Enamelling is the process of fusing powdered glass onto metal as well as decorative mille fleur and glass strands This class starts off by learning how to prepare your metal and enamels in a safe manner. After experimentation on copper pendant or earring shapes you can move onto your pieces. You can carry on with jewellery or move onto contemporary...
A day to make jewellery of your choice and design.You may be a novice so I will guide you along your way and you’re guaranteed to go home with something gorgeous to wear. If you have made jewellery before there may be a technique or project planned you wish to concentrate on. I can of course give you some ideas and...
Drop in and learn how to make jewellery using epoxy resin. You will be taught how to mix, pour and cast resin using a range of molds and materials. There will be a choice of items, for example: rings, earrings, pendants, keyrings. The resin takes a week to cure so drop in, make your piece and then come along to...
Design and manufacture a cocktail stirrer, gin spoon, olive pick, cake fork, salt spoon, teaspoon, something for an unusual encrustation, etc. We have a variety of unusual steel spoon formers which will allow you to experiment making your chosen design. If you have a particular idea, please WhatsApp Hannah to discuss prior to the day. Use silver, copper, bronze, brass,...
This course is suitable for beginners and to those with some jewellery making experience. Making a ring is a great project to lay some firm foundations in jewellery making. You will learn a wide range of jewellery making skills such as: • Piercing • Filing • Annealing • Soldering • Basic Forming • Basic hammering • Texturing • Polishing •...
This is an experimental class where you can try different techniques such as the traditional cuttle fish casting, modern delft sand casting and also casting into unusual things such as water, ice, spaghetti, beans, etc. Hannah will demonstrate how to contemporary set synthetic stones & rough cut stones such as CZ’s & sapphires using the process of “cast in place setting”. ...
This class is suitable for beginners and to those with some enamelling experience. Working on copper sheet, you will explore a variety of techniques. These will include: sifting, stencilling, sgraffito and mark-making. We will be exploring ways of mixing, layering, and juxtaposing colour, using pattern to enhance the enamel.You will learn to understand how to control the sifting and the...
This course is suitable for beginners and to those with some jewellery making experience. A bangle is the jewellery equivalent of that little black dress everyone should have in their cupboard. It is a great project to lay some firm foundations in jewellery making. You will learn a wide range of jewellery making skills such as: • Piercing • Filing...
This class is suitable for both beginners and those with some experience. Learn to make your own chains, whether to incorporate into another piece of jewellery or as a stand-alone chain. Exploring modern chain making ideas in depth and create a truly one-off necklace. You will begin by looking at a number of handmade chain examples, focusing on the movement,...
