Soldering Silver Clay Jewellery
1 day (6 hours, 1 hour for lunch, bring own lunch or get lunch locally)
Cost
£145 (includes all materials worth £35, refreshments are included)
Dates
Tuesday 3rd December 2024, 10-5pm
I originally created this class for the London Jewellery School as those that make jewellery from metal clay have usually not had any experience of soldering.
In this workshop, you will learn the traditional technique of soldering to advance your jewellery-making skills in order to make different types of jewellery including stud earrings and cufflinks. This is the perfect follow on course from the beginners courses and has been requested by our students! It’s for you if you want to make jewellery to sell or simply wish to make for yourself or as gifts.
This full-day intermediate workshop is suitable for anyone who has attended the silver clay taster class, the beginner’s silver clay jewellery-making class or has experience of working with metal clay.
Where?
The Arienas Collective, 2 Dublin Meuse, Edinburgh, EH3 6NW
Workshop description
We will first design and make stud earrings, cufflinks and a pendant out of silver clay. This part serves as a good recap on what you’ve learnt previously.
We will spend the majority of our time focussing on the skill of soldering. You will learn
How to solder earring posts on to earrings to make studs
How to solder silver cufflink backs onto your silver clay pieces
How to solder a jump ring onto a pendant (instead of drilling a hole)
Many more hints and tips including how to make your own pickle
We will cover two different types of soldering, the equipment and materials you need (not much more than for working with silver clay), troubleshooting and more. You will have plenty of supervised practice and by the end of the day, you should have the confidence and skill to start making things from home.
The cost of the course includes materials worth over £30 including 10g of silver clay, a pair of sterling silver cufflinks, a pair of stud earrings and butterflies. This is all you will need to complete the class but additional findings will be available from me on the day for those who want to get started straight away at home! You will also receive full class notes with all the information you need.
Examples of what you could make in this workshop
Here are some examples of jewellery made by students on this workshop
What People Are Saying
“Attended the silver clay soldering course with Anna on Sunday and had a blast. SO delighted with the pieces that I made- and that they actually look professional and good enough to give away as gifts. Anna was an extremely patient and attentive teacher and I was astonished at how willing she was to share her professional secrets with attendees- extremely generous. Lunch was fabulous- worth booking for that alone. Highly recommend this really chilled but incredibly creative day.”
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— Kirsty
“Very enjoyable and informative day. Great teaching in an informal and relaxed setting which has given me the confidence to experiment with techniques at home .”
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