To begin the process you have to gather a fist sized piece of clay, and throw it on a surface to get out any bumps in the clay. Put the clay on the throwing wheel and center it by holding your hands around the base and pushing down on the center of the clay. When the clay is centered push your thumbs into the base even more until they are about a fourth of an inch away from the bottom. The next step is to pinch the sides with your thumb and pull up to shape the clay into a cylindrical shape, and when you have shaped your clay to your liking trim off the top and remove it from the wheel by using a wire. A difficulty I encountered was when i would try and make the clay taller the clay would get too thin, and would get ruined and i would have to restart. I found the fact that i made anything at all to be successful at least i did not fail to make anything at all even if it is rough
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