North Carolina Society of Goldsmiths
Beginning Chain Making Workshop
Taught by John Fetvedt
Nov 10, 2007 from 9am - 4:30pm at TBD.
Cost: $75 for members (you must be a member to participate). Add $20 to your fee to join NCSG.
This one day workshop will making round ring chains, tools and techniques, including: making jump rings, calculating how much wire will be needed, understanding aspect ratios, transposing chain patterns from one gauge wire to another. Handouts, practice materials, and at least one earring project will be included in the supply fee. Participants will be encouraged to work on additional projects using materials they bring with them. Some supplies will also be available for purchase from the workshop leader.
What to bring
Participants should bring:
- Pliers
- Bent chain nose
- Flat nose
- Chain nose
- Optivisor
- Optional – wire, dead soft, sterling silver or gold-filled, 14 to 22 gauge (18 and 20 gauge are probably used the most). A bracelet normally requires 8 to 12 feet of wire, and a necklace about 25 feet.
- Optional – ear wires, clasps, etc.
Supplies provided
A $25.00 supply will include:
- Handouts
- Jump ring opener
- Pick
- Tag and jump ring for tumbling
- Byzantine chain class exercise
- Tapered Byzantine chain earrings kit
- Flower chain class exercise
- European chain mail class exercise
- and more