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Summer School 2025 - 5 Day Course
Monday 4th - Friday 8th August, 10 - 4 pm
Spaces available
Service Description
Jewellery Summer School - 5 day intensive course This course is suitable for beginners and is jam packed with techniques and projects. Day 1 and 2 - Starting with using copper you will learn basic techniques such as how to anneal metal, filing, forming, cutting metal with a piercing saw, adding texture and soldering and how to make a ring to size. The first 2 days are spent practicing these skills. Day 3 - we will start working with silver and make a couple of silver rings from a choice of styles. You can incorporate one of these into the bezel setting project on day 4 if you like. Day 4 - Bezel setting a gemstone /cabochon or sea glass. You can make a ring or halo pendant incorporating a stone creating the setting from scratch. You could instead add the bezel setting to the bangle/chain bracelet project on day 5. Day 5 - Chain bracelet or bangle project. Time permitting you can melt some of your silver scrap to make a small pebble charm that you can stamp with a design to add to your bracelet or keep separate as a pendant. This is a 5 day intensive course that includes the following projects with materials supplies- Copper to practice initial techniques. Silver wire to make 2 simple silver rings. You can adapt these and turn into an infinity pendant by interlinking them, keep them as 2 separate rings or use one in the bezel setting project of day 4. Bezel set ring/halo pendant project - All silver plus a choice of stones supplied (gemstone, sea glass or dichroic glass cabochon up to a size of approximately 12mm). Chain bracelet or bangle - silver wire to create a chain bracelet or wire for 1 or 2 slim bangles. Please bring a packed lunch or food can be bought from the onsite cafe.
Upcoming Sessions
Cancellation Policy
Refunds will only be given within 14 days of payment being made. After this time you are no longer entitled to a refund. Please see Information page for full details of the refund policy.
Contact Details
Wettenhall Road, Nantwich, UK
+ 07730 791416
cheshireschoolofjewellery@gmail.com