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This course is aimed at beginners or those wanting a refresher working with precious metal clay. Join this action-packed class to make a silver ring from silver clay. Implementing fundamental metal clay making techniques, you will gain the basic skills you need to make simple silver clay ring.
What will we cover?
- How to set up a work area - Basic tools and what they do - Techniques of rolling, making holes, creating texture, wrapping clay, firing, polishing, and patinas - Design and make several samples in the practice medium of polymer clay, thus allowing you to develop and refine your ideas before making your ring designs in silver clay.
What will I achieve? By the end of this course you should be able to...
- Recognise the properties of the different types of metal clay, and how best to handle them - Use a range of equipment and tools to make a metal clay piece - Fire a metal clay piece with a hand torch - Use textures to create a design on metal clay - Colour metal clay using a patina - Sand and polish metal clay - Consider design techniques suitable for metal clay.
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
This course is suitable for all levels of ability, from beginners to experienced jewellers who want to incorporate metal clay into their mainstream jewellery designs. The course will also appeal to bead makers and clay artists. You must be able to follow simple written and verbal instructions, demonstrations, hand-outs and health and safety information, and be prepared to take part in group discussions. You should be happy using numbers and able to do simple measurements and calculations.
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
Through demonstrations, practical work, advice and guidance, examples of jewellery made from metal clay and technical notes as appropriate.
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
General tools and equipment, polymer clay for practice pieces and 10g of metal clay (art clay) and metal clay slip will be supplied. Please bring the following: - An apron - An empty film case or clean pill bottle - Notebook and pencils etc. - Cheap, fine tipped paint brushes - Optional extras (if you're feeling keen): clay shapers, badger balm, small cookie cutters, items for texture.
When I've finished, what course can I do next?
City Lit offer a wide range of short and year-long courses in Jewellery design and making, from beginners to advanced, and for professional development.
Browse our current online offer for complementary courses.Your tutor will also be able to advise you on your course.
We’re sorry. We don’t have a bio ready for the tutor of this class at the moment, but we’re working on it! Watch this space.
Please note: We reserve the right to change our tutors from those advertised. This happens rarely, but if it does, we are unable to refund fees due to this. Our tutors may have different teaching styles; however we guarantee a consistent quality of teaching in all our courses.
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Join this action-packed class to make a silver ring from silver clay. Implementing fundamental metal clay making techniques, you will gain the basic skills you need to make simple silver clay ring.Join this action-packed class to make a silver ring from silver clay, implementing fundamental metal clay making techniques.- How to set up a work area<br/>- Basic tools and what they do<br/>- Techniques of rolling, making holes, creating texture, wrapping clay, firing, polishing, and patinas<br/>- Design and make several samples in the practice medium of polymer clay, thus allowing you to develop and refine your ideas before making your ring designs in silver clay.- Recognise the properties of the different types of metal clay, and how best to handle them<br/>- Use a range of equipment and tools to make a metal clay piece <br/>- Fire a metal clay piece with a hand torch <br/>- Use textures to create a design on metal clay <br/>- Colour metal clay using a patina <br/>- Sand and polish metal clay <br/>- Consider design techniques suitable for metal clay.This course is suitable for all levels of ability, from beginners to experienced jewellers who want to incorporate metal clay into their mainstream jewellery designs. The course will also appeal to bead makers and clay artists.<br/>You must be able to follow simple written and verbal instructions, demonstrations, hand-outs and health and safety information, and be prepared to take part in group discussions. You should be happy using numbers and able to do simple measurements and calculations.Through demonstrations, practical work, advice and guidance, examples of jewellery made from metal clay and technical notes as appropriate.General tools and equipment, polymer clay for practice pieces and 10g of metal clay (art clay) and metal clay slip will be supplied. Please bring the following: <br/>- An apron<br/>- An empty film case or clean pill bottle<br/>- Notebook and pencils etc.<br/>- Cheap, fine tipped paint brushes<br/>- Optional extras (if you're feeling keen): clay shapers, badger balm, small cookie cutters, items for texture.City Lit offer a wide range of short and year-long courses in Jewellery design and making, from beginners to advanced, and for professional development. <br/><br/>Browse our current online offer for complementary courses.Your tutor will also be able to advise you on your course.Jewellery design & makingNon-precious & experimental materialsvirtual129129129VV526NONESat20/06/2610:00 - 17:0010:0017:001 session1One-off onlyDaytimeWeekendKSKeeley StreetElizabeth PearsonAvailable courses2026-06-20T00:00:00+00:00Jun 2026Art & design129129Precious metal clay: make a ringprecious-metal-clay-make-a-ring/vv526-2526Join this action-packed class to make a silver ring from silver clay, implementing fundamental metal clay making techniques.0000-Available|2026-06-20 00:00:00This course is aimed at beginners or those wanting a refresher working with precious metal clay. Join this action-packed class to make a silver ring from silver clay. Implementing fundamental metal clay making techniques, you will gain the basic skills you need to make simple silver clay ring.Join this action-packed class to make a silver ring from silver clay, implementing fundamental metal clay making techniques.- How to set up a work area<br/>- Basic tools and what they do<br/>- Techniques of rolling, making holes, creating texture, wrapping clay, firing, polishing, and patinas<br/>- Design and make several samples in the practice medium of polymer clay, thus allowing you to develop and refine your ideas before making your ring designs in silver clay.- Recognise the properties of the different types of metal clay, and how best to handle them<br/>- Use a range of equipment and tools to make a metal clay piece <br/>- Fire a metal clay piece with a hand torch <br/>- Use textures to create a design on metal clay <br/>- Colour metal clay using a patina <br/>- Sand and polish metal clay <br/>- Consider design techniques suitable for metal clay.This course is suitable for all levels of ability, from beginners to experienced jewellers who want to incorporate metal clay into their mainstream jewellery designs. The course will also appeal to bead makers and clay artists.<br/>You must be able to follow simple written and verbal instructions, demonstrations, hand-outs and health and safety information, and be prepared to take part in group discussions. You should be happy using numbers and able to do simple measurements and calculations.Through demonstrations, practical work, advice and guidance, examples of jewellery made from metal clay and technical notes as appropriate.General tools and equipment, polymer clay for practice pieces and 10g of metal clay (art clay) and metal clay slip will be supplied. Please bring the following: <br/>- An apron<br/>- An empty film case or clean pill bottle<br/>- Notebook and pencils etc.<br/>- Cheap, fine tipped paint brushes<br/>- Optional extras (if you're feeling keen): clay shapers, badger balm, small cookie cutters, items for texture.City Lit offer a wide range of short and year-long courses in Jewellery design and making, from beginners to advanced, and for professional development. <br/><br/>Browse our current online offer for complementary courses.Your tutor will also be able to advise you on your course.Jewellery design & makingNon-precious & experimental materialsconfigurable
