11th September - 24th November from 6pm - 8pm.

Suitable for beginners and intermediate makers.

For learners who haven't worked with metal for jewellery before, the first 5 weeks will concentrate on the necessary techniques required to then undertake your own projects. You will learn, saw piercing, filling, drilling, hot and cold connections, texturing, forming and polishing. After this (and for intermediates at the start) you will be encouraged to bring in your own ideas to discuss with the tutor and develop your own work. There will also be an option to learn some more advanced techniques such as stone setting, etching and casting.

Course led by Jacqueline Bell - Facebook page

12th September - 25th November from 6:30pm - 8:30pm.

Suitable for beginners and intermediate makers.

For learners who haven't worked with metal for jewellery before, the first 5 weeks will concentrate on the necessary techniques required to then undertake your own projects. You will learn, saw piercing, filling, drilling, hot and cold connections, texturing, forming and polishing. After this (and for intermediates at the start) you will be encouraged to bring in your own ideas to discuss with the tutor and develop your own work. There will also be an option to learn some more advanced techniques such as stone setting, etching and casting.

Course led by Rae Brown - www.appinandthird.com

13th September – 23rd November from 10:30am – 12:30pm

Suitable for everyone.

Unsure how to price your work? Unsure of your market and how to sell? Want to know how to put a business plan together? Keen to understand where to look for funding? Lacking confidence and conviction in your own work? Then this terms business mentoring classes might be just right for you. You can come along to the individual sessions that or sign up to the whole lot. These relaxed group sessions are led by Ian Nicholson who has over 15 years’ experience in running his own successful jewellery and silversmithing enterprise and over 5 years’ experience mentoring as an aftercare advisor for the Princes Trust. The group will take place in the Drill Hall café and run for two hours each time. The week’s layout is as follows:

1. 13th September -

2. 20th September -

3. 27th September

4. 4th October -

5. 11th October -

6. 25th October -

7. 1st November -

8. 8th November -

9. 15th November -

10. 23d November -

    Course led by Ian Nicholson – www.thisisian.com

Saturday 16th September from 10:30am – 5:30pm

Suitable for beginners and intermediate makers.

Fold forming jewellery is a fantastic and dramatic way of transforming sheet metal into three dimensional forms with very simple tools. The metal can be creased and stretched to create geometric and organic forms. By building from a single fold to multiple layered, sheared and stretched folds within a single sheet you can make complex forms which could not be achieved in any other way. This course is best suited to makers who already have a basic understanding in jewellery making.

Course led by Linda Lewin - www.lindalewin.co.uk

23rd & 24th September from 10:30am – 5:30pm

This workshop will explore ways of using Bezel Settings in a more imaginative way, and look at other Stonesetting methods to help you choose the best way to make you favourite Gems stand out.

Some experience of Jewellery making will be helpful, but beginners are welcome.

Please bring along any of your own found or personal objects which you would like to set, as instruction can include constructing an irregular bezel and using this to make an unique piece. Please contact us in advance if you would like to do this, as you may need to purchase additional materials .

Day 1-Instuction will be given on how to construct a bezel to fit any stone, with advice on how to set tricky bits such as corners. We will discuss how to cut into the sides of the Bezel to make it more original and interesting.

Day 2-Depending on the stone to be set, we will work with a variety of settings such as bezels, tabs, gallery, cups, cones and look at the use ofprefabricated mounts.

If you have a gemstone which you would like to set please let the tutor know in advance, if not a selection will be available to choose from

Course led by Jaqueline Bell – Facebook page

Saturday 30th September from 10:30am – 5:30pm

For beginners and intermediates

This one-day session will cover various ways to apply texture and colour to sheets of base or precious metals. You will experiment with roll-printing, hammering and etching to create a textured surface, and will then use chemical processes to apply colour. Pattern and texture can also be produced by using small pieces of metal to build up a sheet. If areas of different metals are used, these will react differently with the chemical patination process, leading to a striking result.

Course led by Hazel Thorn - www.hazelthorn.co.uk