Tutor: Pauline Payne
10am - 4pm
Lunch & afternoon tea provided
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This two-day, onsite workshop is designed for a range of abilities including beginners.
Workshop Details
Make beautiful pieces of contemporary silver jewellery using traditional silversmith techniques. This workshop involves extensive hands-on practice and expert tuition in a well-equipped studio. The tutor is an award-winning designer–jeweller and has taught extensively. Beginners will make a silver band ring, and then progress to making items such as earrings, bangles, pendants, cuff links and brooches to their own design. Those with experience will build on existing skills by working on individual projects with one-to-one guidance. Beginners will learn essential techniques such as saw piercing, filing, texturing, soldering and polishing. Others will refine their existing skills and learn other techniques applicable to their individual projects.
An extensive range of tools is provided. You will have use of professional equipment such as a rolling mill; bracelet and ring mandrels; a bracelet-forming die set; doming block and dies; texturing hammers; disc cutters and a tumble polisher.
Information will be given on tools and materials for those wishing to continue at home and a small selection of tools will also be available to purchase.
Skills and techniques that will be taught in the course:
Materials
Materials are not included in your course fee. This is because the amounts used vary from person to person, depending on the project(s) completed.
Materials can be purchased from the tutor, the cost of which depends on the size and quantity of the pieces made and the ever-fluctuating price of silver. Usually this cost is in the region of £30–£40 for a 2-day workshop.
There is a cover charge of £2.50 per day to pay for consumable items such as saw blades and solder.
The tutor may not have the facilities to take card payments in the workshops. Please remember to bring cash or your cheque book.
Students - please bring with you:
We advise that you do not buy any materials required for a course more than two weeks in advance, because occasionally a course is cancelled due to low enrolment.
10am - 4pm
Lunch & afternoon tea provided
Click here for Timings & Refreshments
This two-day, onsite workshop is designed for a range of abilities including beginners.
Workshop Details
Make beautiful pieces of contemporary silver jewellery using traditional silversmith techniques. This workshop involves extensive hands-on practice and expert tuition in a well-equipped studio. The tutor is an award-winning designer–jeweller and has taught extensively. Beginners will make a silver band ring, and then progress to making items such as earrings, bangles, pendants, cuff links and brooches to their own design. Those with experience will build on existing skills by working on individual projects with one-to-one guidance. Beginners will learn essential techniques such as saw piercing, filing, texturing, soldering and polishing. Others will refine their existing skills and learn other techniques applicable to their individual projects.
An extensive range of tools is provided. You will have use of professional equipment such as a rolling mill; bracelet and ring mandrels; a bracelet-forming die set; doming block and dies; texturing hammers; disc cutters and a tumble polisher.
Information will be given on tools and materials for those wishing to continue at home and a small selection of tools will also be available to purchase.
Skills and techniques that will be taught in the course:
- annealing
- texturing
- soldering
- saw piercing
- finishing and polishing
- workshop health and safety for silver jewellery making
Materials
Materials are not included in your course fee. This is because the amounts used vary from person to person, depending on the project(s) completed.
Materials can be purchased from the tutor, the cost of which depends on the size and quantity of the pieces made and the ever-fluctuating price of silver. Usually this cost is in the region of £30–£40 for a 2-day workshop.
There is a cover charge of £2.50 per day to pay for consumable items such as saw blades and solder.
The tutor may not have the facilities to take card payments in the workshops. Please remember to bring cash or your cheque book.
Students - please bring with you:
- an apron to protect clothes
We advise that you do not buy any materials required for a course more than two weeks in advance, because occasionally a course is cancelled due to low enrolment.