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Acrylic & PMC Pendant

Acrylic & PMC Pendant

 

 

Join the new Aus. & N.Z. PMC Guild

Jewellery Classes on the Gold Coast
(Nerang)

Now One on One
Private PMC, Enamelling or Silversmithing classes available!
YOU pick when and what you'd like to do!

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Tues. morning
9.30 - 12.30

or

Tues. night
6.30 - 9.30 pm



Sterling Silver Textured chain class

 

 


Beginners Silver Jewellery Classes
8 Weeks
Tuessday Mornings or Evenings
No previous experience required
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oin any time
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This class is for people new to silversmithing, here you will learn all the basic silver jewellery & metal work techniques.

The course is structured with projects that will build your skills, such as:

Basic fabrication: Sawing, piercing, filing, sanding & polishing silver.

Basic soldering: Wire, sheet & sweat soldering, teaching you how to get comfortable with a torch and operate it safely.

Cold Connections: Tab setting, all types of rivets, invisible, domed & tube rivets, and professional secrets to insure instant success.

Texturing & Shaping metal: All kinds of possibilities for textures are explored and the textured metal shaped and domed to be used in a variety of jewellery pieces

Titanium & Copper combined with Silver: Learn how to work with other metals that look great joined with silver.

These are just the very first techniques you'll learn, they form the basic skill-set needed to successfully work with metal.

Cost for this 8 week course $297.00
Tools & material list will be sent on request.

Email maggie to book for this course

 

 


August
28 & 29

PMC Classes on the Gold Coast Brisbane Qld


One - One tuition is available for this class if this date does not suit you

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Basic Skills in PMC
No previous experience required

This is the first in a series of 3, skill-building workshops. Students may follow up on this class with Intermediate & Advanced workshops when they are offered at any time. Completing these 3 workshops will give students the equivalent to PMC Level 2 Certification, at a lower cost to the student and with extra skills taught, not provided through the commercially based programs.

You will make a minimum of 5 pieces of jewellery learning the following techniques:

- Basic skills in handling the different types of PMC and hand finishing the fired pieces.

- Basics of firing PMC using a kiln, or by torch

- Making a hollow bead

- Working out the shrinkage for rings

- Learn how to make a Photopolymer Plate for texturing PMC

- Setting a stone that'll be fired in place

PMC is an easy and fun material to use, easy to do at home and inexpensive tools will get you going fast.

Cost for 2 days $225.00 + materials

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September
18 & 19

Intermediate silver clay  class



One - One tuition is available for this class if this date does not suit you

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Intermediate Skills in PMC
(the student must have completed Basic Skills)

This is the second course in the Skill building workshops. Follow this class with the Advanced Skills in PMC at any time to bring your skill level to the equivalent of PMC Certification Level 2

You will be shown how to make a minimum of 4 pieces of jewellery learning the following techniques:

- A Domed Pendant with Gold Foil applied to it
- A Half-round ring with a stone and a little carving
- Sheet clay project of your choice
- A Clasp set made with PMC & Fine Silver wire
- Setting up a tumbler for polishing PMC

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For PMC Classes in Victoria please contact:
Carol Gregory - Tracey Minster & Angie Christakis
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