Meropi Toumbas - Bangle with Glass
Masterclass
Surely we all need a bangle in our jewellery box? In this masterclass you'll learn a whole range of useful techniques, whilst making a beautiful piece of jewellery we're sure you're going to want to wear a lot!
In this session, which will be Meropi's first class in the UK (Welcome!) you will learn how to make a hollow hinged bracelet decorated with glass will learn from this class how to make a hollow bracelet combining a variety of skills and techniques in one project. Creating a hollow tube using art clay to create a bracelet is not widely used, so maybe this is the class for you to explore a new technique?
This class will teach you some incredibly useful techniques, like how to:
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create tubes with art clay silver
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safely fire and bend tubes to form the bangle
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attach decorative endings to the tubes
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make a clasp
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make rivets the easy way (takes a few minutes!)
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set a glass cabochon and fire it safely
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attach the glass on the tubes
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solder a small piece of silver
The glass bead is formed with a technique that prevents the breaking of the bead in the kiln (as a result of shrinkage), plus it is formed very economically using a very small amount of silver paste. This technique can be applied to other projects where you want to add a glass decoration.
Experience needed: Some metal clay experience needed - Session starts: Fri 9.00
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