Level 2 - Intermediate Course
Comprehensive Jewellery Course
6 weeks
Evening Class
Comprehensive Jewellery Course
6 weeks
Evening Class
Experience Level: Intermediate Level 2. You must have some soldering skills to join this course
This course follows on from our 6 week Level one Beginners course
This is an extremely intensive and comprehensive metal smith course, and continues on from our Level one course.
PLEASE NOTE:
We mostly use copper for our classes, but if you'd prefer to make your items in sterling silver - there is a surcharge for the silver. The surcharge will be discussed the week before any project.
Age: 16+. Students under 18, will need a parents consent.
Tutor: Tracy Hills
All enquiries please contact Tracy Hills
Phone: 07814 883 443
Email: [email protected]
WEDNESDAY EVENING CLASSES
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March/April 2026
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April/May 2026
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Intermediate - Level 2
Date: 11th March - 15th April 2026 Day: Wednesday Evenings Time: 7.00 - 9:00 (2.00 hours per week) Price: £215.00 - This includes all consumables and copper for each project. If you'd prefer to use silver - a small surcharge per project will be charged. The price will be discussed before for each upcoming project. Age: 16+. Students under 18, will need a parents consent. Tutor: Tracy Hills |
Intermediate - Level 2
Date: 22nd April - 27th May 2026 Day: Wednesday Evenings Time: 7.00 - 9:00 (2.00 hours per week) Price: £215.00 - This includes all consumables and copper for each project. If you'd prefer to use silver - a small surcharge per project will be charged. The price will be discussed before for each upcoming project. Age: 16+. Students under 18, will need a parents consent. Tutor: Tracy Hills |
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Class level: Intermediate - Level 2
The aim of all our 6 week courses are to teach you the absolute fundamentals of jewellery making - so by the end of the courses you will have covered all the basic skills and techniques of a traditional jeweller. Once completed, you will be able to go ahead and start making your own silver and gold jewellery. If you have progressed on from our beginners course - you will have already made a lovely collection of jewellery - a pendant, rings - both stacking and a spinner, a cuff bangle and a bangle, plus a bezel stone setting. You will also have learnt how to pierce out your work properly, how to texture and to file and polish your work to a professional finish. During the Beginners course you will have only used hand tools. Now we will slowly start introducing you to some machinery to help you - however, everything we teach can be done using simple hand tools. For this course you will now take your soldering skills up a level by showing you how to sweat solder. You will also be shown how to twist wire to make hooped earrings. You will then go on to make a chain bracelet and clasp, and how to do disc cutting and doming. You will also learn one of my favourite techniques - reticulation. You will also learn how to do a tube stone setting. By the time you have completed both courses you will have made an entire collection of jewllery. That is quite an achievement! If you think about it - it will have only taken about 24 hours to not only have learned many new skills, but you will have produced some lovely jewellery pieces. |
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All tuition, consumables, tools and materials are included. We work primarily in copper. If you'd prefer to work in silver, you can either purchase your own, or you can buy silver from Tracy on the day. She can also order in silver for you.
We also provide notes for each of the techniques you will learn during this course.
We also provide notes for each of the techniques you will learn during this course.
What to expect from this course:
Week 1
Sweat soldering. This type of soldering technique is used if you want to create layers in your work. You will pierce out your two pieces to create your layered design, and then sweat solder them together.
Week 2
Earrings - Studs and Hoops. In this week's lesson, you will be shown how to solder posts onto stud earrings. We will show you how to twist wire, before you go on to make some copper twisted wire hoops.
Week 3
Chain making. You will be shown how to make and form links and solder each ring closed. Using copper, you can then make a charm bracelet. You can choose whether you want to make each link a uniform size, or if you'd prefer to make random shapes and sizes. You can thin finish it off with your choice of either a 'S' hook or a T.bar clasp - sometimes know as a toggle clasp or a bar and ring clasp.
Week 4
Disc cutting and Doming - You will be shown how to use a disc cutter to cut circles in your metal. We then move on to the doming block, and you will be shown how to dome your metal. You can then either dome two identical 1/2 circles to create a bead, or you can create discs in different sizes, and layer them. This can be turned into rings, pendants or earrings.
Week 5
Tube Setting. Before we start, you can select your own cubic zirconia from our large collection of cz's. You will be shown how to use the pendant motor, and shown how to cut a seat in your tubing to provide a seat for your gemstone. You can either turn this into a small pendant or charm. Once completed, you will then be shown how to set your stone using stone setting tools.
Week 6
Free session - This is a perfect opportunity for you to create your own design. Or you can finish off any work which has not been completed throughout this course.
Please note, that although you have been taught some of the traditional skills needed to make jewellery, you will still need to practice, practice practice, until you have a good understanding of your metal and the techniques needed to fabricate jewellery.
If you'd like to continue on your jewellery making journey, join us for our advanced courses where you will be shown many more exciting techniques, like hollow forms, riveting and lots of other exciting techniques
https://www.metalandflame.co.uk/advanced-level-1-6-week-course.html
Sweat soldering. This type of soldering technique is used if you want to create layers in your work. You will pierce out your two pieces to create your layered design, and then sweat solder them together.
Week 2
Earrings - Studs and Hoops. In this week's lesson, you will be shown how to solder posts onto stud earrings. We will show you how to twist wire, before you go on to make some copper twisted wire hoops.
Week 3
Chain making. You will be shown how to make and form links and solder each ring closed. Using copper, you can then make a charm bracelet. You can choose whether you want to make each link a uniform size, or if you'd prefer to make random shapes and sizes. You can thin finish it off with your choice of either a 'S' hook or a T.bar clasp - sometimes know as a toggle clasp or a bar and ring clasp.
Week 4
Disc cutting and Doming - You will be shown how to use a disc cutter to cut circles in your metal. We then move on to the doming block, and you will be shown how to dome your metal. You can then either dome two identical 1/2 circles to create a bead, or you can create discs in different sizes, and layer them. This can be turned into rings, pendants or earrings.
Week 5
Tube Setting. Before we start, you can select your own cubic zirconia from our large collection of cz's. You will be shown how to use the pendant motor, and shown how to cut a seat in your tubing to provide a seat for your gemstone. You can either turn this into a small pendant or charm. Once completed, you will then be shown how to set your stone using stone setting tools.
Week 6
Free session - This is a perfect opportunity for you to create your own design. Or you can finish off any work which has not been completed throughout this course.
Please note, that although you have been taught some of the traditional skills needed to make jewellery, you will still need to practice, practice practice, until you have a good understanding of your metal and the techniques needed to fabricate jewellery.
If you'd like to continue on your jewellery making journey, join us for our advanced courses where you will be shown many more exciting techniques, like hollow forms, riveting and lots of other exciting techniques
https://www.metalandflame.co.uk/advanced-level-1-6-week-course.html
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Some techniques covered in the course:
Refreshments: Tea, Coffee and biscuits provided. |
Hand Tools used:
Everything that you will need for this course. An allocation of copper, silver and gemstones will be provided. You are welcome to provide your own silver to use instead of copper if you want, or you can purchase from Tracy during the class. A selection of tools, materials and consumables are available to purchase from Tracy. |
What to Bring:
This is a workshop environment, so your well being and safety is important to us. To ensure this is a safe - but fun environment for you to learn in; we ask that you please:
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Our Workshop:
This unisex class which is held in our Liverpool workshop, is a great environment to develop your creativity and do something fun with like-minded people. It also offers the opportunity to make lovely original gifts, or may even be the start of a new career.
Each student bench has its own complete set of hand tools which comprise pliers - including parallel pliers, files - both needle and flat, dividers, a ring clamp, ring mandrel, rawhide hammer and more. Each bench also has its own complete soldering station with soldering turntable, two hand held torches and various tweezers, picks and third hands. They also each have their own quick release Foredom pendant drill and an overhead light with magnifier.
The workshop also has a larger tool section - such as a rolling mill, hydraulic press, pillar drill and bench grinder and polisher. Although each bench has its own soldering station - we also have a large dedicated solder station. This has two large Sievert gas torches, as well as a Smiths Little torch for all our casting workshops or for those large pieces of jewellery which need more heat than a hand held torch can deliver.
We can only accommodate 5 students in our classes; therefore early booking is essential.
For students under 18, you will need a parent's consent to attend these classes.
Any queries, please do not hesitate to contact Tracy at - Email: [email protected] or Phone: 07814 883 443
This unisex class which is held in our Liverpool workshop, is a great environment to develop your creativity and do something fun with like-minded people. It also offers the opportunity to make lovely original gifts, or may even be the start of a new career.
Each student bench has its own complete set of hand tools which comprise pliers - including parallel pliers, files - both needle and flat, dividers, a ring clamp, ring mandrel, rawhide hammer and more. Each bench also has its own complete soldering station with soldering turntable, two hand held torches and various tweezers, picks and third hands. They also each have their own quick release Foredom pendant drill and an overhead light with magnifier.
The workshop also has a larger tool section - such as a rolling mill, hydraulic press, pillar drill and bench grinder and polisher. Although each bench has its own soldering station - we also have a large dedicated solder station. This has two large Sievert gas torches, as well as a Smiths Little torch for all our casting workshops or for those large pieces of jewellery which need more heat than a hand held torch can deliver.
We can only accommodate 5 students in our classes; therefore early booking is essential.
For students under 18, you will need a parent's consent to attend these classes.
Any queries, please do not hesitate to contact Tracy at - Email: [email protected] or Phone: 07814 883 443
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Contact
Email: [email protected] - Please note, if you email me, please include a phone number, as some of my replies land in your spam folders
Terms and conditions
Frequently asked questions
Contact
Email: [email protected] - Please note, if you email me, please include a phone number, as some of my replies land in your spam folders