Each piece of pottery is prepared with great care. Traditionally, the moulding clay is made by passing ground quartz, glass, feldspar, and fuller’s earth or kaolin clay through a sieve and adding water to form a fine paste. The feldspar and clay were locally obtained in Jaipur state. The clay is kneaded to ensure uniform consistency, and is placed in moulds made of baked clay. The mould’s hollows are then packed with dry ash to help the intended object hold its shape, and then emptied out once the piece is removed and  left to dry. The dry, moulded clay is then placed on a potter’s wheel where its surface is polished to achieve a smooth finish. If necessary, extra components may be attached to the piece using wet moulding clay.

The next stage is the glazing process. To make the first layer of glaze, finely ground stone, glass, and flour are mixed with water to form a thick paste that is washed or painted on, and the object is subsequently placed to dry. The design is then applied onto the treated surface of the piece, rendered first in pencil and then with paint. The distinct blue colour is derived from jeypoorite and seypoorite, forms of cobalt oxides that were originally mined in the principality of Khetri (in present-day Rajasthan). While most blue glaze pottery is ornately designed, sometimes the entire surface may be treated with a mixture of copper oxide and gum to produce a solid turquoise colour. However, blue and turquoise are not the only colours used while making this type of pottery. Other colours such as yellow — obtained by mixing lead and pewter, and yellow sandstone — and purple — obtained from a stone known as saind found in Bharatpur district in present-day Rajasthan — are also used to accent the pottery. More colours may be produced by firing metal oxides at high temperatures in the kiln. For example, iron may be used for red, cadmium for yellow and chromium for green. Once the vessel has been decorated, a final layer of glaze is applied. This glaze is prepared by melting borax, vermilion and glass at high temperatures. Once the solution has cooled and solidified, it is pulverised into a fine powder and mixed with a flour paste to form a thick glaze solution. Once the entire vessel is treated with the solution, the object is baked in a kiln at 800-850° C for six hours. After baking, the vessel assumes a smooth and glossy surface, and is then cooled for about three days before it is considered a finished product.

Jaipur’s blue glaze pottery received a Geographical Indication (GI) tag in 2008, and while the industry remains protected in Jaipur, several other workshops producing similar wares have cropped up in regions such as Chinhat near Lucknow in present-day Uttar Pradesh.