Silver Jewellery Making

6 week Course

 

Starting JANUARY 2023

 

 (This course is now well underway.  There will be a new course starting on March 13th do get in touch if you are interested.)

 

This course is suitable for complete beginners and is packed with techniques. 

Maximum of 4 participants. 

Cost £180

 

Jan 9th, 16th, 23rd,30th, Feb 6, and 13th

 

The same course will be running in the morning 9.30 - 12.30 as in the evening 6 - 9

Morning - 1 space available

Evening - 2 spaces available

 

If you are interested, please get in touch with Sara Piper Heap

Mobile 07719 210136, or email me via the contact form here

 

Week 1 :-                    Texturing, embossing and piercing.  You will leave with a Pendant and/or earrings

Week 2 :-                    Basic soldering – you’ll get to make a set of simple stacking rings

Week 3 :-                    Doming, disc cutting and creating cabochons (for setting later) Lots of enamelling ideas

Week 4 :-                    Cabochon setting . . . moving toward designing your own piece – setting your own cabochon created last week.

Weeks 5&6 :-             You’ll make your own piece(s) of jewellery.  This might be a pendant, earrings, ring, bangle, charms whatever you fancy given the skills which you’ve learned.

 

At the beginning of the course you will be given the opportunity to buy you own silver to use – this will be:-   

10cm x 5cm 0.7mm sheet of silver

1m x 0.8mm wire

50cm x 1.5mm wire.

At the time of writing this, the silver cost £55

If you’d rather not purchase this silver, then you can use copper from the studio or purchase the silver you require as you go along.