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Make a Spinner Ring
COURSE FULL

Spend a day learning how to create a beautiful spinner ring.

First you will make a straight-sided silver band to a size of your choice and a separate ‘spinner’ in brass or copper. Bring the two together using a magical technique that makes the inner ring unfurl and flute to capture the spinner whilst still allowing it to twirl. The completed ring will be ready for you to wear or give as a gift by the end of the day.

This course is suitable for complete beginners or improvers.

A light lunch, refreshments and all materials to make one spinner ring are included in the course fee.

Date Tuesday 18th February 2025
Tutor Melissa Hunt
Time 10.00am - 4.00pm
Ref 3627
Fees £95
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Make a Scene

Come and learn some copper-smithing techniques and put together some 2D shapes to create your very own unique 3D mixed metal sculpture.

First off you will learn how to texture, stamp and highlight the metal. Next comes the cutting, either using a saw or one of the various shape cutting tools.  After some very basic soldering, letter stamping and assembling you will leave with a gorgeous sculpture which you can be proud of.  We will be working with copper, brass and small amounts of silver, mounting the piece on wood.

This workshop is suitable for absolute beginners and improvers.

All materials, a light lunch and refreshments are included in the workshop fee.

Date Wednesday 19th February 2025
Tutor Sara Piper Heap
Time 10.00am – 4.00pm
Ref 3626
Fees £85
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Silver Clay Leaves
COURSE FULL

In this morning workshop you will make stunning silver jewellery from a real leaf. Gather your own leaf from the Westhope garden, or bring in one that means something to you for turning into a solid silver replica.

Using the silver clay paste, we will paint layers onto the leaf to build it up, then fire it to turn it into solid silver. The detail of the finished silver leaves is fantastic, retaining all of the character
of the original.

This workshop is suitable for complete beginners as well as those who already have experience with silver clay.

All materials to make one silver piece are included in the workshop fee. Silver chains are available from £6 extra, payable to the tutor on the day.

Date Saturday 8th March 2025
Tutor Lori Ridgeway
Time 9.30am – 12.30pm
Ref 3606
Fees £65
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Silver Clay - Adding Colour

During this afternoon workshop we will make a solid silver piece with some colour added to it. We will design and make a simple silver pendant or pair of earrings from Art clay silver and then add UV gel nail polish resin to the piece to bring a splash of colour to the design.

You will take away a completed unique piece of jewellery for yourself or as a gift for someone else.

Techniques learnt include:
> Rolling the clay.
> Adding texture and cutting out.
> Firing the clay.
> Adding walls to hold the colour or using stamps and moulds to create the shapes.
> Basic polishing.
> Adding the colour.
> Curing the colour.

This workshop is suitable for complete beginners or those who already have experience with silver clay and want to learn a new technique.

All materials to make a pendant or pair of earrings are included in the workshop fee. Silver chains or other fittings are extra, from £6, payable to the tutor on the day.

Date Saturday 8th March 2025
Tutor Lori Ridgeway
Time 1.30pm – 4.30pm
Ref 3691
Fees £65
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Make a Kinetic Mobile

Spend a day making a small suspended or table mounted kinetic mobile using base metals and found materials. Think Alexander Calder! You will learn metalsmithing skills and play with balance in weight as well as visual design. Bring along found objects that you might like to use -
charms, sea glass, paper shapes and cardboard to join the metal shapes you make on the day.

This workshop is suitable for people of all skill levels, from complete beginners to those with metal-smithing experience.

Materials, a light lunch and refreshments are included in the workshop fee.

Date Thursday 20th March 2025
Tutor Melissa Hunt
Time 10.00am - 4.00pm
Ref 3628
Fees £95
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Make a Bangle

Make a beautiful and unusual solid metal bangle in this one day workshop. Experiment with the fascinating technique of anti-clastic raising to create undulating and twisting forms - think Pringle! You will use hammers and wavy stakes to manipulate sheet metal on two planes
simultaneously to create your unique 3D bangle in either copper or silver.

This workshop is suitable for complete beginners as well as those who want to improve their metal-smithing skills.

All tools and enough copper to make a bangle are included in the workshop fee, as well as lunch and light refreshments. If you would like to make a silver bangle, you will need to pay an extra £70 and let us know at least one week before in order for the tutor to order the supplies for you.

Date Tuesday 1st April 2025
Tutor Melissa Hunt
Time 10.00am - 4.00pm
Ref 3629
Fees £95
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Silver Clay Jewellery with Stones

Learn how to make a beautiful piece of silver clay jewellery with stone settings. Once fired this will turn into a solid silver pendant or brooch.

Design your own piece, then learn how to roll out and texture the clay, how to cut shapes and remove the excess. Learn how to set colourful stones in three different ways and choose which ones you will use to enhance your piece. Learn how to shape the clay to add detail and either
a bail or a brooch pin on the back. Learn how to fire the piece, then burnish and add a basic polish to it. If there’s time you will also learn how to add patina.

This workshop is suitable for complete beginners as well as those with silver clay experience.

A light lunch and refreshments and all materials to make one pendant or brooch set with stones are included in the workshop fee. Additional fittings and chains are available for a small extra charge, starting from £6, payable to the tutor on the day.

Date Tuesday 29th April 2025
Tutor Lori Ridgeway
Time 10.00am – 4.00pm
Ref 3689
Fees £85
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