Fashion Jewellery III

Course details

The master fashion jewellery artist combines creativity, control, efficiency and judgement. With advanced techniques to minimize work, parsimoniously use high-value materials, and accurately gauge price, comfort and size, JDMIS advanced fashion jewellery programmes take thread and wire techniques to commercial levels.

With a selection of important new design styles and techniques, the learning projects at this advanced stage ensure the fashion jewellery artists comprehensive experience and confidence in their medium; able to conceive new creations from scratch or build jewellery to customers’ exacting specifications.

Moreover at the conclusion of the fashion jewellery arts programme, graduates are well equipped with the tools and equipment to succeed and a wide range of quality fashion jewellery pieces to jump-start their commercial jewellery line, provide inspiration for future designs, or make unique and valuable gifts.

Course Outline

• Multiple-Strand Stringing Styles with Soft Wire provide new and innovative ways to vary designs, incorporate new materials, and produce more elaborate and exotic jewellery styles.
• Wire Mastery: Begin with Component Creation, using half-hard and soft wires make components including clasps, earring hooks, connectors, separators & more.
• Wire Wrapping of Cabochons: techniques for wrapping flat backed gems of various sizes and materials.
• f Wire Sculpting, where you use round wire, half-round wire and square wire to create stunning wire designs. Learn patterns and techniques on how to use these wires individually and how to combine them with binding wires.
• One-to-Two Strand Stringing Style, which is often used with expensive materials to reduce costs towards the rear of the design. Learn the unique measurement system and design considerations needed to achieve a seamless transition from a single rear strand to multiple strands in the front.
• Wire Crochet using traditional single & double stitching techniques as well as the chain and slip-stitch patterns. Learn to eliminate kinks and weave in beads to dramatic effect.