What you'll learn
Learn how to craft something meaningful with our jewellery making short courses in Sydney!
Precious Metal Clay (PMC) can be shaped and textured to make wearable jewellery. Continue working with this user-friendly and completely malleable clay that excitingly transforms to 99.9% pure silver.
An experienced tutor will guide you through the design process – development and finish – so that you can achieve your creative goals. You will be introduced to various techniques to assist them with the transfer of creative idea to the finished piece.
Go home with a finished piece of fine silver and an array of newly learnt skills. This is a great hands-on workshop that provides an exciting environment for the production of beautiful and unique pieces of jewellery.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this precious metal clay jewellery making course, you should have:
- Learned knowledge of Precious Metal Clay and an understanding of the medium and its capabilities
- An understanding of basic tools for Precious Metal Clay
- Learned knowledge of the correct safety procedures required when handling the medium
- Gained knowledge of various artistic methods that can be employed with Precious Metal Clay
- Learned of the advantages and disadvantages of Precious Metal Clay compared with working with traditional silversmithing techniques for pendant and earrings.
- Produced pendant and earring jewellery piece in Precious Metal Clay
Course content
What will be covered in this precious metal clay jewellery course?
- Proper handling of PMC
- Rolling
- Shaping
- Texturing
- Hole making
- Sanding/filing
- Torch firing
- Polishing highlight for PMC
Intended audience
Who is this precious metal clay jewellery course for?
This course is for complete beginners.
Course venue
2A Gordon Street, Rozelle NSW 2039 (corner of Gordon St & Victoria Rd on the grounds of St. Joseph's Church)
Course materials
Materials provided
- 15 grams of Precious Metal Clay. Students are welcome to bring their own if they wish to work with more.
- All tools and safety equipment (aprons, goggles and masks)
- A selection of textured surfaces will be provided, though students may bring their own
What to bring to class
- Pens and pencils
- Notebook
- Selection of textures to impress into the clay (stamps, buttons, textured surfaces – items should be plastic, wood or fabric)
Additional information
Please note the following:
- Closed-in shoes required
- Please wear old clothes
- Long hair must be tied back
- Does not include stone setting
Course testimonials
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Jo-Anne said: Learning new skills from an experienced and knowledgeable tutor, with all necessary equipment was fantastic. Thank you.
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Kim said: The tutor had faith in my plan and went with it despite her reservations. She gave me advice but supported my ideas and we ended up making a beautiful keepsake of a treasured overseas holiday
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Brian said: 5 Stars!
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Belinda said: 5 stars!
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Joanne said: The tutor was very helpful and accommodating of students' needs. The classroom was set up as a great working space for this type of task. An excellent introduction to working with PMC.
Course tutors
Shan Shan Mok
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