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*NEW Design and Make Your Own Bracelet
Love bracelets? This is an introduction to bracelet design from simple to complex. Bracelets make great gifts. You will create and take home a copper bracelet of your own design. Fee includes basic materials and use of tools. A selection of alternate stones or silver is available at additional cost. Prerequisite Introduction to Silversmithing or similar experience. -
*NEW Silversmithing: Stone Setting
This class covers the skills necessary to fabricate settings for a cabochon ring. Gain hands-on experience making various types of shanks, bezel settings and embellishments. Students will make for themselves to keep, a cabochon sterling ring from a selection of provided stones. All tools provided for use in class. Fee includes materials. Prerequisite: Introduction to Silversmithing or similar experience with soldering basics. -
Introduction to Silversmithing
Do you like wearing silver jewelry? This class covers the tools and skills necessary to fabricate simple silver jewelry pieces. Students will gain hands-on experience using a torch, saw, hammer and pliers. Students will make two simple sterling rings to keep. All tools provided. Fee includes materials. -
Let’s Make a Sock
Prerequisite: Ability to knit, purl and magic loop. In this class we will be learning how to make a basic top-down sock (miniature version). Skills that you will need for this class are the ability to knit, purl and magic loop. Supplies needed are light-colored worsted weight yarn, size 7 or 8 32-inch circular needle, stitch markers, tapestry needle and scissors. If you would like to make a sock out of sock yarn (fingering weight) using the skills you learn each session, by the end of this class you will have completed a sock you can wear. The additional supplies you would need for this option are size 1 or 2 32-inch circular needle and a skein of sock yarn. You may purchase any supplies you need that evening. Fee includes pattern. -
Make Your Own Earrings Today!
Need a pair of earrings to complete that outfit? This is an introduction to earring design including studs, hoops and dangles. Students will create and take home a simple pair of earrings of their own design. Fee includes basic materials and use of tools. A selection of alternate stones or silver is available at additional cost. Prerequisite Introduction to Silversmithing. Prerequisite: Introduction to Silversmithing. -
Wonderfully Warm Mittens
These mittens use the technique of double knitting and are so wonderfully warm. Supplies needed are two skeins (220 yards each) of the same color of worsted weight wool, superwash wool, or wool/acrylic combination in a color that is not dark blue or black. You also will need a size 4 or 5 needle for the cuff and size 6 for the mittens; you can use straights or 24-inch circular needles. Other supplies needed are stitch markers, waste yarn or stitch holders and a darning needle. Any supplies you don’t have may be purchased that evening. Fee includes pattern.
