Pinch pot
![A librarian demonstrates how to make a pinch pot in the University of South Florida's School of Information GA maker space.](/Images/godic/202502/02/Pinch_Pot_Library_Maker_Space1252.jpg")
![A completed pinch pot using modeling material.](/Images/godic/202502/02/Pinch_Pot1252.JPG")
A pinch pot is a simple form of hand-made pottery produced from ancient times to the present. The pinching method is to create pottery that can be ornamental or functional, and has been widely employed across cultures and times.
Simple clay vessels such as bowls and cups of various sizes can be formed and shaped by hand using a methodical pinching process in which the clay walls are thinned by pinching them with thumb and forefinger. It is a basic pot making method often taught to young children or beginners.