Workshops
Wire wrapped jewellery
Why buy expensive jewellery when you can design and make your own beautiful pieces? In this workshop, you’ll learn techniques to create at least one pair of earrings and a bracelet using various beads, Swarovski pearls and crystals, plus high-quality hardware. You may also bring any broken jewellery you may have and we’ll help you incorporate it into your designs.
All materials included plus an instruction and resource list for you to take home. No previous jewellery making experience required.
Have a look at some samples here!
- Level: All
- Course length: One 3-hour session
- Session 1: Wednesday 25 August, 6:30pm—9:30pm
- Teacher: Rosie Sanders
- Fee: £45.00
- Location: Venue 2
- Availability: 8 places left
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- Session 1: Saturday 11 September, 10:30am—1:30pm
- Teacher: Rosie Sanders
- Fee: £45.00
- Location: Venue 1
- Availability: 6 places left
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- Session 1: Saturday 23 October, 10:30am—1:30pm
- Teacher: Rosie Sanders
- Fee: £45.00
- Location: Venue 1
- Availability: 7 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.”
