Jewellery making: cold connections

City Lit

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    Course

  • Location

    London

  • Start date

    Different dates available

You will produce a ‘personal directory’ of the methods and materials which you will use to devise creative ways of joining jewellery components together without the use of heat. This will take the form of a series of practical exercises and experiments with different kinds if rivet. You will also have the opportunity to complete your own jewellery designs.

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London
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Keeley Street, Covent Garden, WC2B 4BA

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About this course

- Identify appropriate methods for joining materials that can not be joined by means of heat.- Describe and fabricate a variety of different rivets- Select the correct tool for the job in hand- List a number of suppers of tools, materials and resources .- Make notes in your ‘benchbook’ and recognise that this is a valuable personal resource.- Contribute to a culture of mutual support within the workshop and help to promote the profitable exchange of ideas, information and inspiration.- Work within the Health and Safety regulations.

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Course programme

- Single and double rivets
- Spinning rivets
- Tube rivets
- Blind rivets
- Decorative rivets
- Tabs
- Stitches and staples

Recommened reading: Hot and Cold Connections for Jewellers by Tim McCreight.


Through practical demonstrations both to the group and to individuals. Group discussions and feedback are encouraged.
The materials for the technical exercises will be provided by the CityLit. Please also bring any jewellery pieces you would like to complete. Your ‘benchbook’ (Technical Notebook) is essential.

Additional information


City Lit offer a wide range of short and year-long courses in Jewellery design and making, from beginners to advanced, and for professional development.

These courses, from 17-18 Main Programme might be of particular interest to develop what you learned or your outcomes from this course:

VV420 Sculptural Jewellery VV987 Enamelling and Cold Connections.

General information and advice on courses at City Lit is available from the Student Centre and Library on Monday to Friday from 12:00 – 19:00.
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