JEWELLERY WORKSHOPS

by Genevieve Broughton

images of jewellery making workshops in progress with quotes "wonderful workshop, learned so much!", "friendly and inspirational"

 

Book your workshop place at The Art House Wakefield

Silver Pendant Necklace Workshop - Saturday 1st March 2025

Silver Wrap Ring Workshop - Saturday 5th April 2025 

  

Book your workshop place at Just Makers, Ripley Castle

Silver Wrap Ring Workshop - Sunday 23rd March 2025

Silver Wrap Ring Workshop - Sunday 4th May 2025

Festive Decorations Workshop - Saturday 1st November 2025

Festive Decorations Workshop - Saturday 8th November 2025

 

 

I've been making jewellery for more than 25 years now and a few years ago I started thinking about teaching and passing on some of my skills and knowledge so I was excited when the opportunity arose to work with The Art House, Wakefield delivering jewellery making workshops. I also work with other venues, including The Craft Centre and Design Gallery in Leeds, The Old Courthouse in Thirsk and Just Makers at Ripley Castle.

 

I've got lots more workshops planned for 2025, as well as making a Silver Wrap Ring, Silver Drop Earrings and Silver Pendant Necklace workshops there is a Metal Hanging Decorations Workshop.

 

A collection of silver wrap rings decorated with hammered textures and stamped symbols and hearts with a jewellers hammer and plant leaves in the background

Learn how to use basic jewellery making tools to apply a range of techniques such as forming and shaping, planishing (a method of manipulating metal by hammering), filing, stamping, texturing and hand polishing. You will be guided through the making process to create your own silver jewellery.

 

Three pairs of silver drop earrings made from geometric shapes with hammered textures and stamped symbols with a hammer in the background


There are so many different techniques that can be used in jewellery making and an endless array of tools, equipment and gadgets available but I want to show how it is possible to make beautiful jewellery with a simple selection of tools and materials.

 

Three silver necklace examples, geometric pendants decorated with stamped letters and hammered textures

 

These workshops are a great introduction to basic jewellery making techniques and you get to make and take home your very own piece of silver jewellery.

 

Silver Wrap Ring examples - Genevieve Broughton Jewellery Workshop

The Silver Wrap Ring Workshop is always a popular one!

 

 Festive metal hanging decorations flat bauble and tree shapes made from aluminium and brass, decorated with stamped symbols and patterns

 

In the Metal Hanging Decoration Workshop we create aluminium and brass festive decorations using a variety of metal smithing techniques. Perfect for hanging on a Christmas tree, in a window or even as a fancy gift tag! 

 

 

 

 

1 comment

  • Really enjoyed the wrap ring workshop at Rural Arts & love wearing it.
    Will eagerly watch out for pendant workshop.

    Sharon

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