For no-wheel potters · Slab, coil & pinch
Stop guessing what size your pottery will be after firing.
Choose from 50 original forms in 150+ ready-to-print sizes—or use ClayFit to generate a custom template from your clay's actual shrinkage and target fired dimensions.
No wheel. No conversion math. Far less sizing guesswork.
- 50 Original Pottery Forms
- 150+ Print-Ready Size Options
- ClayFit Custom Template Generator
- Sizing & Fit Tools
- 6 Step-by-Step Guided Builds
- A4 & US Letter · Inches & Centimeters
One-time payment · Instant digital access · 90-day guarantee
- A4 + US Letter
- Inches + cm
- Slab + Coil + Pinch
- No subscription
Ready-made when you want speed. Custom when size matters.
Start immediately with a print-ready form, or use ClayFit when you need a specific finished size, shrinkage rate, lid clearance, or matching set.
Step 01Choose a form or open ClayFit
Step 02Set the size and shrinkage
Step 03Print at 100% scale
Step 04Trace, build and fire
From template to clay in four clear steps.
01
Choose a ready-made form or ClayFit preset
Start from the library, or open ClayFit when the size matters.
02
Enter the target size and clay shrinkage
Use the manufacturer's wet-to-fired rate or measure your own with the test strip.
03
Print and verify the control square
Choose A4 or US Letter, inches or centimeters, then check the printed scale.
04
Trace, cut, join, and build
Follow the guided build through joining, support, drying, and firing preparation.
What you get today
Everything you need to plan, print, and build.
The Template Library
50 original hand-building forms in 150+ ready-to-print size options across slab, coil, and pinch.
ClayFit Custom Generator
Enter your target fired dimensions and your clay's shrinkage to create a custom straight, tapered, or flared template.
Lid, Nesting & Matching-Set Tools
Plan clearances for lids, glaze space, nesting bowls, and coordinated pieces before you begin building.
6 Step-by-Step Guided Builds
Follow six practical projects that show how to turn a printed template into a finished handbuilt form.
Formats Included
A4 and US Letter · Inches and centimeters · Print-control square
Instant access · Digital product · Nothing is shipped · 90-day guarantee
What handbuilders are saying
Made for real hand-building problems.
Less shrinkage calculation
I used to waste so much time recalculating dimensions and worrying about shrinkage. ClayPatterns gave me a clear starting point, while the ready-made forms helped me move from an idea to a buildable piece without getting stuck in the math.
Better lid and set planning
These aren't just basic outlines. The sizing options, alignment marks, and fit guidance made the entire process feel much more organized—especially when building pieces that need to fit or match.
Easier first project
As a beginner, I often knew what I wanted to create but didn't know how to plan it properly. The blueprints and guided workshops gave me a clear process to follow and made handbuilding feel far less intimidating.
Why fixed templates fall short
A fixed outline cannot account for your clay.
Many printable templates assume one starting size and a generic shrinkage rate. But different clay bodies, lids, glaze space, and matching sets require different allowances.
- 01
The fired size changes
Your clay may shrink differently from the rate assumed by the original template.
- 02
Lids and sets nearly fit
Small clearance differences can become much more noticeable after drying, glazing, and firing.
- 03
Manual scaling gets complicated
Circumference, shrinkage, print scale, units, and join allowances quickly create unnecessary calculations.
Fixed template
- One fixed starting size
- Generic or unstated shrinkage
- Manual scaling
- Fit adjustments left to the maker
ClayPatterns
- 150+ ready-to-print size options
- Custom sizing based on the maker's shrinkage input
- Target fired dimensions
- Lid, nesting, glaze-space, and matching-set guidance
- A4, US Letter, inches, and centimeters
The ClayPatterns difference
Fixed templates assume. ClayFit adapts.
Choose a supported form, enter the finished dimensions you are planning for, and add your clay's wet-to-fired shrinkage. ClayFit converts that plan into wet build dimensions and a printable template.
01
Choose a form
Pick a supported shape: mug, tapered vase, or flared planter.
02
Enter the target size and shrinkage
Add the finished dimensions you are planning for and your clay's wet-to-fired shrinkage.
03
Generate and print the template
ClayFit converts the plan into wet build dimensions and a printable template.
Interactive demonstration · Preview your template
- Wet height
- 4.57 in
- Wet diameter
- 3.71 in
- Fired height
- 4.00 in
- Fired top Ø
- 3.25 in
- Wet bottom Ø
- 3.71 in
- Fired bottom Ø
- 3.25 in
- Slab thickness
- 0.25 in
- Join
- Butt
Preview your template here. PDF export opens in your customer area after purchase.
ClayFit reduces avoidable sizing and fit guesswork. Final results still depend on clay body, moisture, wall thickness, construction, drying, glaze, and firing.
Template library
50 original forms. 150+ ready-to-print sizes.
Explore 18 selected previews below. The complete bundle includes all 50 original forms.
Sizing & fit tools
Make pieces that are designed to belong together.
Overall shrinkage is only part of the problem. Lids, glaze space, nesting, and matching sets need their own clearances.
Shrinkage calibration
Measure your own clay with the test strip instead of assuming a generic rate.
Control square
Confirm the printed sheet is at true scale before you cut anything.
Lid clearance guidance
Flange depth, gallery width, and a defined seating surface planned in advance.
Glaze-space allowance
Visible clearance so a fitted lid still fits after the glaze layer.
Nesting guidance
Graduated spacing so a set of bowls stacks instead of almost stacking.
Matching-set scaling
Coordinated dimensions for cups, saucers, and repeated forms.
Alignment marks
Registration marks on printable pieces so panels line up on the slab.
Shrinkage test strip
A printable strip to record wet-to-fired shrinkage for your own clay and kiln.
6 Step-by-Step Guided Builds
A template gets you started. The build guide helps you finish.
Follow six practical projects that show how to turn a printed template into a finished handbuilt form.
Each guided build covers template selection, transfer and cutting, joining, supporting the form, controlled drying, and firing preparation.
Mug
Slab · Beginner
- Template selection
- Transfer and cutting
- Joining
- Controlled drying
Lidded Jar
Slab · Intermediate
- Template selection
- Gallery and lid clearance
- Joining
- Firing preparation
Nesting Bowls
Slab · Intermediate
- Template selection
- Graduated spacing
- Supporting the form
- Controlled drying
Planter
Slab · Beginner
- Template selection
- Transfer and cutting
- Joining
- Firing preparation
Pitcher
Slab · Intermediate
- Transfer and cutting
- Handle and spout
- Supporting the form
- Controlled drying
Vase
Coil · Intermediate
- Profile guide
- Supporting the form
- Controlled drying
- Firing preparation
Perfect for
- Beginner and intermediate handbuilders
- Slab, coil, and pinch makers without a wheel
- Community-studio members and firing-service users
- Makers repeating forms, sets, gifts, or small batches
Important to know
- No pottery wheel required; kiln access or a firing service still is.
- Not a glazing, kiln-chemistry, or firing course.
- Designed for ceramic clay; no food-safety promises for air-dry clay.
- Better planning reduces avoidable errors—it does not replace good construction and drying.
90-Day First Fired Piece Guarantee
Pottery takes time to build, dry, fire, and evaluate. Use ClayPatterns through a complete project cycle. If the system is not clearer or more useful than the standalone templates you have tried, contact us within 90 days of purchase in accordance with the .
- 90 days to complete a project cycle
- One-time payment
- Instant access
- Digital product
- No subscription
- 50 original hand-building forms
- 150+ ready-to-print size options
- Slab, coil, and pinch templates
- ClayFit Custom Template Generator
- Lid, nesting, glaze-space, and matching-set tools
- 6 step-by-step guided builds
- A4 and US Letter
- Inches and centimeters
- Print-control and shrinkage-calibration tools
- Instant digital access
- Lifetime access to the purchased version
- 90-Day First Fired Piece Guarantee
The Complete Handbuilding Pottery Template Bundle + ClayFit
$27
$27 one-time
- No subscription
- Digital product · nothing shipped
- 90-day guarantee
Questions handbuilders ask before buying.
After you buy
- 01Complete your secure checkout
- 02Receive your access email
- 03Download the template library and guided builds
- 04Log in to use ClayFit whenever you need a custom size
Digital access is linked to the email used at checkout.
Plan the fired piece before you cut the first slab.
Get 50 original forms in 150+ ready-to-print sizes, ClayFit custom sizing, fit tools, and six guided builds.
One-time payment · Instant digital access · 90-day guarantee