classes

This page features bead and jewellery related classes that I know of, that are running in London.

Please contact the tutor or organiser directly to book a place on any classes or enquire about private teaching.

Please note that I am unable to endorse or recommend any particular class, other than my own!

Beginners Beading | Friday, 10th September 2010 | 10am- 5pm

London Jewellery School, 213 Hatton Square Business Centre, 16-16a Baldwins Gardens Hatton Gardens London EC1N 7RJ

Also available as a five week evening class, please see our website for details.
You will learn to make your own personalised earrings, necklaces and bracelets using a wide range of beads and fittings, plus lots of information to help you get started making you own jewellery at home.
Throughout the day you will learn to use all the tools required, make lovely beaded designs, string beads and make silver clasps for your pieces.
Whether you want to make jewellery for fun or to take it further this is a great class for everyone and covers all of the basics so that you can continue making beautiful and professional jewellery from home.

Tutor: Synnove Saelthun or Jessica Van Zanten

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Wirework Class | Saturday, 11th September 2010 | 10am - 4.30pm

Kentish Town Congregational Church

Wirework is an incredibly popular and satisfying method of making jewellery. With a few basic techniques, and lots of tips, you will soon be able to make bead and wire jewellery in whatever style you prefer.

This class will cover all of the basic techniques you need as well as giving you the opportunity to try different tools. After finishing the day you will be able to follow any wirework pattern you find in a magazine or book as well as design your own pieces. On the day there will also be lots of finished pieces of jewellery to see and discuss for inspiration.

The day will cover:

Turned and wrapped loops Joining sections Adding beads Using jump rings Making head and eye pins Forming heart and other wire shapes- Flat coils Hammering your work to add texture and change the hardness Using a wig-jig Wire tubes- both by hand and with a wire-winder Using chains Designing jewellery and much more!

You will leave the class having completed a bracelet and two pair of earrings as well as lots of samples of everything covered on the day.

The class includes:

Sterling Silver wire. Sterling Silver jump rings. Sterling Silver clasp. Sterling Silver chain. Sterling Silver earring findings. Three different types of beads for the bracelet and earrings. A coil bound book covering all you have learnt on the day.

Please note:

No experience is necessary to attend this class. All materials are included and tools are available for your use on the day-you can turn up with nothing!

Tutor: Jean Power

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Beginners Beading | Sunday, 12th September 2010 | 10am- 5pm

London Jewellery School, 213 Hatton Square Business Centre, 16-16a Baldwins Gardens Hatton Gardens London EC1N 7RJ

Also available as a five week evening class, please see our website for details.
You will learn to make your own personalised earrings, necklaces and bracelets using a wide range of beads and fittings, plus lots of information to help you get started making you own jewellery at home.
Throughout the day you will learn to use all the tools required, make lovely beaded designs, string beads and make silver clasps for your pieces.
Whether you want to make jewellery for fun or to take it further this is a great class for everyone and covers all of the basics so that you can continue making beautiful and professional jewellery from home.

Tutor: Synnove Saelthun or Jessica Van Zanten

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Intermediate Beading | Saturday, 18th September 2010 | 10am- 5pm

London Jewellery School, 213 Hatton Square Business Centre, 16-16a Baldwins Gardens Hatton Gardens London EC1N 7RJ

Also available as a five week evening class, please see our website for details.
This is a class where you will be taught intermediate beading techniques including; wire wrapping, more complex bead patterns as well as ring making and adding new materials to your beadwork.

Tutor: Synnove Saelthun or Jessica Van Zanten

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Wire Wrapping | Thursday, 23rd September 2010 | 10am- 5pm

London Jewellery School, 213 Hatton Square Business Centre, 16-16a Baldwins Gardens Hatton Gardens London EC1N 7RJ

Learn the age old technique of wire wrapping, a great way of showing off lovely and shaped stones. No soldering or gluing is involved, just using wire twisted and interlocked wire to create stunning pieces.

Tutor: Jessica Van Zanten

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Wire Wrapping | Thursday, 7th October 2010 | 10am- 5pm

London Jewellery School, 213 Hatton Square Business Centre, 16-16a Baldwins Gardens Hatton Gardens London EC1N 7RJ

Learn the age old technique of wire wrapping, a great way of showing off lovely and shaped stones. No soldering or gluing is involved, just using wire twisted and interlocked wire to create stunning pieces.

Tutor: Jessica Van Zanten

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Herringbone Class | Saturday, 9th October 2010 | 10am - 4.30pm

Kentish Town Congregational Church

This class will cover the versatile herringbone stitch in all its variations, including; flat, circular, tubular, spiralled and with inclusions.

Suitable for all levels of beader you will leave with a full knowledge of the stitch as well as instructions for finished designs using its variations.

Herringbone is a great, versatile stitch which can be used for many different styles of jewellery, vessels or flowers. All of these will be covered on the day.

The class includes:

A book covering all you have learnt on the day.

Tutor: Jean Power

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Beginners Beading | Tuesday, 12th October 2010 | 10am- 5pm

London Jewellery School, 213 Hatton Square Business Centre, 16-16a Baldwins Gardens Hatton Gardens London EC1N 7RJ

Also available as a five week evening class, please see our website for details.
You will learn to make your own personalised earrings, necklaces and bracelets using a wide range of beads and fittings, plus lots of information to help you get started making you own jewellery at home.
Throughout the day you will learn to use all the tools required, make lovely beaded designs, string beads and make silver clasps for your pieces.
Whether you want to make jewellery for fun or to take it further this is a great class for everyone and covers all of the basics so that you can continue making beautiful and professional jewellery from home.

Tutor: Synnove Saelthun or Jessica Van Zanten

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Wire Wrapping | Friday, 29th October 2010 | 10am- 5pm

London Jewellery School, 213 Hatton Square Business Centre, 16-16a Baldwins Gardens Hatton Gardens London EC1N 7RJ

Learn the age old technique of wire wrapping, a great way of showing off lovely and shaped stones. No soldering or gluing is involved, just using wire twisted and interlocked wire to create stunning pieces.

Tutor: Jessica Van Zanten

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Beginners Beading | Saturday, 30th October 2010 | 10am- 5pm

London Jewellery School, 213 Hatton Square Business Centre, 16-16a Baldwins Gardens Hatton Gardens London EC1N 7RJ

Also available as a five week evening class, please see our website for details.
You will learn to make your own personalised earrings, necklaces and bracelets using a wide range of beads and fittings, plus lots of information to help you get started making you own jewellery at home.
Throughout the day you will learn to use all the tools required, make lovely beaded designs, string beads and make silver clasps for your pieces.
Whether you want to make jewellery for fun or to take it further this is a great class for everyone and covers all of the basics so that you can continue making beautiful and professional jewellery from home.

Tutor: Synnove Saelthun or Jessica Van Zanten

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Ending It All Class- A Guide To Stringing And Finishing Your Jewellery | Saturday, 6th November 2010 | 10am - 4.30pm

Kentish Town Congregational Church

This class looks at creating and finishing the perfect piece of jewellery or beadwork.

The day will cover:

Using memory wire Using beading elastic Stringing- what material or technique to choose? Stringing with thread and knotting Using gimp/ French wire Using end caps and cones Using flexible beading wire and crimping Using cord with knots and cord endings As well as some basic wirework techniques to use when finishing your work

You'll also have the opportunity to try out findings, stringing materials etc. you may not have used before- and learn the best ways to use them. 

The class includes:

Eye pins Head pins Sterling Silver clasp A range of other clasps and findings needed for the day Cord Cord endings Flexible beading wire Crimp beads Calottes Beads A coil bound book covering all you will have learnt on the day And lots more!

Please note:

No experience is necessary to attend this class. All materials are included and tools are available for your use on the day-you can turn up with nothing!

Tutor: Jean Power

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Intermediate Beading | Friday, 12th November 2010 | 10am- 5pm

London Jewellery School, 213 Hatton Square Business Centre, 16-16a Baldwins Gardens Hatton Gardens London EC1N 7RJ

Also available as a five week evening class, please see our website for details.
This is a class where you will be taught intermediate beading techniques including; wire wrapping, more complex bead patterns as well as ring making and adding new materials to your beadwork.

Tutor: Synnove Saelthun or Jessica Van Zanten

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Beginners Beading | Wednesday, 17th November 2010 | 10am- 5pm

London Jewellery School, 213 Hatton Square Business Centre, 16-16a Baldwins Gardens Hatton Gardens London EC1N 7RJ

Also available as a five week evening class, please see our website for details.
You will learn to make your own personalised earrings, necklaces and bracelets using a wide range of beads and fittings, plus lots of information to help you get started making you own jewellery at home.
Throughout the day you will learn to use all the tools required, make lovely beaded designs, string beads and make silver clasps for your pieces.
Whether you want to make jewellery for fun or to take it further this is a great class for everyone and covers all of the basics so that you can continue making beautiful and professional jewellery from home.

Tutor: Synnove Saelthun or Jessica Van Zanten

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Chain Maille Chains Class | Saturday, 11th December 2010 | 10am - 4.30pm

Kentish Town Congregational Church

A day spent learning how to make these beautiful chains using jump rings.

Ideal as pieces of jewellery by themselves, or embellished with beads, the chains can also be used for straps for bags or purses.

As well as covering the basics of chain maille, the day will consist of exploring six different chains and many variations on them. The chains we cover are:

Loop in loop Twisted/ flower chains Clover-leaf (this is a chain invented by me and therefore not available elsewhere) Byzantine Box Plus a surprise one as a reward for the end of the day!

We will also look at different ways of using the chains and combining them with other bead or wire-work.

The class includes:

A booklet covering all you will have learnt on the day

Please note:

No experience is necessary to attend this class. Jump rings are the only supply you need for the day and I will have a range of these for sale, starting at just £1 a bag. Tools are available for your use on the day-you can turn up with nothing!

Tutor: Jean Power

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Beginners Beading | Saturday, 11th December 2010 | 10am- 5pm

London Jewellery School, 213 Hatton Square Business Centre, 16-16a Baldwins Gardens Hatton Gardens London EC1N 7RJ

Also available as a five week evening class, please see our website for details.
You will learn to make your own personalised earrings, necklaces and bracelets using a wide range of beads and fittings, plus lots of information to help you get started making you own jewellery at home.
Throughout the day you will learn to use all the tools required, make lovely beaded designs, string beads and make silver clasps for your pieces.
Whether you want to make jewellery for fun or to take it further this is a great class for everyone and covers all of the basics so that you can continue making beautiful and professional jewellery from home.

Tutor: Synnove Saelthun or Jessica Van Zanten

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