Craft Articles

3.04pm
Notes are all written up with accompanying diagrams, I may colour them in. Googled metal varnish and found a product which can work on brass copper silver and chrome so I may give that a go.

 
My canoe looks a lot more like a ring.
We did some more hammering to get it into shape. Hammering makes it eventually become unworkable so it has to be annealed again for it to bend easily.

I have a lot of notes to write up about soldering which we didn’t get the chance to do today as trains needed to be caught.
I took a slide pendant with me and the teacher suggested a product I need to google for today. Ring is still not finished, maybe next week. 

It’s the morning after the evening before.
It was great but not what I expected. I thought we’d all be starting from scratch, sat round a table while the teacher explains techniques to us. But it seemed only my friend and I were the only people who weren’t already in the middle of a project.

We were shown how to start making a ring, cutting the right amount and annealing it with an instrument I like to refer to as a flame thrower. Enameling was also shown to us which was surprisingly quick and easy.

We got chatting to some ladies there, one was making a Celtic headband for her friend who was some kind of priestess!!! It was very busy and noisy and with only 1 teacher it got a bit chaotic. It seems that we make and item, weigh it then pay, so I can keep most of my money!!

The ring we’ve started to make looks like a little canoe at the moment. Hopefully it will improve next week.

It’s the morning of the evening. I’ve got the £25 that the site has told us to bring. No idea what amount of metal that will buy. Designs may have to be limited.   

18.4.06 11.58am

I start my jewelry course tomorrow. No idea what to expect.

Realised 4 weeks doesn’t seem long enough to learn a skill, think of a design and make the item!

Been trying to think of ideas but they seem to be more craft related rather than jewelry. I have made an apron, thought it better than buying one as I have scraps of material and a £200 over locker that I’ve used twice in about 2 years. Its turned out quite well, may add a pocket if I’m feeling extra skillful.

Travel plans all worked out, notebooks bought, pens sourced.