Collect the soil which will be the source of clay.
Mix with water
Sieve out any sand and rocks and keep the dirty slurry from the sieve
Let the slurry stand for 30 minutes
Decant off the clear liquid from the top
Sieve through a fine muslin cloth snd retsin the sediment.
Let it drain and hang for 12 hours
For pottery mix 4 parts drained sediment with 1 part of fine sand.
For bricks the clay doesn’t have to be as fine or clean as it does for pottery
Mould wet clay into shape, dust with fine sand
Allow to dry 2/3/4 days
Fire in a clamp or kiln
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