Preparing clay elements in Thanh Hà village 6/8 : Rolling the coil

Nguyễn Thị Bê has done several actions to create a long coil. She now uses both hands to roll it again on the board to make it even longer, until it reaches 50cm long for 6-7cm diameter. Then, she will place down on a board on the floor, under her working board. While she is preparing the coil, Nguyễn Thị Bê is also using her right foot to set in motion the wheel on which Nguyễn Thị Thủy is making pots. This requires an important coordination that few people in the village master. On this picture, Nguyễn Thị Bê pauses the coil she is making to hold on her working board with both hands to put more force on the wheel with her foot. She also stops when the pot is done, to take it off the wheel to dry in the courtyard.