What are Talavera tiles?
Talavera is a city (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again.) in central Spain. It has been known since the 15th century for its creative patterns in ceramics. Traditionally hand-painted, no two tiles (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again.) are ever the same.
How do you make a Talavera tile?
You will need:
- an A4 sheet of thin card (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again.)
- a pair of safety scissors (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again.)
- coloured pencils (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again.)
Method:
Print out (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again.) the template (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again.) onto an A4 sheet of thin card.
Colour in (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again.) the tile using lots of different colours (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again.).
If you don't have a printer, why not try designing your own tile?
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Click below to download the instructions and template
Key Spanish words
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | a city |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | tiles |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | a sheet of card |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | template |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | coloured pencils |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | scissors |
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