COURSE TITLE and REGISTRATION NUMBER:

WIRE9004:  Wire Chain Making and Bead Chain Victorian Choker
SKILL SET AREA: Wire Work
PREREQUISITES: WIRE9001:Orientation to Wire and Wire Shaping
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: Teach students to make chain out of wire, link chain with beads, and interlock and interconnect chain with beads to create pieces of jewelry.
DESCRIPTION of MAJOR PROJECTS/TASKS:

- Make different styles of chain, using wire

(a) figure 8
(b) bead chain

- Create Victorian Lace Choker
DESCRIPTION of SKILLS/TECHNIQUES/CONCEPTS TO BE LEARNED: - learn to make chain using wire
- learn to incorporate beads into the design or use of chain in jewelry
- learn how to plan and coordinate the design of a piece of jewelry using disparate parts
CLASS TIME ESTIMATE: 3 hours
MIN/MAX # STUDENTS PER CLASS: 1-4 students
CLASS FEE and DEPOSIT: $30.00 fee / $30.00 deposit
ADDITIONAL CLASS COSTS PER STUDENT: purchase materials, including wire and beads; bring
WRITTEN COURSE DESCRIPTION

CENTER FOR BEADWORK & JEWELRY ARTS

WW9004:  Wire Chain Making and Bead Chain Victorian Choker
Instructor:  Tracey Dooling
$30.00 fee ($30.00 deposit reserves space) 

Learn to make simple chains out of wire, by creating shapes and interlocking them.    Then learn how to embellish chains with beads.   Finally, create a Victorian Chain Choker using chain and beads within an elaborate design.

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At the beginning of this class, the typical student should be able to do/know the following: - use tools to shape wire
At the end of this class, the typical student should be able to achieve/accomplish/learn the following: - create interlocking and interconnected pieces using wire and wire shapes
- coordinate the design of a piece of jewelry using wire and beads in an elaborate pattern using chain and beads
Written Instructions Provided YES
Finished Sample(s) Provided YES
Supply List

Use sterling silver or copper wire.
5 feet - 20-gauge, round

Any beads student wishes to use: Examples:

40 - 4mm beads (any style, such as fire polish or austrian crystal tapers)
3  - 6mm beads (any style, such as fire polish or austrian crystal tapers)
3 - 8mm beads (any style, such as fire polish or austrian crystal tapers)
5 - 6mm round druk beads

wire tools:(tools are provided for classroom use, thought students may want to purchase their own)
round nose pliers
chain nose pliers
wire cutters
optional: flat nose pliers
List of Required and Recommended Reading Provided The Chain & Crystal Book (Wendy Simpson Conner)
Contemporary Wire Wrap Jewelry (Curtis Kenneth Leonard and William A. Kappele)
INSTRUCTOR(S): Nancie Roark
HOW OFTEN COURSE OFFERED: once a month