Complete Beginners Jewellery

Join our jewellery making short course in the beautiful surrounds of the artist’s colony of Montsalvat in Melbourne, with master jeweller Jeanette Dyke and
learn how to make your own jewellery in Jeanette's professional working studio.

The Course:
• Learn everything you need to know in order to make your own jewellery
• Learn how to make simple rings, pendants and earrrings
• Friendly relaxed class, ideal for complete beginners with no experience necessary
• Working with copper and brass sheet and silver wire
• Upon completion students have the knowledge to continue to make basic jewellery pieces on their own
• Learn in a professional working studio in the beautiful surrounds of Montsalvat Arts Centre
• Everything is supplied; machinery, metal, tools, blades, emery paper, biscuits, tea
and coffee, super views
• Maximum of 5 students per class
• Suitable for 16yrs+

Dates and Times:

Class No1
SATURDAYS 10am-1pm
5 Sessions (15 hours total): 19th 26th August & 2nd 16th & 23rd September 2017
(Note that there is no class on Saturday 9th September due to the Montsalvat festival)
SOLD OUT

OR
Class No2
SATURDAYS 10am-1pm
5 Sessions (15 hours total): 30th September and 7th 14th 21st 28th October 2017
AVAILABLE TO BOOK

OR
Class No3
MONDAYS 10am-1pm
5 Sessions (15 hours total): 9th 16th 23rd 30th October and 6th November 2017
AVAILABLE TO BOOK

OR
Class No4
SUNDAYS 10am-1pm
5 Sessions (15 hours total): 12th 19th 26th November and 3rd 10th December 2017
AVAILABLE TO BOOK
last class for the year!

Cost:
• $410
• All materials included and tools supplied during the class

What skills you will learn:
• Working with base metals
• Soldering
• Annealing
• Tools
• Drilling
• Piercing/cutting metal
• Filing
• Measuring and preparing quantities of materials
• Forming metal
• Working with gas torch and using safety pickle
• Finishing techniques and polishing

What you will get:
• By the end of the course you will have jewellery and samples to take home
• You will have lots of help and personal attention as I have a maximum of 5 students per class
• All tools are supplied for you to use during the class (not to keep)
• List of tools suppliers and metal suppliers (my tools suppliers offer my students discount on tools purchases)
• My 30 years of experience as a gold and silversmith to share with you and answer any questions
• Biscuits, tea, coffee and super views
• Course notes

What you should bring and wear:
• Dont wear loose clothing such as flared sleeves or scarves
• Bring reading glasses if you wear them
• A pair of good steady hands
• A pen and notebook
• Tie long hair back
• Apron
• A sense of humour always goes down well

Venue:
Jeanette Dyke Jewellery Studio (Between the swimming pool and the chapel)
Montsalvat
7 Hillcrest Avenue
Eltham Vic 3095