Jewellery making workshop with guest tutor Nic Webb - make a wood and silver ring. You will learn how to make a wood and silver ring by combining various soldering and forming techniques on this weekend course. You will be using fine silver and sustainable hardwoods.
Book now. On this course we will introduce you to one of the oldest jewellery making techniques – hand engraving.
It requires the use of a graver to cut grooves into metal in order to create a beautiful design. We will learn how to prepare, sharpen and use a graver in order to create different decorative textures such as cross hatching, dotting and frosting.
We've just released our new programme for 2018/19... please bear with us as we make tweaks to the pages. If links aren't working or dates seem weird, we'd be pleased if you'd email us so we can put it right!
Family Jewellery Workshop - Textures on Metal: Sunday Afternoon Course. Book Now - The Family Jewellery Workshop is an exciting opportunity for you and your child to make fabulous objects by creating textures on metal. Punch letters, imprint leaves or feathers onto the surface of copper, and use hammers to create interesting patterns. Make earrings, a […]
Casting Techniques for Jewellery: 2 Day Course (Mon-Tue). Book Now - On this 2 day course we introduce a range of home-studio casting techniques for creating jewellery and other small accessories. You will have the opportunity to experiment with cuttlefish, delft sand and plywood mould making. Pewter, a low-melt metal, will be used for casting into the moulds, and […]
Family Creative Workshop - Textures on Metal: Sunday Afternoon Course. Book Now - We're squeezing another Family Creative Workshop in for July! This is an exciting opportunity for you and your child to make fabulous objects by creating textures on metal. Punch letters, imprint leaves or feathers onto the surface of copper, and use hammers […]
2018 - another opportunity for local families to join us for this exciting technique of pewter casting into cuttlefish bone. Great for adults and kids; make something special for each other.
Keum Boo for Jewellery: 2 Day Course (Sat-Sun). Book Now - This short, weekend jewellery making course introduces students to the art of keum boo: fusing fine gold foil (24ct) to a finished piece of sterling silver jewellery. The ancient Korean technique of keum boo is both beautiful and cost effective, and over the 2-day workshop […]
Book Now. If you love the softness of silk, delicacy of lace, intensity of leather or the natural look of cotton, and want to incorporate these qualities into your jewellery, this course is for you!
Combining textiles with metal elements can give permanence to the etherial qualities of fabric, and we will explore a number of ways to draw contrasting elements together using a variety of joining methods including cold connections like riveting, screw threading and weaving.
Jewellery Workshop for the Family - Textures on Metal: Saturday Afternoon Course. Book Now - This family jewellery workshop is an exciting opportunity for you and your child to make fabulous jewellery and other objects in metal. We explore the unique characteristics of this material, with focus on metal manipulation techniques. Learn how to add texture to […]
Design and Make a Pendant with a Stone - weekend jewellery course. Book now. First experimenting with texturing and other sheet metal techniques you will then design a pendant, also incorporating a semi-precious stone of your choice. You will then learn how to make a setting for the stone and you will complete the piece with a bail or a jump ring to attach it to a piece of leather
Add vibrance and colour to your jewellery: Explore cold enamelling techniques. Book Now This 2 day course is a great introduction to ways to combine cold enamel with metal, bringing new possibilities to add colour, texture and vibrance to your jewellery. Cold enamel is a versatile medium that can be applied in a number of ways to create stunning […]
Join us for a 2-day jewellery making taster; make silver earrings and a ring. Book Now - Join us for this 2 day jewellery making taster to make a pair of earrings a matching silver ring. Learn how we cut, texture, file and shape silver to make beautiful jewellery. This course serves as an excellent introduction to jewellery […]