Yesterday, a client asked us what "bone china" was, so I thought we should put the answer on the blog. Here it is: Bone china ware have been been used and displayed for centuries. But what is bone china? Unlike "fine china", bone china actually contains bone ash as one of its ingredients. So ..
Riveting
Greetings, A lot of clients ask us whether they can use the restored items for practical purposes, i.e. to drink or eat out of. We explain to them that any professional restoration precludes washing the restored items or filling them with liquid. What we mean by "professional restoration" is ..
Porcelain Doll Repair
There are lots of doll collectors these days, thanks to eBay and many other online auction houses. Many collectors buy dolls at garage sales in less than mint condition and try to repair the dolls themselves before going to eBay to sell them. But it’s not that easy to restore tears in the dress, ..
Home Repair of Ceramic or China Plate
Greetings, We get a lot of emails regarding home restoration of china and ceramic. Although we don't recommend that you attempt to glue the broken pieces yourself -- it never looks as good as you would expect it to and it creates more work for a professional restorer (and more money for you). ..
Clay Art Pottery and China Restoration
Clay Art Potteryis a terrific site, full of useful resources, and boasts excellent photos of Raku pottery created by Vicki Hardin, who also runs the website. Vicki has been a great supporter of china restoration artists and a big Luel Restoration Studio fan, constantly referring clients to us and ..
