Leaf Pendant Taster Class

Beginner
Taster

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Course Overview

Leaf Pendant Taster Class

Learn how to make a silver leaf pendant – a perfect introduction to working in silver.

Nerissa Parker Jewellery Designer
Class tutor, Nerissa Parker
Primary Tutor / Owner
Level, Beginner
Course type, Taster

Would you like to try making a silver leaf pendant? This morning taster session introduces basic traditional silver jewellery making techniques. The class is perfect for beginners with little or no jewellery making experience.

Over the 3 hours you will use a range of tools and techniques to complete your piece. You will cut out your shapes from silver sheet with a piercing saw, use a rolling mill to assist with texturing process and solder silver using a jeweller’s torch.

We run a very friendly and relaxed workshop, all our taster classes offer a gentle learning curve for beginners to start making silver jewellery and try something new. If you’re completely new to jewellery making and unsure if a beginner term might be too much of a time investment to find out if you enjoy working in silver, a taster class is worth considering.

What will I learn?

  • How to saw
  • About annealing
  • How to use a rolling mill
  • How to form metal
  • Soldering techniques
  • About filing
  • How to polish

Who is this course for?

This course is suitable for beginners. No previous experience making jewellery is necessary to enrol on this course.

Age Guidance

All students attending classes or workshops at Kingham Jewellery School must be 18 or over unless otherwise stated in the course information.

The minimum age for students attending group bookings is school year 11, 15-16 years of age provided they are accompanied by fee paying adults. We do not offer group bookings for under 18’s unless at least 1 fee paying responsible adult attends the class.

Course materials

Cost includes silver for making the leaf, optional chain sold separately if required. Silver chain can be purchased from the school on the day of your class.

Course FAQs

Where is the course held?

Kingham Jewellery School is based in Kingham in the Cotswolds, Oxfordshire. We’re easily accessible from Chipping Norton, Moreton-in-Marsh, Burford, Witney and the wider Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire area. Find us here

Keeping Safe in the Workshop

As a student you are responsible for your own safety in the workshop. The most important things to remember are;

  • Please listen to directions from your tutor to ensure you know how to use all the equipment safely and correctly.
  • Do not operate equipment you do not know how to use.
  • Covered footwear is required and absolutely no high heels.
  • Tie back long hair when using motorised equipment.
  • Please respect others and don’t interrupt students who are soldering, using the drill or any other equipment that could create a safety concern if the operator is distracted.
  • Remember to take all your belongings with you when you leave.
  • Please leave all unnecessary personal items at home.

You will need to bring

  • Your own apron, to protect your clothes.
  • Packed lunches are recommended if your class runs for a full day.

Please do not attend the workshop if

  • You feel unwell.

A more comprehensive guide to workshop safety can be found in our Workshop Guidelines pdf.

Group Booking

An assortment of leaf skeletons
Silver jewellery making class demonstrating silver and leaf skeleton passing through a rolling mill
Close up of a leaf skeleton
Detail of a silver leaf pendant
Detail of a silver leaf pendant
Leaf skeletons
Silver leaf pendant work in progress on our beginner silver jewellery making course
Silver leaf pendant on a drift wood background

Group booking options are available for this course. Group pricing starts at £285 excluding materials for a group of 3 students.

Submit a group booking enquiry or head over to our Group Booking page for more details.

Although this course isn’t currently timetabled it is still available as a group booking.

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Please confirm all members of your group meet the required age limit.

The minimum age for students attending group bookings is school year 11, 15-16 years of age provided they are accompanied by fee paying adults. We do not offer group bookings for under 18’s unless at least 1 fee paying responsible adult attends the class.

Group bookings are for a maximum of 8 students. Don’t know your group size yet? Select Unsure.

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