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Dish repaired with kintsugi technique
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Make a broken porcelain dish more beautiful with kintsugi. The broken pieces are glued together – and instead of hiding the damage, the cracks are highlighted with a gold marker. This ancient Japanese technique celebrates the beauty of the imperfect.
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How to do it
1 Wrap the plate in a towel and break it into pieces with a hammer.
2 Figure out where you want the porcelain pieces on the plate. Use hair foil as a base.
3 Mix the glue 1:1. Wear gloves when working with the glue.
4 Glue the parts together piece by piece.
5 Glue together the pieces so that they fit together.
6 If necessary, trim the porcelain pieces using cutting pliers.
7 Or use a mosaic cutter.
8 Arrange one side first and then glue the pieces together. Place a support under the plate while the glue hardens.
9 Glue the smaller pieces of the plate together and allow to dry before glueing them together into larger pieces.
10 Hold the parts together with masking tape until the glue is dry.
11 Remove the tape after the glue has dried.
12 Remove any glue residue with a penknife or razor blade.
13 Wash off any remaining glue residue with a sponge.
14 Use a gold marker to colour all the gaps.
15 Clean the tool in warm soapy water with a sponge. The glue will start to harden after 60 minutes and will be completely dry and waterproof after 24 hours.
