Silver Jewellery Making - Five Week Online Evening Class January/February 2022

Online classes January / February 2022

Creative, Sociable and Fun

Monday evenings 24th, 31st January and 7th, 21st and 28th February 2021
(note no class 14th Feb half-term ❤️)

7.00pm - 9.00pm 

Fee £75.00

Course Content

All About the Dome - This term's theme

You will discover how to use your doming block beyond just making a shallow concave shape. There will be technical excercises, set projects and ideas to spark off your imagination. 

There will be projects for all levels of experience, from very simple quick makes that will be completed during the session to the more challenging that may require extra time during the week.

Course delivery

Live online Zoom sessions

2 hour live zoom sessions every week 7.00pm - 9.00pm

Optional WhatsApp group to share your creations and to ask questions. Additonal email support if needed.

The number of participants will be limited so there will be plenty of individual attention.

This is for people who have their own tools at home.

Each week you be shown a new project that will in some way use a doming block or punch.

You will also have time to work on your own projects and will be supported to progress with them.

The sessions will be a mix of whole class demonstrations and discussions with pre-recorded videos and live demonstrations. There will also be small group work where you will have the opportunity to chat and be sociable with the others in the group.

You will need your own tools to work at home, please ask for a list if you have not already attended an online class.

The course is designed for people with some experience in jewellery making and should enable you to make silver jewellery at home using basic jewellery making tools.  

Materials

You will need to buy your own silver wire and sheet and some silver tube - a full list will be sent at least 2 weeks before the start of the course.

If any specialist materials are needed a materials pack will be available to purchase from this website at least a week in advance of the course start date that will include some of the more unusual materials.

Tools 

 Essential tools - you will need a safe place to set up the following tools up at at home:

 Pliers - round nosed, snipe nosed

 Snips

 Torch

 Solder block

 Safe heat station

 Quench

 Pickle + brass or plastic tweezers

 Tweezers - reverse action

 Flux - borax cone + dish + brush

 Solder probe

 Emery paper

 Hammer

 Flat stake (or other suitable surface to hammer on)

 Drill + 1mm bits

 Centre punch

 Snips or saw/sawblades/benchpeg

 Safety goggles recommended

 Masking tape

Circle template or pair of compasses

 Doming block plus punches - This can be a basic model

 Useful additional tools 

 Ring stake or other round former

 Binding wire

 Decorative metal stamps/punches

If you haven't attended a virtual course with me before your fee includes an individual zoom session to help you get set up. 

 If you have any questions about this course do get in touch using the feedback form.

 You will need to have a safe place to set up and work at home. 

Testimonials:

Online Classes - Here's what some online students had to say about the courses:

'It’s great to be able to still do something creative under this difficult situation being stuck at home. Signing onto the course gives you focus and an aim to have finished products'.

'An enjoyable course for those already familiar with basic jewellery making. It enabled me to expand my knowledge of silver jewellery techniques through a range of real time projects that I could use and adapt for jewellery making at home with limited equipment'.

'Really enjoyed trying new techniques at home with the limitations that it presents and creating some lovely jewellery items'.