, made with milk and eggs. Now you can easily replace them with acrylic paints. After sculpting and firing are completed, pick up a brush and paint the Dymkovo whistle, not forgetting that the main background should be white.