I threw the bowl on the wheel using a white clay and used rope (the oldest known form of surface decoration on pottery) to texture the piece. The twist of the cord I use us the same twist that yarn has when spun, making it even more perfect. I cut the slits out and took special care to make sure the surface cut away was left smooth, making sure your yarn won't catch on it as you work. I then glazed the work with the lovely glossy bright blue, and fired it to roughly 2200° F
The bowl is about 6.5" wide and 2.5" high, fitting a skein of yarn comfortably.
If you spill anything on it while working, toss it in the dishwasher, the bowl will be safe.
Shipping, ugh, what a bummer. It's not just you, I'm not happy about how expensive it is either. USPS, UPS, FedEx, none of them are cheap. What I can offer you is 1) if you convo me your zip code I'll see if I can get a more exact, and hopefully lower, rate 2) if the shipping cost listed is more than $1 difference from the actual, I'll refund the difference 3) I can promise that all shipping materials are used (but clean!) to both keep down costs and help mama earth. I hope this helps!
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