10 Week Beginner' Silver Jewellery Making Course

Discover and practise a wide range of traditional handmaking silver jewellery techniques.


Liz Taylor
Liz Taylor
5.0 (9)

10 x 2 hours Class size 1 to 8 guests       £295

This comprehensive beginner's course will give you a broad understanding of traditional handmade silver-smithing practices. You will have the opportunity make a range of pieces including rings, pendants, stud and drop earrings.
Learning outcomes:
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
Use a range of silversmithing hand tools and machines materials safely.
Develop skills in forming, annealing, soldering and pickling silver.
Practice metal forming, wire bending, soldering, rolling and rub-over stone setting techniques.
Experiment with methods for adding texture and different finishing techniques
Apply techniques learned to make items of silver jewellery including rings, stud and drop earrings, and pendants.
Understand elements of jewellery design and bring your own creative flair to projects.
You will be led in making certain pieces, although there will be opportunities for individual interpretations, to suit your own tastes. There are therefore no materials fee included in the cost of the course – you can purchase silver from the tutor/you will be advised where to order from. The costs will be about £25-30 per term, depending on what you make. Tools will be provided but if you have any, feel free to bring your own.
On completion of this course, you may want to progress onto a forthcoming 'Returner's Silver Jewellery sessions, which will be on an on-going basis.
Please note that there will not be lessons over half term (28th/29th May)


Knowledge required
This course is suitable for beginners or those with limited prior experience of jewellery making.
Some manual dexterity is needed, but individual needs can usually be accommodated. Please get in contact if you wish to discuss your particular requirements. Please be aware the learning studio is not currently wheelchair accessible.
What you'll get
You will have the opportunity to make a number of pieces including rings, pendants, bangles, and/or earrings.
 
What to bring
You may wish to bring a pen, notebook, and apron. Jewellery making involves detailed work on a small scale so if you wear glasses for reading, etc., these will definitely be useful! If you suffer from any respiratory conditions, you might like to bring a dust mask. If you have long hair, please bring something to tie your hair back.
You will be led in making certain pieces, although there will be opportunities for individual interpretations to suit your own tastes. There are, therefore, no materials fee included in the cost of the course – you can purchase silver from the tutor/you will be advised where to order from. The costs will be about £25-30 per term, depending on what you make. Tools will be provided, but if you have any, feel free to bring your own.
Session repeats

This class series runs over 10 consecutive sessions, at the same time every week.

Suitable for

Suitable for adults, and kids (minimum 12 years old).

An adult must accompany any attending kids, and must pay for a separate ticket.

This experience would also be a fun gift for her, gift for mum or gift for couples.

Location

Pampisford, East of England

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Your teacher

Liz Taylor
Liz Taylor

5.0 (9)

I am the owner of The Silver Bird, an artisan, handmade jewellery business based in a semi-rural village in Cambridgeshire. I am a member of the Guild of Jewellery Designers, have a Diploma in Fine Jewellery making, and am currently completing a Diploma in Advance Jewellery making with the London Jewellery School. I specialise in bespoke commissions and customisable pieces, as well as teaching traditional jewellery making techniques.
I retired from an 18 year career as a secondary DT teacher, over which time I taught hundreds of young people how to design and make novel, beautiful products, by exploring material properties and generating unique forms.
During this time, I completed a Masters of Education at Cambridge University, focusing on creative idea generation and development. This gave me a particular passion for biomimicry; using and replicating the nature through product design to make unique textures and forms.
I have taught adult silver jewellery making classes in several schools, and have set up my own teaching school in Pampisford, Cambridge.
Jewellery making with silver is easily the most addictive thing I have ever done. And that's before we talk about the enchanting world of gemstones! Whether you are into contemporary or classic pieces, you are learning for pleasure, or you want your own career change, I can help you fall in love with the processes and achieve your jewellery-making potential.
Contact me for an informal chat if you'd like more information of what I can offer. I look forward to making with you.

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