February 2025 — Tea Strainers

Conclusion — never again - within reason. These were a HUGE PITA, so fragile. Holes filled with glaze. 1/4 - not a fan.

Realistically, these were not a bad item to make. There were a lot of flaws in my execution. Firstly I made them way too small to fit any of the cups in my house. The one set that I made with a cup to fit the strainer, the cup is more of a large shot glass and you would only be able to put like 3 tea leaves in it and would still be strong for the volume… so why need a strainer for 3 leaves. I will probably get around to trying them again. I have seen some other potters making them online and the way they approached it I like much better. But for now, they are off the list.