beads and wire, new designs and trends theme
1 day jewellery making course

This beginner plus/intermediate level class is a follow-on wire skills class, ideal for students that have attended one or more of the wire jewellery making classes (including one of the beginners wire skills classes - charm or multiloop theme) and students that have some basic wire skills.

You will be able to develop your wire and jewellery making skills with some new designs. The designs featured in this class, vary each course and are influenced by the current jewellery trends.

The theme of this particular class is developing and practising your wire skills, and also learning how to use ribbons in your jewellery designs, combining the two elements in your designs to create a range of contemporary necklaces and bracelets.

Morning

• Intro to current trends and colours
• Intro to messy top wrapped loops, making earrings and pendants with messy wrapped loops, followed by practise session
• Intro to using rattail ribbon combined with the pendant to make a necklace design, tips, finishing off techniques, how to use foldover ends, recap opening and closing jump rings, adding fasteners, followed by practise session
• Further designs using rattail ribbon
• Intro to using organza ribbon, tips, jewellery designs, followed by practise session
• Intro to other types of ribbons & designs combining ribbon with charm / multi-loop jewellery, followed by practise session

Afternoon

• further contemporary necklace and bracelet designs using ribbons - combined with wire skills, followed by practise session
• Alternatively, students can use the afternoon as a workshop session and bring along a ribbon design from a magazine or book to work on.
• Completing unfinished jewellery items
• Intro to other type of jewellery courses on offer and course feedback

The day course includes:
demos, examples, some handouts, opportunity for questions and answers, practical work and 1-1 tutor assistance.

note
Materials are available and can be purchased on the course (approx £5 - £10, depending on the beads chosen) or you are welcome to bring any of your own materials with you.

Materials list
If you wish to bring some of your own materials for the course, you will need:
beads, various types of thin ribbon; rattail, organza, silk, satin, trimmings, 0.6mm wire and some plated components (headpins, earringhooks, pendant bails, jump rings, hoops, foldover ends, chain and clasps)
optional: 0.5mm wire