Master the Art of Soldering: A Jewellery Workshop for Metal Clay Artists

Designed for jewellery makers who work with metal clay but haven’t yet ventured into soldering, this full-day workshop is the perfect next step in advancing your skills. Originally created by your tutor Anna Campbell, one of the leading metal clay teachers in the UK, for the London Jewellery School, this intermediate course was developed in response to student requests for a follow-up to beginners’ silver clay classes, offering a deeper dive into traditional jewellery-making techniques.

In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn the essential skill of soldering, enabling you to expand your creative possibilities by crafting different types of jewellery, including stud earrings, cufflinks, and pendants. Whether you’re looking to start selling your jewellery or simply want to create high-quality pieces for yourself or as gifts, this course is tailored to help you achieve your goals.

What You'll Learn and Create:

Design and Create with Silver Clay

As a refresher, we’ll start by designing and crafting stud earrings, cufflinks, and a pendant using silver clay, reminding you of the techniques you’ve already learned (don’t worry if it’s been a while, we’ll cover it step by step). 

Soldering Techniques

The majority of the day will focus on mastering the art of soldering, where you’ll learn:

  - How to solder earring posts onto your designs to create studs

  - How to solder cufflink backs to your silver clay pieces

  - How to solder a jump ring onto a pendant, eliminating the need to drill a hole

  - Plus, many more tips, including how to make your own pickle (for cleaning metal)

Comprehensive Learning Experience

We’ll cover two types of soldering, explore the equipment and materials required (which isn’t much more than what you already use for silver clay), and troubleshoot common challenges. You’ll have plenty of supervised practice, and by the end of the day, you’ll feel confident in your ability to solder and take your jewellery-making to the next level—even from home!

What’s Included

The cost of the course includes materials worth over £35, such as 7g of silver clay, sterling silver cufflink backs, a pair of stud earrings, and butterflies—everything you need to complete the class. 

This workshop is ideal for anyone who has completed a beginner’s silver clay course or has experience working with metal clay and is ready to advance their skills in the art of jewellery-making.

Examples of what you could make in this workshop

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