Come and make hand made silver jewellery presents and amaze your recipients on Christmas Day! You will spend a full day learning about the alchemy of silver clay and make 3 to 5 items of your own beautiful unique solid fine silver jewellery pieces - pendants, earrings and charms.
Suitable for total beginners. This is an exciting, hands-on silver jewellery making class where you will learn how to design and create your very own silver clay jewellery pieces. You will make three or more items of fine silver jewellery such as pendants, drop earrings and charms that you can take away at the end of the course to gift to loved ones at Christmas (or for yourself). The number of items you make depends on the size and weight of your pieces. Silver clay is a totally recycled product which means you are protecting the environment. The silver clay is fired to become solid silver of Hallmark quality.
In this workshop, you will learn how to:
- Roll and pattern clay using texture sheets and leaves.
- Cut shapes freeland or using cutters.
- Create your own moulds.
- Smoothing imperfections and sanding
- Make neat holes for jump rings and drill if the holes are too small-
- How to dry your clay and how to tell if it is dry
- Prepare your piece for the transformative firing process
- Firing your pieces using a hand held jewellers torch-
- If desired, you'll have the option to apply Liver of Sulphur to create a patina, accentuating the intricate textures you've chosen. This chemical process oxidises the surface, darkening the silver, or you can opt not to use it and your hallmark quality silver jewellery will remain untarnished.
You'll be guided by a qualified and experienced teacher to help you make amazing jewellery pieces! Firstly, you will learn to use textures using texture sheets or leaves to make a leaf pendant or earrings. Then you'll mould a small object of your choosing to turn into a charm. Lastly, you will form a pendant or charm and learn how to add texture and a gemstone if you wish. Once all your projects are ready, you will be shown how to fire and polish your pieces.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This course is suitable for adult learners with no previous knowledge of working with silver clay or those with some experience with silver clay or other forms of jewellery making. It is also suitable for those with no experience yet of crafts or creative activities. Most important is a desire to learn and experiment with the materials. Please contact Rebecca to discuss your needs.
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