Jewellery & Silverwork - Beginners & Improvers

Course intent

Make beautiful, handmade jewellery. Start building up basic skills and design ideas as a beginner to create simple pieces or, if you have some experience, be challenged to develop and work on your own designs.

What will I learn?

You will learn:

• the essential skills needed to begin to design and make jewellery
• sawing, filing, soldering, polishing and texturing processes
• design and construction for individual projects
• safe working practices in the jewellery studio
• If you already have some experience, you will build on existing skills and learn new techniques to be able to design and create your own bespoke jewellery

Who is this course for? Is there anything I need to know before joining?

This course is for Beginners and Improvers (those with some jewellery making experience). An ability to read and follow instructions will be helpful as well as an ability to measure and do simple calculations. Jewellery making involves a lot of fine work so having steady hands will help.

What do I need to bring to the first class? Will there be any extra costs?

You need to bring:

• a notebook or sketchbook and pencil to record the processes
• you may want to bring a camera to take photographs of your work as it progresses
• It is essential that you wear strong closed-toe shoes (not sandals or flip flops). An apron and/or wearing old clothes is strongly advised. Long hair will need to be tied back in the jewellery studios

Copper is provided, but you will need to provide your own precious metals, gemstones, beads etc

at additional cost.

Your tutor will advise on suppliers of precious metals.

Please be aware that access to the jewellery studio and nearby toilets is via stairs, and there are also steps inside the studio itself.

What can I do when I finish the course?

We offer a range of jewellery and silverwork classes during the week including evening classes at both Guildford and Woking. Workshops provide a day of learning a technique and how to make a piece of jewellery in a day. We offer enamelling (earrings and a pendant), making a silver brooch, making rings (some with sea glass) and silver chain bracelets.

Additional information

We welcome learners with additional needs and disabilities. When you enrol, please let us know if you would like to discuss your extra support needs with a member of the Supported Learning Team who will then contact you as soon as possible. If you are enrolling within 10 days of the course start date, we may not be able to contact you before your first class.

How to enrol

You can't currently enrol online for this course, so please call 0300 200 1044 to express your interest or to make an enquiry for further information.

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