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Hartley & Noble Pottery Batts & Tile Batt Systems
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14/06/2026

I love making these… but they keep falling apart in the kiln 🤯

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potterytips

11/06/2026

Just arrived! Fresh stock of fabulous pottery aprons made by 🌈

I love the full-leg coverage that keeps me clean without feeling stiff or plasticky to wear. I can throw in my everyday clothes and still feel like myself.

So, just like those girls in the old Maybelline adverts, I can head straight out to the club after throwing 😘💃🍹

P.S. If you’ve had your eye on one, we’re offering a welcome discount this week when you create an account on our new website

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09/06/2026

Hooray! Our new website is live! 🥳 And as a little welcome treat, there’s a discount for anyone who signs up to our newsletter this week.

If you’d like to take a look, just click the link 🔗

After a year of building, testing and tweaking, it’s lovely to finally share it with you. It’s no longer just a shop. We’ve added extras like rewards, product support, videos, FAQs and community blogs. We’ll keep adding more over time.

🗣️ If you spot anything that doesn’t look quite right, or something that isn’t working as it should, we’d really appreciate you letting us know. It is only day one after all.

We’d love to hear what you think. See you on the website 💛

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06/06/2026

Let’s have a natter about our new online shop launch next Tuesday 🧡

We’ve been working on making it simpler to use, easier to navigate, and will be packing it with more helpful product videos.

If you already use Hartley and Noble equipment, and would like to share a short video of how you use it, we’d love to hear from you. Please email your video to 💌 [email protected]

Thanks, Nicky 💐

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Coming to our new website on 9 June 💛One of the features we’ve been working on over the past year is a brand new REWARDS...
03/06/2026

Coming to our new website on 9 June 💛

One of the features we’ve been working on over the past year is a brand new REWARDS area.

If you create an account (or log in to your existing one), you’ll be able to:
✨ View your points balance
✨ Redeem rewards
✨ Refer friends more easily
✨ See everything in one place

One of the biggest changes is that referring friends will be much simpler. Instead of entering names at the checkout, you’ll be able to generate a quick referral link and share it directly with them.

If your friend places their first order of £80+ (excluding VAT):

🎁 They’ll receive 5% off coupon
🎁 You’ll receive a £10 off coupon

We’re also developing an affiliate programme for:
📌 Pottery Associations
📌 Social Media Creators
📌 Larger Membership Studios

This part is still in development, so we’ll share more details later. I’ll let you know when applications are open. The aim is to create a way of rewarding organisations and creators who introduce potters to Hartley & Noble.

We’d love to know what you think so far. Is there anything else you’d like to see added to our website that would genuinely help you? 😊

Thanks, Nicky

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02/06/2026

👀 Big news!

After nearly a year of work, our brand-new website launches on the 9th of June 🎉

The biggest change is that It won’t just be a shop anymore.

Over the next few days, I’ll be sharing more about what’s coming to the new website, and I’d love to hear what you’d like to see too. This is a project that will continue to grow over the coming years, and we hope it becomes a useful place for potters to learn and share.

And hats off to anybody reading this who has built their own website… because wow, it can turn your hair grey 🤭

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27/05/2026

My kiln ventilation set-up is made from Amazon and DIY Store parts (and a clever husband with a design mind and a good cutting machine).

When trying to find solutions for my space I approached my local kiln engineer ~ and they suggested this style as an affordable alternative to professional kits on the market.

I put a shout-out on social media for help too, and loads of potters reached out to me … Thank you pottery super hero’s 💪 🦸‍♀️

A special thanks to .studio who shared her home-set up with me. She has a great video on her instagram showing all her parts and how she set hers up… so do check that out. Also has a great video I’d recommend on her You Tube channel.

I had to make tweaks to make this work for my own space. The downsides to my own particular set up are👇

The fan can be a little noisy in the background.

Id like a more powerful fan - because during a glaze fire there are periods where it’s still a bit smelly.

We had toyed with the idea of H&N making an affordable kit like this for the pottery equipment market. Whilst you can patch this together with bits from Amazon It would be so much easier to get something straight out the box and plug and go. But there are so many kilns out there, and everyone’s environment (and windows) are different.

So If you’re designing your own solution, I think my best advice would be to chat to your local pottery store ~ ask their advice, and tell them about your studio set-up. They may well already sell a professional kit. And if that’s not in your budget, a DIY set-up like this is also a great start.
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21/05/2026

Have you ever wondered how we make our pottery batt systems? ✂️

Hartley & Noble is a small pottery equipment business here in the UK, and all our products are created in our workshop by our fantastic team ✨ This reel is just a tiny peek into one part of the process. From cutting the tiles, to sanding and checking the fit, there’s a lot happening before they’re packed up and shipped to your pottery 🤍

And yes… popping the tiles out might be one of the most satisfying workshop jobs 🤭

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