Tutor/Facilitator: Kristelle Plimmer 1 Sunday - On 23 March from 10am - 4pm
You’ve made a ring and a bangle so how do you extend your skills? Stone setting is one of the most fun things you can do in a jewellery workshop – it’s a little bit magic, a little bit precision and one of the best ways to grow your skills. This is a one-day class where your creativity and all the techniques
you learnt previously come together. We will be making a stone setting, and developing this into a
finished piece, a ring or a pendant, and wearing it home. Silver, stones and cords are included in the
course costs as is copper to practice with, saw blades, solder etc. All tools are provided.
You must have completed the Beginners workshop to undertake this class. Returning students
welcome.
We will be working with hot metal and tools so workshop clothing and covering footwear please; no
open shoes, slides, sandals or jandals allowed. This is for your safety in the workshop.
Fees: NZ$180 - includes some silver
We will be working with tools and hot metal so please wear shoes thatcover your feet. No sandals, jandals, slides, mary-janes or open-toes. This is for your safety in the workshop.
Students must have completed the Beginner’s Metal Jewellery workshop
Learning Outcomes – Set In Stone
1. Make a ring with a bezel set stone
2. Apply basic jewellery making techniques such as sawing, filing, sanding, soldering, polishing and finishing, reiterating techniques learnt in earlier class, with appropriate support from the tutor.
3.Learn how to make a bezel setting – measuring, forming, soldering, shaping, filing, sanding and finishing.
4. Learn techniques for attaching a bezel setting to a ring and finishing the setting with a stone. 5. Recognise tools and their uses; be able to apply this knowledge in making jeweller. 6. Demonstrate an awareness of safety issues in the workshop
All prices are in New Zealand dollars.
Contact information
Courses are offered by Tawa College, 38 Duncan Street, Tawa, Wellington 5028 - Phone 0223650558 [email protected]
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