Jewellery - Beginners/Improvers

UPDATED 20160725 10:23:50

This Jewellery course is suitable for complete beginners and those with some previous experience. This course will give you the basic skills you need to design and make jewellery in a structured environment. You will be given projects, with plenty of demonstrations, help and guidance. NB: The Saturday course starting 23rd April will miss one week on 7th May and finish on 28 May instead of the 21st May.Your Course is a practical introduction or refresher to jewellery making and designing. You will be set projects covering basic metal working techniques and design skills. You will be taught through practical demonstrations, group and individual tuition and you will learn from hands on experience. You will actively take part in: • Designing and making earrings from metal discs • Designing and making a textured copper or silver ring • Designing and making a pendant or key ring • Cutting metal sheet using the guillotine, shears, disc-cutters and saw • Texturing using hammers, punches and the rolling mill • Hard-soldering rings and findings • Polishing using polishing machine and the barrel polisher. • Drilling holes using a pillar drill or pendant drill • Oxidizing (blackening copper and silver) • Working with wire using pliers to produce findings for earrings and pendants The 8 week course will include: • Setting cabochon stones in a box bezel

Course information

Name: Jewellery - Beginners/Improvers Qualification title: Non regulated Community Learning provision, Crafts, Creative Arts and Design Qualification type: Assessment You will be informally assessed through observation and practical tasks/projects Awarding Generic award - no awarding body Created 20160725 10:23:50 Updated 20160725 10:23:50

Entry requirements

None

Provider

Richmond Adult Community College
Further Education
info@racc.ac.uk
020 8891 5907
http://www.racc.ac.uk

Address

Parkshot Town: Richmond County:Surrey