Advanced - Level 3, Jewellery Course
6 Week Jewellery Course
Evening Classes
6 Week Jewellery Course
Evening Classes
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Experience Level: Advanced Suitable for those who have taken our beginner's and Intermediate courses or for those who have some previous experience of soldering, piercing and shaping metal. These foundation courses are extremely intensive and comprehensive metal smithing courses. The aim is to teach you the the time honoured traditional and fundamental skills of jewellery making. 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] |
THURSDAY EVENING COURSE
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March/April 2026
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April/May 2026
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Advanced
6 Week Course Date: 12th March - 16th April 2026 Day: Thursday Evenings 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 |
Advanced
6 Week Course Date: 23rd April - 28th May 2026 Day: Thursday Evenings 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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This advanced course is a continuation of the Beginners and Intermediate courses. You will be furthering your skill set by learning several different techniques which are outlined below. For this course you must have at least completed our Beginner's course, or have some experience with saw piecing and soldering.
During this course, we will be teaching you different techniques; however, unlike our Beginners course, where you had set pieces to work on - this time each student will use the new techniques being taught as well as incorporating previously learned skills into their own designs. Everybody has different tastes and design ideas, so this is a time to use your design skills. We are very much here to support your development. The more terms you complete with us, the more time you have to develop a wide range of skills and a good understanding of the industry as a whole. This time honoured profession takes time and practice to perfect your skills and techniques. |
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What to expect from this course
Week 1
Hollow Forms - Sliding Locket.
No need for hinged knuckles for this lovely simple locket design. Using copper, you can use either hammers, or the rolling mill to texture your metal. Or, you can solder an accent onto the top of it. This will be followed by either using the hydraulic press and dies, or the doming block and punches to shape the front and back of your locket. We have lots of different die shapes, from tear drops to hearts to squares and circles. The choice is yours.
If you'd like to make this locket in sterling silver, you are welcome to purchase your own silver, or you can purchase silver on the day from Tracy on the day.
Week 2
Hollow Forms cont - You will continue working on your locket.
Week 3
Crystal Wand Bezel Setting
You will have access to our collection of gemstone and crystal wands. If you have a favourite crystal wand of your own that you'd love to set, then you are more than welcome to bring it.
You will be shown how to measure and then cut grooves into the bezel wall to enable you to create sharp angles at each of the crystal corners. This technique is also used for making boxes and angles etc. You will then be shown how to cut out your back plate in sterling silver sheet, before soldering all your pieces together , before finally polishing your design. The last step is to actually set the stone.
Week 4
Rivets - You will be shown how to do various types of rivets. You can then design your own layered pendant, using one or more of these techniques
Week 5
Foldforming - how to forge and shape your metal. Using copper you can create a copper cuff bangle, or anything you choose to make. Should you wish to make your piece in silver, you will need to provide your own silver. Or Tracy can order it in for you. We will also delve into corrugated jewellery.
Week 6
Granulation, Fusing and Reticulation. This week is all about melting your melting. We show you the fun art of making granulation balls, how to fuse metal, and one of my most favourite techniques - reticulation. You will be provided with an allocation of silver for all of these techniques. You can then turn your reticulated piece into a piece of jewllery.
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.
Hollow Forms - Sliding Locket.
No need for hinged knuckles for this lovely simple locket design. Using copper, you can use either hammers, or the rolling mill to texture your metal. Or, you can solder an accent onto the top of it. This will be followed by either using the hydraulic press and dies, or the doming block and punches to shape the front and back of your locket. We have lots of different die shapes, from tear drops to hearts to squares and circles. The choice is yours.
If you'd like to make this locket in sterling silver, you are welcome to purchase your own silver, or you can purchase silver on the day from Tracy on the day.
Week 2
Hollow Forms cont - You will continue working on your locket.
Week 3
Crystal Wand Bezel Setting
You will have access to our collection of gemstone and crystal wands. If you have a favourite crystal wand of your own that you'd love to set, then you are more than welcome to bring it.
You will be shown how to measure and then cut grooves into the bezel wall to enable you to create sharp angles at each of the crystal corners. This technique is also used for making boxes and angles etc. You will then be shown how to cut out your back plate in sterling silver sheet, before soldering all your pieces together , before finally polishing your design. The last step is to actually set the stone.
Week 4
Rivets - You will be shown how to do various types of rivets. You can then design your own layered pendant, using one or more of these techniques
Week 5
Foldforming - how to forge and shape your metal. Using copper you can create a copper cuff bangle, or anything you choose to make. Should you wish to make your piece in silver, you will need to provide your own silver. Or Tracy can order it in for you. We will also delve into corrugated jewellery.
Week 6
Granulation, Fusing and Reticulation. This week is all about melting your melting. We show you the fun art of making granulation balls, how to fuse metal, and one of my most favourite techniques - reticulation. You will be provided with an allocation of silver for all of these techniques. You can then turn your reticulated piece into a piece of jewllery.
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.
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Some techniques covered in the course:
Examples of what you can make:
Tea, Coffee and biscuits provided. |
What We Provide:
Hand Tools: Each workbench has an overhead light, a full set of hand tools, a pendant drill, a soldering station with soldering tweezers and picks, two hand held torches - 1 pinpoint flame and 1 bigger bushier flame. Larger Bench Tools: Hydraulic Press and Dies Rolling Mill and textured sheets Materials provided: An allocation of sterling silver, copper or brass supplied. |
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