Jewellery Making for Beginners - Arnold Library - Adult Learning

Learn to create your own jewellery pieces using a mix of new and upcycled materials. On this course, you’ll learn how to design and make beautiful jewellery, from simple bracelets and earrings to more advanced creations like charm brooches and adjustable necklaces. You’ll explore a variety of tools and techniques in a friendly, beginner-friendly environment where creativity and personal style are encouraged.

This course introduces you to a range of jewellery-making techniques. You’ll learn how to safely use tools such as round-nosed and flat-nosed pliers, identify and handle findings (like clasps, crimp beads, and jump rings), and design and construct well-balanced pieces. Starting with a simple single-strand bracelet, you’ll progress to necklaces, earrings, and more decorative items. You’ll also be encouraged to bring in old or broken jewellery, as you’ll learn how to reuse beads and components to create something completely new.

There is no need for previous experience.

What will learners achieve by the end of the course?

1. Identify and safely use a range of common jewellery-making tools and findings

2. Design and make beaded jewellery using wire, crimping, and fastening techniques

3. Create jewellery components using headpins, wire loops, and basic wirework skills

4. Apply jewellery-making techniques to create a variety of accessories and decorative items

5. Repurpose beads or components from old or broken jewellery to create something new and unique

What you will need to bring to the course:

1. tiger tail (nylon coated wire)

2. crimp beads

3. findings (fastenings, soldered jump rings, lobster claw clasps, earwires, ear hooks, kilt pins)

4. crimp beads (tube)

5. silver coloured beads

6. rocailles

7. seed beads

8. small beads

9. glass pearls

10. bead trays or bead boards

11. tape measure