Jewellery - beginners
Vocational qualification
In Richmond upon Thames
Description
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Type
Vocational qualification
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Location
Richmond upon thames
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Start date
Different dates available
Course Overview:
This Jewellery course is suitable for complete beginners. It 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.
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About this course
How to Enrol:
You can enrol directly online or in person at reception.
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Subjects
- IT
- Basic Skills
- Design
- Woodwork
- Jewellery
- Jewellery Design
- Jewellery workshop
- Professional career development
- Woodwork techniques
- Design techniques
Course programme
Your Course is a practical introduction 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 one or more of the following projects:
- Earrings from metal discs
- A textured copper or silver rings
- 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
Jewellery - beginners