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Jewellery

Forge
Jewellery Design

Wax modelling

Lost wax casting (vacuum)

Enamelling

Construction of a Pearl Necklace

Stone setting

Stone cutting
Gemology
Knitting in Jewellery

 

  • Jewellery – (Basic, Intermediate, Tradicional, Advanced, Contemporary Jewellery, and Criating at the workbench courses).  Learn how to work the metals, alloys, smelting of metals, metalsmithing techniques, stone setting, etc. On more advanced levels, variations on bolder techniques, which offer more resources to apply to Jewellery. Among them we have: Inlay, Mokume Gane, Kum Boo, Nielo, Samorodoque, Oxidation and Patina, Titanium, Acrylic, Wood, Engraving, and others.

  • Forge – This ancient technique offers the possibility to create unique forms, almost always free of any soldering. Using pressure to set a stone.

  • Jewellery Design – (Basic and Advanced) How to create and design jewels, taking part on competitions, presenting your art to the client.

  • Wax modelling – Offers the possibility to create pieces that are unfeasible for the goldsmith.

  • Lost wax casting (vacuum) – with metal or wax models, casting allows the mass production of jewellery. Result: low cost and rapidity in production.

  • Enamelling – technique of fusing coloured glass to metal, making it more attractive.

  • Construction of a Pearl Necklace – step by step of the traditional knotted pearl necklace. See also how to maintain and preserve it, and the history about this fascinating gem.

  • Stone setting – (Basic) Preparation of the specific stone setting tools. Introducing of stones into a piece of jewellery , in a variety of different settings.

  • Stone cutting – you learn how to cut stones in just a few lessons, no previous notions necessary.

  • Gemology – (Gemology principles, and Basic Gemology) Introduction to the different gems and their varied characteristics.

  • Knitting in Jewellery – at the present time where one is more aware of the need to preserve our planet, nothing more adequate than using this ancient technique, which can use natural and financial accessible materials as wood, ceramic among others. This technique is used in indigenous and African cultures where the colours are much used.
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