Workshops
Cocktail ring
Make a dramatic fashion statement by wearing a cocktail ring you’ve designed and created yourself! You’ll learn basic jewellery-making skills, including wire wrapping, to create one statement ring featuring Swarovski crystals, glass, wood and semi-precious stones. All materials included. No previous jewellery-making experience needed.
- Level: All levels
- Teacher: Merle O'Grady
- Course length: One 2-hour session
- Session 1: Saturday 6 September, 10:30am—12:30pm
- Fee: £38 (includes £14.00 materials fee)
- Availability: 4 places left
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- Session 1: Wednesday 10 September, 6:30pm—8:30pm
- Fee: £38 (includes £14.00 materials fee)
- Availability: 8 places left
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- Session 1: Wednesday 1 October, 6:30pm—8:30pm
- Fee: £38 (includes £14.00 materials fee)
- Availability: 7 places left
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- Session 1: Wednesday 5 November, 6:30pm—8:30pm
- Fee: £38 (includes £14.00 materials fee)
- Availability: 10 places left
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- Session 1: Saturday 29 November, 10:30am—12:30pm
- Fee: £38 (includes £14.00 materials fee)
- Availability: 10 places left
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- Session 1: Wednesday 3 December, 6:30pm—8:30pm
- Fee: £38 (includes £14.00 materials fee)
- Availability: 10 places left
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- Session 1: Saturday 13 December, 10:30am—12:30pm
- Fee: £38 (includes £14.00 materials fee)
- Availability: 10 places left
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Additional information
Merle O’Grady trained in Fashion Design in her native Ireland before moving to London and following her true passion: accessories. She studied Accessory Design at Cordwainers College gaining a wealth of specialist skills, especially in leather work. After working in the studios of Pauric Sweeney, Boyd, and Topshop Design, Merle ran a successful stall at Spitalfields Market in London before focusing on her eponymous jewellery line.
Today, Merle designs and makes leather goods on an individual, commission basis while focusing her energies on her jewellery collections, which she sells online. She uses an eclectic mix of materials including Perspex, precious metals and semi-precious stones. ‘My aim when making accessories, whether leather or jewellery, is always to create something chic and glamorous,’ she says. ‘The fact that it is handcrafted only adds to its beauty by giving the design a “soul.”