Jewellery Business - 5 Day Intensive

This fun and intensive 5-day course is designed for anyone interested in setting up their jewellery business but not sure where to start, who would like to learn the technical jewellery making skills as well as the business skills to get started in the world of jewellery.

An experienced tutor will guide you through the main skills we cover including, practical jewellery making skills in beginners and intermediate beading and beginners and intermediate metal clay. Alongside this, the course also covers business set up skills including marketing yourself, legal requirements, pricing and selling your jewellery, getting into galleries and shops, photographing your jewellery and much more.

This course is suitable for beginners but is an intensive course which we have packed lots of things into so be prepared for 5-days of learning, brainstorming and cretivity.

Skills and techniques covered in this class include:
Day 1 - Beginners beading Skills covered include: Threading, crimping, creating earwires and clasps, attaching findings, making complete earrings, necklaces and bracelets. Using a wide range of beads to create pieces, including glass, wood and semi-precious stones. Making muli-strand pieces, adding tassels, using different wires, proper use of tools including pliers, mini-files and crimping tools.

Day 2 - Intermediate beading Skills covered include: Wire wrapping, incorporating chain to earrings, necklaces and bracelets. Ring making, bracelet cuff making, choker making. More advanced beading skills.

Day 3 - Beginners Metal Clay Skills covered include: Rolling out the clay to a consistent thickness, the different types of metal clay and what is used for what, earring making, basic ring making, basic stone setting, texturing the clay, tools used in metal clay, mould making, torch and kiln firing, sanding, polishing and achieving a professional finish. Attaching findings to your finished pieces.

Day 4 - Intermediate Metal Clay Skills covered include: Adding glass, natural stones and gold to your work. Intermediate ring making, creating hollow forms, using syringe.

Day 5 - Setting up a Jewellery Business (business skills) Skills discussed include: Marketing, PR, websites, photography, budgeting, pricing and selling your jewellery, getting into galleries and shops, packaging, legal requirements, Insurance as well as networking and class discussions.

What is included:
Included in the cost of the course is all the materials you will need to make your jewellery (worth over £100) plus use of all tools and resources through out the course. You will also receive a course handbook. Finally you will get an individual 20 minute tutorial after the class once you are ready to discuss your plans, this is a chance to receive individual attention and look through whatever aspect of your business you like to get support and ideas for.

What you need to bring to this class:
For this class you don't need to bring anything but yourself as everything is provided.

General Info:
As with all of our classes, all materials are included in the cost of the class as well as plenty of tea coffee and luxury biscuits! The classes are all run by expert tutors with years of professional experience who are friendly, knowledgeable and approachable. The size of the classes is kept small to allow plenty of one-on-one attention and the maximum number of students for this class is 8.

We take an hour break for lunch each day and there are plenty of local shops to get food from, or you can always bring a packed lunch to eat in the studio. If you have any questions regarding this, or other courses please don't hesitate to get in touch.