Course schedule: October 1st – 3rd 2021 (POSTPONED TO NEXT SPRING 2022))
Fri from 5pm to 8 pm / Sat- Sun from 10 am to 5 pm
Price: 480€
Objectives
Participants will become knowledgeable on the basic techniques used in wire textile jewellery. weaving, crochet, hairpin lace, spool knitting. Each participant will end-up the course with the production of a piece of jewellery choosing one of the above-mentioned techniques.
PROGRAM:
Analysis of the different textile techniques that are used in jewellery
Presentation of the most important Artists that have used / are using these textile techniques
Materials and Tools
Practice: weaving, crochet, hairpin lace, tubular knitting, interlaced wire
Material
Annealed silver wire (925) (0,30mm-0,40mm-0,50mm)
Annealed pure copper wire (0,25 mm)
Copper, brass and aluminum leafs (….)
Frame for hairpin lace
Hooks (0,75-1-1,75-2)
Polystyrene spheres