Intensive 1 Day Beginner’s Jewellery Making Class
£145
includes materials
9.30 am to 5.30 pm
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This class is suitable for complete beginners as well as those with some jewellery making experience. I keep the class sizes small (no more than 4 students) so whether you need a little more support or want to learn something more challenging, I will be able to offer all the tuition you need.
You will be introduced to the basic techniques of working with silver and making jewellery, including:
Cutting and filing (with piercing saw and files) - Metal forming using hammers and pliers - Soldering - Surface manipulation (texturing & decoration) - Using findings - Finishing and polishing.
In the afternoon you will start working on your own piece of silver jewellery. You can make rings, pendants, earrings, brooches, bangles - pretty much anything you can think of. Your only limitation will be the time available to us so I will advise on the day if we need to scale back your ambitions. (In reality I’m terrible at this bit and actually encourage you to make wildly ambitious designs with incredible results - it’s more fun like that!)
This is the class to choose if you want total freedom in the jewellery you make. Have a look at the Student Gallery to be inspired by some of the impressive designs my previous students have come up with. Whether you have a firm design, or don’t have a clue where to start, I can help you make your ideas a reality.
Included within the price of the class is £20 worth of Sterling Silver for you to work with. This is generally LOADS for most designs but if you need more that’s not a problem, you can pay a little extra for more of the shiney stuff on the day.
If the jewellery making bug really bites and you’d like to practise your new found skills at home, you will benefit from the following extras included with this class:
Handout ‘The Beginner’s Toolkit’ - my personal recommendations of what to buy and where from
10% discount at the UK’s leading precious metal and jewellery tool supplier Cookson Gold
Technical Notes - summarising all the basic skills you’ll learn on the day because it’s a lot to remember!
2023 Class Dates
PLEASE NOTE
The jewellery making classes are now held in my fully equipped home workshop in Westbury on Severn, situated on the A48 towards the Forest of Dean. Travel time is about 20 mins from Gloucester, 30 mins from Cheltenham and 30 mins from Tewkesbury.