Not quite as easy as I thought....

I used to think I could make clay do whatever I wanted it to as long as I worked hard enough and payed attention to detail; this clay piece made it its mission in life to prove me wrong, very very wrong...
The plate it self went very well. The coils I used worked well to make it appear as if there was a piece of rope sewn through the sides of the plate, but coils did not stay my friend for long.

I made a small piece to attach the two point of the plate by winding together two coils. I slipped and scored it on and all appeared well, until I had to move the plate and it decided it no longer wanted to be apart of the piece. I reattached it at least three times and assumed it was attached on well enough to let it dry. I learned I was wrong when I went to check on it later that day. It seemed the coils dried faster than the rest of the plate and broke off. The best part? I'm planning on making a bowl to match my plate completely out of coils... whoopee.