Jewellery design and making

Next date: Friday, 07 February 2025 | 09:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Students will be introduced to the fundamentals of metal smithing, including jewellery design, terminology used and basic techniques such as sawing, annealing, soldering, filing and polishing. Students will then progress onto individual projects while learning more complex techniques.

Christine works with each individual in the class to achieve their own unique jewellery pieces. 

Open level

If you would like to book into term 1 & 2 together at a discounted rate, please contact us via email or phone.

Alternatively, if you would like to book an additional course in the same Term, please contact the Art Centre for a discount code to apply to your second course booking. Note that this discount code cannot be used in addition to the combined Term 1 & 2 discounted rate.

Materials required 

Metal supplier - see list below

Copper sheet 1mm thick (approximately 100x100mm)  

Sterling silver round wire 1mm wide (approximately 200mm long)  

Silver solder wire .5 thickness EASY and HARD  

Adjustable saw frame

Saw blades - I bundle size 2/0

Drill bits - one of each size 1mm; 1.5mm

Emery paper 1 sheet of each grade 240, 600, 1200 & 3 x wooden sticks

Titanium soldering pick  

Stainless steel basic tweezers 

Officeworks or newsagency

Note book, pen and pencil

Black marker - extra fine

Scissors - small

Small metal ruler

Extra fine basic brush

Bunnings

Safety glasses

Suppliers

1 : Australian Jewellery Suppliers - AJS first floor Dymocks Building, 428 George St, Sydney

2 : Twin Plaza Metals - first floor - 155 Castlereagh st, Sydney

3 : Koodak Jewellery Supplies (online - Melbourne)

Please wear long hair tied back and flat enclosed shoes, if you wear glasses don’t forget to bring them.

When

Location

Ku-ring-gai Art Centre, 3 Recreation Ave, Roseville, 2069, View Map