Improvers 6-week throwing course
Throwing Course – 6 Week Wheel Course
Develop confidence on the pottery wheel in a relaxed, supportive studio course designed for beginners and improvers.
Working in a small group of just six students, you'll receive demonstrations and individual guidance throughout the course as you develop your throwing skills.
You’ll learn how to centre clay, pull walls, shape forms, trim your pieces, and glaze your finished work.
By the end of the course, you’ll have created a small collection of finished pots and gained the confidence to continue developing your throwing practice.
Dates and times are selected via the booking options.
Additional costs apply only for pieces you choose to keep (covers clay, glazing, and firing).
Across the Course You’ll Learn:
- How to centre clay confidently on the wheel
- Pulling walls and shaping cylinders
- Creating bowls and other simple forms
- Turning (trimming) your thrown pieces
- Adding handles and refining forms
- Surface decoration and slip techniques
- Glazing and finishing your work
- Studio tips and techniques for consistent results
Who It’s For
- Anyone who has completed our 3-week beginners throwing course
- Beginners who want a longer, more immersive learning experience
- Students with some wheel experience wanting to improve their skills
- Anyone looking for a relaxed creative practice
More Ways to Make With Us
As a Clayful Hands student, you're not limited to just your class time. We offer a few extra ways to keep making, practising, and connecting with our community while you're on a course.
🏺 Open Studio
Book self-led studio sessions between classes to keep your practice going. Open Studio is unstructured time in the studio where you can practise techniques you've been taught, work on personal projects, and build confidence at your own pace.
£35 for a two-hour session.
Bookable through our studio platform, which will be shared with you during your course.
💬 WhatsApp Community
We're building a Clayful Hands community hub online, and you're welcome to join. It's a friendly space to share your makes, hear about upcoming courses and workshops, ask questions, and stay connected with fellow makers between sessions.
New to the Wheel?
If you'd like a shorter introduction before committing to a longer course, our 3-Week Beginners Throwing Course is the perfect place to start.
View the 3-Week Course
Refunds & Attendance
Our courses are small and places are limited, so bookings must be paid in full at the time of registration.
If you need to cancel, please let us know in writing as soon as possible. A small admin fee (10%) applies to all refunds.
- More than 3 weeks before the start date – 80% refund
- 2–3 weeks before – 40% refund
- Less than 2 weeks before – no refund
You’re welcome to transfer your booking to another person if you can’t attend. Unfortunately, transfers between different courses aren’t possible.
If the tutor is unable to run a session, we’ll arrange a suitable catch-up for the group or refund that session. In the unlikely event the full course can’t run, you’ll receive a full refund.
Pottery relies on timing and studio space, so missed sessions are difficult to make up. We’ll do our best to help where possible, but please be aware that rescheduling isn’t always an option.