Silver Jewellery Night Class (12 weeks)

Silver Jewellery Night Class (12 weeks)

Silver Jewellery Night Class (12 weeks) 
Tutor: Diane Lyness
Run on Wednesday Evenings, from 24th September 2025 until  10th December 2025, 6.00pm - 8.00pm
Venue: Jewellery Workshop, Belfast School of Art
Fee: £260, Concessionary Fee (Senior Citizen, Student): £240

Course Description

Suitable for beginners with no previous jewellery experience and a great taster for those taking their first steps into a creative field. Under the guidance of Diane Lyness you will learn a variety of jewellery techniques including soldering, shaping, cutting, texturing metal and polishing, and you will be introduced to the jewellery workshop and using equipment such as a piercing saw, soldering torch, mandrills, doming punches, files, hammers and the rolling mill. During the 12 weeks students will work through the design and creation of a piece or pieces of silver jewellery.

 

Materials and Tools

 

Basic materials will be given as part of the class. Individuals may wish to purchase precious metal, stones etc. as you go along. The price of these is usually inexpensive, but will be discussed individually with your tutor. If you have your own hand tools please bring them with you, don’t worry if you don’t, we have some for you to borrow.