Product Details

Product Information

An excellent glaze to contrast colour layers.

Firing Range

1222°C to 1280°C (Cone 6 to Cone 9).

The sample shows two applications on Vitraclay White Throwing Clay, fired to 1240°C.

Working Notes
  • No significant change across different clay bodies.
  • Becomes darker on horizontal surfaces and rims.

These notes are continuously reviewed so please send us your feedback.

Health & Safety

Vitraglaze is lead free and non-toxic.

Good housekeeping is essential in any pottery studio to minimise inhalation of silica dust.

Always clean up with a damp sponge and if any dust is airborne, such as when mixing powder glazes, wear an FFP3/P3 mask and filter.

Click here for information on food safety.

Preparing a powder glaze

Always wear a mask when mixing powdered glaze.

Glaze should be added to water according to the instructions.

Mix glaze for at least 10 minutes, sieve the liquid glaze using an 80 mesh screen, working all the material through the sieve using a stiff brush.

The glaze mix should have a single cream consistency, remember it’s easier to thin a glaze so begin with a thicker mix than you expect.

See under ‘product attachment’ for how to mix a dipping glaze and our ‘really useful dipping guide’

Applying a brush on glaze

Remove glaze from the pot, stir and agitate the glaze in a larger container, make sure all the material is mixed thoroughly.

Whilst keeping the glaze moving, dip your brush and hold it sideways to keep the material evenly distributed.

Apply using confident dabs, move the liquid around and work quickly and smoothly.

2 to 3 applications could be needed so allow to dry between coverings.

Customer Reviews

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Fifi
Great with Sibelco speckled clays

Works brilliantly with Sibelco chocolate speckle and throwing speckled clays: the speckles come through the glaze beautifully. Also works well with layers of coloured clays.

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Helenspots
Gorgeous glaze

lovely glaze, works well with other glazes and oxides, good coverage, love it! Will be buying more.

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Ros
A great glaze that works well with my stoneware clay bodies

I fire to cone 5 with a hold, this seems like a great, well-behaved glaze that does interesting things when overlapped with some of the Vitraglaze colours. Unlike another basic white I have this one has not crawled or flaked off when in contact with other, brush on glazes. It's now my go-to white and I'm ordering more so I can make up a really big bucket! Has a nice satin finish at my temperature - not a gloss. It feels lovely in the hand :)

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