Enamel techniques – firing colour on metal
Bring colour to your jewellery – Master the Art of Vitreous Enamelling with Weixin...
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Firing Colour On Metal – Vitreous Enamelling for jewellery (EL05)
Book now. Weixin Huang teaches the technical aspects of vitreous enamelling techniques to bring colour to your jewellery, alongside the associated health and safety issues related to the use of enamel powders. First learning how to obtain a well-fused enamel surface, through guided experimentation you will then develop strategies for controlled application of colour on metal, to get the results you want. Weixin also touches on cloisonné, champlevé or sgraffito – all complex enamelling techniques you can use to enhance your jewellery designs through colour and form.
Make a Gem of a Jewel: Stone Setting and Design Techniques for Jewellery
Gemstone to Jewellery Magic: Choose a stone, explore ways to set it, design and...
Experimental Enamelling Techniques for Jewellery (EL04)
Book now. We teach the basic technical aspects of vitreous enamelling techniques for jewellery, alongside the associated health and safety issues related to the use of enamel powders and liquids. We will first learn how to obtain a well-fused enamel surface, and then through guided experimentation we will explore mark making techniques on copper and steel, and on the second day we will develop a finished piece of jewellery using cold connection techniques.
Beyond Metal – Interdisciplinary Craft Skills For Contemporary Jewellery Practice (TX04))
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.