MAKE: Clasps and Chain Link Catalog

Findings are a crucial part of making jewelry and if the findings needed to complete your piece are not available, you want to be able to create your own custom components that closely match your style of jewelry. Come learn just how easy it is to make your own findings and components that will connect and complete the pieces in your jewelry. This class will cover:

– jump rings
– eye and head pins
– earring findings
– clasps and cord ends
– simple chain links
– beaded links (simple loop and wrapped loop)

Create your own cheat-sheet for wire gauges, cut lengths and style examples to use in your own jewelry making journey.

Instructor Bio
“As a mostly self-taught artist, I understand how difficult it can be to get started on developing necessary skills to create your own wearable works of art.

I have been dabbling with a wide range of art and craft projects all my life, and have always gravitated back to handmade jewelry and working with wire. I have been making jewelry since 2000 and my favorite technique is the Viking Wire Weave (Knit) which I learned at the University of Ithra through the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) in 1998.

I discovered that I love teaching others and have done so since 2001. I am most inspired by helping others discover and develop their own creativity and hope to bring inspiration to those just beginning their artistic journey.” –Denise “Dee” Townsend – Whims in Wire ~ handcrafts by Dee

Check out her online shop!

 

When: September 28, 2024
Time: 12:30 – 4:30 pm
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For more information, contact: Emily Crawford, LMS 360.339.4205