Take your jewellery making hobby to the next level. This course teaches students the basic techniques of jewellery-making including piercing, filing, soldering, shaping, forming, design layout, and application. Students will create original designs in silver and can expect to make one or more finger rings and a piece of chain while working at their own jeweller's bench equipped with a torch and flexshaft tool.
Prerequisites
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What you will learn
- Jewellery tools
Sawing, filing & drilling
Making a sanding stick (cedar lathe & sand paper)
Shape & stretch ring to size
Dome ring; flare ring; spinner ring
Rivetting and doming metal
Jump rings & ear wires
Finishing & polishing
Textures on metal with files, sand paper, sanding disks, flexshaft disks
S-hooks
Toggle catch
Liver of sulphur patina
How to register
This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.
Course schedules
Select your program to see the available course schedules.
| CRN# | Duration | Delivery | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21926 |
May 5, 2026 to June 23, 2026 |
Lab | VCC Downtown Campus | See full schedule |
Online courses listed without scheduled meeting times can be completed on your own schedule.
Contact us
If you have any question, please email at advising@vcc.ca.
† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.