MakNorth Docks: Introduction to Jewellery: Pendant Necklace

Spend an afternoon designing and making your own pendant necklace under the guidance of Victor, our professionally trained jewellery designer. This amazing hands-on Jewellery making workshop could be something relaxing to do on your own, or a fun activity with a friend.

Victor has an engineering background and a passion for metalwork. He has created some beautifully unique pieces of jewellery and will help you do the same.

In this Pendant class, you will be taught you a variety of techniques with a multitude of tools –

• Using a jewellers saw
• Doming
• Texturing the surface using a hammer
• Filing, polishing and finishing
• Soldering wire
• Rolling patterns into metal using a rolling mill
• Oxidising silver (turning it black)
• Keum boo. Joint of two pure metals (silver and gold) without soldering.

During this 3 hour workshop, you will be given the guidance to design and produce a personal handmade pendant necklace with an optional 24k gold finish that you can actually leave wearing. There is a real opportunity to tinker with the design so it is perfect for you. You could make matching pendants if you’re coming with someone or even a cut-out/positive-negative design. This entails one person using the silhouette original with the heart missing, while the other uses the cut-out heart piece.

This is the perfect gift if you want to do something fun with your mum, friend, boyfriend or girlfriend. But if you just want to treat yourself you won’t be disappointed by how creative you actually can be!

No experience is necessary and all materials will be provided for you along with as much tea and coffee as you can consume, and a few biscuits too.

Check out victors work on Instagram –

https://www.instagram.com/iojewler/

Or take a look at his website –

https://www.welcomeio.com/