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Beginner's Weekend - Summer

Give yourself a gift of a new hobby for the new year! Early bird pricing till 23 December.

Starts Jan 25, 2025
From 225 New Zealand dollars
Wellington, Whanganui-a-Tara

Available spots


Service Description

A fabulous and fun introduction to jewellery making over two mornings, this is our most popular short workshop! Give yourself a gift of a new hobby to start the new year! The students start with basic ring-making in copper or brass. We begin with ring making as this process teaches students many fundamental techniques in one project, measuring, texturing, shaping, cutting, soldering and finishing are all included in this one ring. Students will learn how to measure their fingers to get an accurately sized ring, later they will also learn how to take sizing from existing rings. They are shown how to use a jeweller’s saw to cut their metal to the correct length, how to form it up and how to solder. Then they learn how to shape their rings and finish them up into a wearable piece of jewellery, all in the first class! In the first morning they are also shown how to texture metals, cut and layer shapes, melt balls of silver and other techniques to create decorative elements. Students can spend their afternoon and evening thinking about and planning their design in silver for the next day. We encourage them to carefully plan this project and think about how they might make their piece before they begin, including creating drawings and notes. (We always say drawings don’t need to be “good”, they just need to make sense to the student and their tutor!). This project can be another ring, or earrings or pendants. We have a great selection of example pieces in the workshop so they can see what’s achievable in the 3-hour time frame. Sometimes students can make more than one silver piece if they have enough time. Included in the class fee are copper and brass for practising on, a selection of sterling silver packs to choose from (depending on your project) and all consumables such as sandpaper, solder and chemicals. Extra metals and chains are available for purchase in the studio. Kids 12 and up are welcome in this class, any person under 16 years old must be accompanied by an enrolled caregiver.


Upcoming Sessions


Cancellation Policy

Below are the Terms & Conditions for our classes. For information on access and parking info for both studios, please visit the FAQ page on our main site. TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR WORKSPACE CLASSES: We require all class fees to be paid in full before the start date of the class and any extra materials taken to be paid for at the last class. Workspace will not offer refunds or make up classes for any reason. Our classes take only between 6 and 10 students at a time and we cannot accomodate moving students between classes or offering extra classes. Please choose your class carefully.  Students must follow all health and safety guidelines and all safety instructions from the tutors at all times.  Workspace reserves the right to cancel or postpone a class if circumstances require it, students will be refunded if this is the case.  By enrolling in our classes you are agreeing to these terms and conditions.


Contact Details

  • 65 Abel Smith St, Wellington, 6011

    021 169 1521

    info@workspacestudios.co.nz


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