A foundational set of templates and centre masks designed to help you frame, reserve, and align surface decoration across round dinnerware forms.
 
This set forms the starting point of the Magpie Dinnerware System — a modular approach to building cohesive plates and serving ware using interchangeable textures, masks, and templates.
 
What’s included
This set contains four tools:
1 × Dinner Plate Template
1 × Dinner Plate Centre Mask
1 × Side Plate Template
1 × Side Plate Centre Mask
 
Together, these allow you to define clean rims, reserve central areas, and align decoration consistently across two core plate sizes.
 
What it’s designed for
Creating framed rims on round dinner plates and side plates
Reserving smooth centres for food, glaze focus, or contrast
Aligning texture placement across different plate sizes
Building visually cohesive sets rather than one-off pieces
This set works especially well with:
Full-sized repeat textures (for rims and borders)
Feature sheets (for centred or framed designs)
 
Why potters love it
Creates clear structure without forcing uniformity
Makes repeatable design across sizes simple and reliable
Helps balance texture, glaze, and form
Reduces guesswork when building matched sets
 
The goal isn’t identical plates — it’s visual coherence.
 
Designed as part of a system
This is the first template + mask set in the Magpie Dinnerware System.
All Magpie full-sized texture sheets are designed to work within this system, allowing you to reuse the same templates and masks across multiple textures as your collection grows.
 
Start with a texture.
Add the system when you want to build sets.
Reuse it across your growing collection of tools.
 
Material & care
Laser-engraved EVA foam
Flexible, durable, and easy to handle
Best used on soft clay
Clean with mild soap and a soft brush
Avoid high heat and prolonged direct sunlight
 
How to use
Place the template to define the outer edge of your plate
Use the centre mask to reserve smooth areas
Apply texture to exposed clay
Remove masks and templates carefully before final shaping
 
Details
Category: Dinnerware Templates & Masks
Plate shapes: Round
Includes: Dinner plate + side plate templates and centre masks
Material: Dense EVA craft foam
Finish: Laser-engraved. A small amount of dark residue may transfer to clay on first use; this will burn out during firing with no residue in the finished piece.
Made to order: Crafted in Wellington, NZ