Complete Beginners Jewellery Class with Jeanette Dyke at Montsalvat

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
• Option available to work in silver by purchasing a Silver Sheet Pack on top of your class price
You are also welcome to bring your own silver along to use and can purchase silver direct from one of the suppliers I give to you
• 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 6 students per class
• Suitable for 16yrs+

Dates and Times:

Class No1
SUNDAYS 10am-1pm
5 Sessions (15 hours total): 13th 20th 27th January and 3rd 10th February 2019
Sold Out
OR
Class No2
SATURDAYS 10am-1pm
5 Sessions (15 hours total): 23rd February and 2nd 9th 16th 23rd March 2019
Sold Out
OR
Class No3
SUNDAYS 10am-1pm
5 Sessions (15 hours total): 17th 24th 31st March and 7th 14th April 2019
Sold Out
OR
Class No4
SATURDAYS 10am-1pm
5 Sessions (15 hours total): 30th March 6th 13th 20th 27th April 2019
Includes Easter Saturday
Available to Book
OR
Class No5
SUNDAYS 10am-1pm
5 Sessions (15 hours total): 28th April and 5th 12th 19th 26th May 2019
Available to Book
OR
Class No6
SATURDAYS 10am-1pm
5 Sessions (15 hours total): 1st 8th 15th 22nd and 29th June 2019
Available to Book

Cost:
• $435.00
• All materials included and tools supplied during the class
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• To work in silver, a silver sheet pack is available at $100 on top of your class price
and can be purchased along with your class fee through the Add to Cart button above

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What skills you will learn:
• Working with base metals and precious 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 several finished jewellery pieces to take home
• You will have lots of help and personal attention as I have a maximum of 6 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
• Non synthetic apron – thick cotton is good
• Bring reading glasses if you wear them
• Closed toe shoes
• A pair of good steady hands
• A pen and notebook
• Tie long hair back