noun
coiling (pottery method)
A hand-building pottery technique where clay is rolled into long ropes (紐) and coiled to form vessels. Used in both traditional and contemporary ceramics.
縄文土器は紐作りで成形されたものが多い。
Many Jomon pottery pieces were formed using the coiling method.
陶芸教室で紐作りの基本を習った。
I learned the basics of coiling at the pottery class.
Compound of 紐 (himo, 'string, cord') and 作り (tsukuri, 'making, construction'), referring to the technique of building pottery by coiling clay ropes.