One Year Jewellery Course
From Beginner to Advance
From Beginner to Advance
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO LEARN JEWELLERY MAKING & GROW A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS BASED ON YOUR VALUES
Unlike our 6 week course. This year long diploma course is project based.
Unlike our 6 week course. This year long diploma course is project based.
DIPLOMA PROGRAMS with Metal and flame Jewellery school
If you want to go all in and learn jewellery making, whether you are a beginner or advanced level jeweller, we have a Diploma course for you.
Our online one year Diploma courses are designed for part time study anywhere in the world. These are not just online courses, you are supported with one to one and small group mentoring, deadlines to hold you accountable and lifetime access to professionally filmed courses.
We have four Diploma courses to choose from at different levels, click the button below to find out more (payment plans available).
But don’t wait - enrolment for a September 2024 start closed on Friday 7th June 2024.
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Beginner's Comprehensive Jewellery Course
Level 1 - 5 Week Silver Jewellery Course
3 hours per week
3 hours per week
Thursday Evenings
Date: 11th June - 9th July 2024
Time: 6:30 - 9:30 (3 hours per week - total 15 hours)
Price: £200.00
Age: 16+. Students under 18, will need a parents consent.
Tutor: Tracy Hills
Time: 6:30 - 9:30 (3 hours per week - total 15 hours)
Price: £200.00
Age: 16+. Students under 18, will need a parents consent.
Tutor: Tracy Hills
What to expect in this course:
Week 1
During the first session you will receive an introduction to the workshop, followed by a discussion on health and safety in the workplace.
You will then be introduced to the jeweller's saw and be shown how to pierce (saw) your metal. You will pierce out a small accent which you can later solder onto your ring.
Once you're confident with the saw, we'll move on to the exciting part. Soldering! You will be shown how to operate the two hand torches provided on each bench, and learn about soldering tools, solder and fluxes.
This lesson is all about making rings - whether for stacking rings, chains or hoop earrings - the techniques are the same.
We will you to how to size your ring, using a ring sizer and mandrel. Using copper, our first project will be to make 2 stacking rings. Once you have finished those, you will receive an introduction to the hydraulic press - where using some metal dies, you can turn your rings into lovely wavy designs. Or, there should be some time for you to solder the little accents you pierced out earlier onto your rings.
Week 2
Rings - Continuing with soldering and making rings, this time you will use thicker and wider metal to make a wide band plain copper band. You can wear it just as it is, or it can be the start of a spinner ring. You will be shown different ways you can solder a wide ring. Using hammers and punches, you will be shown some texturing techniques which you can incorporate onto your band. If you would like to turn the band into a spinner, you can use some of the narrow bands you made in the previous week for the spinners. Once again, these can either be made wavy or accents soldered onto them before adding to the band you prepared earlier. You will then be shown different options of how to flare the edges of your ring.
Week 3
Earrings - We will stick with soldering as this is one of the main aspects of jewellery making. In this week's lesson, we will concentrate on earrings. You will learn how to make a pair of stud earrings, by soldering posts onto the back. You will also learn how to twist wire and turn it into a pair of hoop earrings. You will also be taught how to ball up silver wire to make ear hooks.
Week 4
Bangles - You will make either a narrow cuff bangle or a thin one with a dangly bead or charm attached to it. You will be shown how to measure and size for both cuffs and bangles, before shaping on a mandrel. You can then texture the cuffs with hammers, or for the bangles, you can use the hydraulic press and dies to create some lovely wavy designs. We will follow that up with filing and polishing by hand, to bring your metal to either a high shine, or satinised finish - all necessary techniques to finish your jewellery to a high standard.
Week 5
Bezel Setting. For our final lesson you will learn how to bezel set a gemstone.
As with all new techniques learnt, you will need to practice, practice practice!! But once you've mastered the above techniques, you will be able to make jewellery on your own with a minimum of hand tools. If you'd like to learn more, then you can continue with our level 2 courses, where you will be shown many more exciting techniques, such as - reticulation, granulation, tube setting and fold forming and creating hollow shapes using the hydraulic press.
Our small 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 a set of various 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 a complete soldering station with turntable, two hand held torches and various tweezers and a third hand. They also each have a 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.
For students under 18, you will need a parent's consent to attend these classes.
We can only accommodate 5 students in our classes; therefore early booking is essential.
Any queries, please do not hesitate to contact Tracy at: [email protected]
During the first session you will receive an introduction to the workshop, followed by a discussion on health and safety in the workplace.
You will then be introduced to the jeweller's saw and be shown how to pierce (saw) your metal. You will pierce out a small accent which you can later solder onto your ring.
Once you're confident with the saw, we'll move on to the exciting part. Soldering! You will be shown how to operate the two hand torches provided on each bench, and learn about soldering tools, solder and fluxes.
This lesson is all about making rings - whether for stacking rings, chains or hoop earrings - the techniques are the same.
We will you to how to size your ring, using a ring sizer and mandrel. Using copper, our first project will be to make 2 stacking rings. Once you have finished those, you will receive an introduction to the hydraulic press - where using some metal dies, you can turn your rings into lovely wavy designs. Or, there should be some time for you to solder the little accents you pierced out earlier onto your rings.
Week 2
Rings - Continuing with soldering and making rings, this time you will use thicker and wider metal to make a wide band plain copper band. You can wear it just as it is, or it can be the start of a spinner ring. You will be shown different ways you can solder a wide ring. Using hammers and punches, you will be shown some texturing techniques which you can incorporate onto your band. If you would like to turn the band into a spinner, you can use some of the narrow bands you made in the previous week for the spinners. Once again, these can either be made wavy or accents soldered onto them before adding to the band you prepared earlier. You will then be shown different options of how to flare the edges of your ring.
Week 3
Earrings - We will stick with soldering as this is one of the main aspects of jewellery making. In this week's lesson, we will concentrate on earrings. You will learn how to make a pair of stud earrings, by soldering posts onto the back. You will also learn how to twist wire and turn it into a pair of hoop earrings. You will also be taught how to ball up silver wire to make ear hooks.
Week 4
Bangles - You will make either a narrow cuff bangle or a thin one with a dangly bead or charm attached to it. You will be shown how to measure and size for both cuffs and bangles, before shaping on a mandrel. You can then texture the cuffs with hammers, or for the bangles, you can use the hydraulic press and dies to create some lovely wavy designs. We will follow that up with filing and polishing by hand, to bring your metal to either a high shine, or satinised finish - all necessary techniques to finish your jewellery to a high standard.
Week 5
Bezel Setting. For our final lesson you will learn how to bezel set a gemstone.
As with all new techniques learnt, you will need to practice, practice practice!! But once you've mastered the above techniques, you will be able to make jewellery on your own with a minimum of hand tools. If you'd like to learn more, then you can continue with our level 2 courses, where you will be shown many more exciting techniques, such as - reticulation, granulation, tube setting and fold forming and creating hollow shapes using the hydraulic press.
Our small 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 a set of various 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 a complete soldering station with turntable, two hand held torches and various tweezers and a third hand. They also each have a 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.
For students under 18, you will need a parent's consent to attend these classes.
We can only accommodate 5 students in our classes; therefore early booking is essential.
Any queries, please do not hesitate to contact Tracy at: [email protected]
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Some techniques covered in the course:
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Hand Tools used:
Everything that you will need for this course - An allocation - all consumables and copper for practice and for each technique learned. you are welcome to provide your own silver if you want, or you can purchase from me during the class. Each bench has its own complete set of hand tools, soldering station, pendant drill and overhead light. A selection of tools, materials and consumables are available to purchase from me. |
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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More information or queries:
Terms and conditions: https://www.metalandflame.co.uk/tcs.html
Frequently asked questions: www.metalandflame.co.uk/faq.html
Coronavirus Safety Procedures: www.metalandflame.co.uk/coronavirus-rules-and-procedures.html
Contact: https://www.metalandflame.co.uk/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: https://www.metalandflame.co.uk/tcs.html
Frequently asked questions: www.metalandflame.co.uk/faq.html
Coronavirus Safety Procedures: www.metalandflame.co.uk/coronavirus-rules-and-procedures.html
Contact: https://www.metalandflame.co.uk/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