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Jewellery Design and Making - Marketing/Selling
Code: T24HG3438
Location: Glossop ACE Centre
Cost: £53.10 to £177.00
Starting: Tuesday 22 April 2025
Duration: 10 sessions over 10 week(s)
Time: 6.00pm
By continuing you confirm that you are enrolling onto an adult learning course and that you are aged 19 or over on 1 September 2024, or you are enrolling a young person aged 14-18 on 31 August 2024 specifically onto one of our Study Programme courses, and that you agree to the Terms and Conditions.
Description
Offering a blend of learning practical jewellery skills and entrepreneurial skills for anyone who may wish to start a small jewellery business or showcase their skills. Learn core techniques such as sawing, soldering, forming, texturing and polishing to create your own unique jewellery and progress to more advanced. Understand materials, pricing and marketing strategies to sell your creations. You will practice in copper initially before creating pieces in silver and/or mixed materials.
If you are a beginner or want to develop your jewellery skills further & may be thinking about exhibiting and selling your work. Our courses are for people who live in Derbyshire aged 19 & over. Please ask about fees if you live in a different authority.
This is a classroom-based course. A workshop environment with many practical activities with guidance from your tutor. A mix of demonstrations, individual work, group work and some homework.
Please bring glasses for close work if needed and a notebook and pen, although some handouts will be given.
There is a charge of £8 for an initial starter pack which you will need to pay your tutor at your first class (cash). If you wish to work in silver your tutor will advise you where to buy.
If you wish to pay for course in two instalments, please phone 01629 535895 or call into Glossop centre to enrol and pay as this is not possible online. After this course you can progress onto a more advanced module in jewellery and business skills.
Time and duration
Start Date: 22 April 2025
Start Time: 6.00pm
Day: Tuesday
First Lesson Duration: 03:00
Total Weeks: 10
Location
Glossop ACE Centre
Talbot Street
Glossop
SK13 7DG
01629 535895