This technique uses the same glazes and oxides, or stains as tin glaze but here the colour is applied using specially cut sponges to print directly onto the unfired glaze surface. This enables a pattern to be built up that is usually bolder and freer in quality than when stencils are used.
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- Sponge print chequer border tiles[ 6″ X 2 1/2″ 63mm ]x with brushed plain translucent grey tiles.
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- Chequered sponge print .glazes 4″ 10cm x + 6″ 15cm tiles.
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- Dragon sponge print tile [4″ 102mm] + herringbone design.
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- Blue squares sponge printed tiles
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- Green and blue squares tiles. sponge printed +leaves.
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- Oak leaf sponge print on 102mm 4″ tiles, white tin glaze.
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- Sponge print tiles using oxides over tin glaze. 4″ 102mm tiles.
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- Stars and stripes tiles. Printed glazes on cream opaque glaze. 4″ 102mm tiles.
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- Sponge print mirror border tiles over white tin glaze..
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- zig and zigzag blue + white tiles
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