| COURSE TITLE
and REGISTRATION NUMBER:
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WIRE10:
JEWELRY FINDINGS AND CHAIN BRACELET
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| SKILL SET AREA:
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wire wrapping and wire working |
| PREREQUISITES:
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Orientation to Beads & Jewelry Findings |
| GOALS AND OBJECTIVES:
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Learn to make useful shapes with wire that can be used as
jewelry findings for earrings, necklaces and bracelets, or as connectors/links
in chains |
| DESCRIPTION of MAJOR PROJECTS/TASKS:
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Make various jewelry findings
Make chain-link bracelet |
| DESCRIPTION of SKILLS/TECHNIQUES/CONCEPTS TO BE LEARNED:
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Learn to make:
- Shepard's hook earrings
- embellished ear wires
- hook and eye clasp
- jump rings
- decorative toggle clasp
- eye pin
- spiral hook clasp
- looped chain bracelet |
| CLASS TIME ESTIMATE:
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3 hours |
| MIN/MAX # STUDENTS PER CLASS:
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2-6 students |
| CLASS FEE and DEPOSIT:
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$35.00 instructional fee plus $15.00 kit fee |
| ADDITIONAL CLASS COSTS PER STUDENT:
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None |
| WRITTEN COURSE DESCRIPTION
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| At the beginning of this class, the typical student should
be able to do/know the following:
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This is a beginner level class |
| At the end of this class, the typical student should be
able to achieve/accomplish/learn the following:
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make various jewelry findings
make various connectors/links for chains |
| Written Instructions Provided
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YES |
| Finished Sample(s) Provided
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YES |
| Supply List
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Supplies are provided as a part of a kit, and include:
16 gauge or 18 gage round wire (clasps and toggles)
20 ga or 21 ga round wire (ear wires, eye pins, jump rings)
Tools are provided for use in class, and include:
flat nose pliers
chain nose pleirs
round nose pliers
flush cutters
ruler
ultra fine sharpie
polishing cloth or steel wool #0000
steel block
chasing hammer
rawhide mallet or plastic mallet
step pliers
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| List of Required and Recommended Reading Provided
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All Wired Up (Mark Lareau)
Great Wire Jewelry (Irene Peterson)
Making Bead & Wire Jewelry (Dawn Cusick) |
| INSTRUCTOR(S):
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Donna Zimmer |
| HOW OFTEN COURSE OFFERED:
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every two or three months |
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