Wirework Class
- Sterling Silver wire
- Sterling Silver jump rings
- Sterling Silver clasp
- Sterling Silver chain
- Sterling Silver earring findings
- Three different types of beads for the bracelet and earrings
- A booklet covering all you have learnt on the day.
Wirework is an incredibly popular and satisfying method of making jewellery. With a few basic techniques, and lots of tips, you will soon be able to make bead and wire jewellery in whatever style you prefer.
This class will cover all of the basic techniques you need as well as giving you the opportunity to try different tools. On the day there will also be lots of finished pieces of jewellery to see and discuss for inspiration.
The day will cover:
- Turned and wrapped loops
- Joining sections
- Adding beads
- Using jump rings
- Making head and eye pins
- Forming heart and other wire shapes
- Flat coils
- Using a wig-jig
- Wire tubes- both by hand and with a wire-winder
- Using chains
- Designing jewellery and much more.
You will leave the class having completed a bracelet and two pair of earrings as well as lots of samples of everything covered on the day.
Please note:
No experience is necessary to attend this class.
Class Dates
- 16 August 2008 | 10am-4.30pm | price: £75
- Kentish Town Congregational Church - Kelly Street, Kentish Town, London. NW1 8PH- all classes at this venue now receive a 10% voucher for the London Bead Co to be spent on the day
- see here for more venue information
- 12 October 2008 | 10am-4.30pm | price: £75
- Friends House - 173 Euston Road, London. NW1 2BJ
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Please note:
If the minimum number of spaces have not been booked 6 weeks before a class, it will be cancelled. So if you are considering booking, please do so early.