Steel has wonderful qualities for creating jewelry: it’s durable, readily available, beautiful when blackened, and best of all, inexpensive! In this workshop we will focus on creating finger rings in the morning and fabricating a cabochon pendant in the afternoon. You will learn how to manipulate this sturdy metal in several ways including coiling, netting and wrapping. We will blacken and seal our creations at the end of the day to prevent rusting - which is about the only downside to this wonderful metal.
Strong Jewelry making pliers (I recommend Wubbers for this class); Sturdy wire cutters from the hardware store; A steel ring mandrel; A plastic or rawhide mallet; A rag for removing oil/grubbiness from the wire; A tray, plate, bowl or cloth for your stuff; A notebook and writing materials; Personal task light and magnification (if needed).