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Intro to Jewelry

  • Fundamentals of Jewelry: An Introductory Jewelry Class

  • NextFab North Philadelphia makerspace - Fundamentals of Jewelry: An Introductory Jewelry Class

  • Class: Fundamentals of Jewelry: An Introductory Jewelry Class

About the Course

Create a keychain, pendant, or pet name tag as an introduction to jewelry making (only available at our North Philly location). Learn basic use of standard hand tools and equipment in the jewelry studio, including the jeweler’s saw, stamping materials, and flex shaft. The Instructor will review metal and jewelry design basics, before diving into some of the equipment of the jewelry studio, including the bench shear, the drill press, the disc cutter, and the jeweler’s saw. Members will also gain a general understanding of metal fabricating techniques including designing, sawing, piercing, and finishing at a small scale.
Machine/tool access: Jeweler's bench, including bench shear, the drill press, the disc cutter, and the jeweler’s saw

Expand on your jewelry-making skills in Working with the Torch: An Introduction to Soldering and Annealing for Jewelry and learn to solder your own jewelry. 

Upcoming Classes

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North Philly

  • Feb 14th @ 4:00pm - 7:00pm
  • Feb 28th @ 4:30pm - 7:30pm

South Philly

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Wilmington

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Virtual Classes

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Prerequisites

This class has several prerequisites associated with it. Before signing up, please ensure that by the time the class occurs, you will have already completed the following classes:

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Let us know your prefered dates and times, and we’ll work with you to put something on the calendar. Please note we need at least 48 hours notice to schedule classes.