No prior jewellery making experience is needed—this class is perfect for beginners. With small class sizes, you’ll get plenty of personal attention from your tutor, Nadia, who will guide you every step of the way.
All tools, equipment and materials are provided. However, please wear closed-toed shoes and long hair tied back. Do not wear floaty clothing and remove scarves and long items of jewellery that can get in the way when making.
What you will do in one session- making process:
Explain various ways to calculate your ring size and use reference guides and tools to achieve this.
Students will each be given a length of silver wire to work with during the class. They will measure and saw their wire to size - guidance will be given on sawing and piercing metal - and file the ends.
Once shaped and a tight, neat join is achieved they will be ready for soldering.
I will demonstrate how to use the hand torch and safety measures required and then solder an example ring.
After soldering, rings are ‘pickled’ in a warm solution to clean them of any fire scale and stain created from the heat - I use a small slow cooker for this 5min process.
Reshape the rings on a ring mandrel using a mallet.
Any excess solder will be removed by filing.
Rings can then be put in the tumbler for polishing.
Nadia has been making jewellery since 2014. She studied multiple disciplines in various mediums before exploring further, old-fashioned silversmithing techniques whilst travelling around Bali.
No prior jewellery making experience is needed—this class is perfect for beginners. With small class sizes, you’ll get plenty of personal attention from your tutor, Nadia, who will guide you every step of the way.
All tools, equipment and materials are provided. However, please wear closed-toed shoes and long hair tied back. Do not wear floaty clothing and remove scarves and long items of jewellery that can get in the way when making.
What you will do in one session- making process:
Explain various ways to calculate your ring size and use reference guides and tools to achieve this.
Students will each be given a length of silver wire to work with during the class. They will measure and saw their wire to size - guidance will be given on sawing and piercing metal - and file the ends.
Once shaped and a tight, neat join is achieved they will be ready for soldering.
I will demonstrate how to use the hand torch and safety measures required and then solder an example ring.
After soldering, rings are ‘pickled’ in a warm solution to clean them of any fire scale and stain created from the heat - I use a small slow cooker for this 5min process.
Reshape the rings on a ring mandrel using a mallet.
Any excess solder will be removed by filing.
Rings can then be put in the tumbler for polishing.
Nadia has been making jewellery since 2014. She studied multiple disciplines in various mediums before exploring further, old-fashioned silversmithing techniques whilst travelling around Bali.
