You’ve just made a gorgeous and unique art pendant, put your heart and soul into it and you’re looking for a chain to wear it on. STOP! Don’t put your amazing hand crafted pieces on generic store bought chains!
Join jewelry artist and teacher Brandy Boyd for a day of chains that are unique and strong, without the need for solder! You can whip these babies up with nothing more than wire and pliers. Perfect for waiting at the doctor’s office, in the carpool line, or anywhere else you have a lap and 10 minutes or more. Add a steel block and hammer and you’ve got a variation on a theme and a totally different look.
You’ll learn how to make a horse-shoe chain (with variations), a beaded rosary chain (VERY versatile), a sticks and stones chain (this one can go so many ways) and an infinity chain.
Your class fee will include several spools of wire, various jump rings, instruction sheets, and a steel mandrel set to keep. There is enough wire to complete 4 necklace length chains. We will cover handmade clasps as well so your piece can be 100% yours from start to finish!
You will need to bring to class- round nose pliers, flat nose pliers, chain nose pliers, and files for cleaning up the ends of your wire.
If you have these items, bring them- steel block and hammer, hole punch pliers, smooth jawed hemostats.
Contact Laurie at the Memphis Botanic Gardens to sign up at 901-636-4128 Members $75, non members- $90
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