Hammered Cuff	9 - 4 Wednesday
	Riki Schumacher	$145

Student Level: All
Type of Workshop: Project
Prerequisite: None

Jewelry has been made for thousands of year with hammered wire. The exercise of hammering wire is truly an art. Join me in pounding your way to a fabulous one of a kind cuff, made to fit your individual wrist. Make your cuff wide or on the narrower side, depending on the number of strands used. You will attach the strands into bullet end caps that you etch! After working the shape of the wire to fit your wrist, all the parts and pieces are joined. I think these bracelets have a rustic yet romantic look. There are a few little tricks to getting all these components to work together, and I can’t wait to share them with you. This design makes a fabulously strong and noticeably different work of hand made jewelry art. Learn to hammer this rich bronze wire, trickier than you think, how to etch bullet casings, the art of using a micro butane torch, how in the heck to get all that wire into the end cap, and so many more techniques. So won’t you join me for my “Hammered Cuff” workshop?

Materials Fee: $18 payable to Instructor at class time includes these materials and use of tools:
All wire for bracelet
Clasp
Some chain
Connector wires
Sari silk
Bullet casings
Etching and polishing supplies
All soldering supplies
Use of tools, chemicals, handouts

Students should bring:
Small steel block
Rag or rubber block to sound proof noise
Ear plugs
Hammer (at least 8 oz.)
Plastic or leather hammer
Heavy duty wire cutters
Round nose and needle nose pliers
Extra rags
Ear protection
A couple large holed beads, rhinestone balls and/or pearls to finish off the ends (about 12mm or so, optional).

Optional:
Apron
Ott light & extension cord or a battery Ott light
Opti-visors
Mask if sensitive to fumes

Questions? email Riki at rikis1@mac.com
Website: www.RikiJewelry.blogspot.com