Are kintsugi kits all the same, or are some brands better than others? (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 months ago by TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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I saw plenty of kintsugi kits available in my area (to those who do not know what kintsugi is, it is the art of fixing broken ceramic/pottery items using lacquer). However, I do not know if the quality is good for the price presented by these shops. Could anyone knowledgeable or experienced in kintsugi give some tips? I'd appreciate any help and thank you in advance.

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[-] Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

From my personal experience having just taken it up as a craft a few months ago, the most cost effective option is to buy dishwasher safe 2 part epoxy, dishwasher safe clear coat, and gold mica powder separately online. That's what most sets are made of, but you get a much greater quantity if you get them individually.

Personally I went with food and dishwasher safe options because I plan on doing it to fill the chips in a 70's easter pastel dinner collection that my partner and I absolutely love. The juxtaposition of honorable Japanese artist craft on ketchy Americana dinnerware just delights us. Bonus points is that mica powder comes in a lot of colors so you don't have to only use gold! Personally I feel copper on black glazed ceramic would be gorgeous but you can also get glow in the darks and thermoreactive.

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