Join Emily at The Colour Factory to design a little copper bauble with brass accents. Spend the afternoon or evening sipping a festive non-alcoholic drink (blowtorches, no alcohol sorry!) and enjoying seasonal snacks whilst embarking on a little metalwork adventure!

You will be guided through the process of cutting out, soldering and finishing your own little copper bauble. A wonderfully festive introduction to the world of jewellery techniques, and good seasonal practise for anyone with a bit of experience.

This workshop takes place on Thursday 12th December between 2-5pm or 6-9pm. Materials will be included. These could be kept for yourself or gifted to a loved one; Emily can supply some cute little packaging for them too! Suitably festive refreshments provided – make sure to get in touch with any allergies you may have!

This workshop will take place at The Colour Factory in Winchester in a dedicated jewellery space. Whilst a lovely space, it only has the capacity for a few participants so make sure to be quick if you’d like to take part in this workshop!

Suitable for absolute beginners, folks who want to practise their skills or just have a lovely, chilled creative session!

Embark on a festive adventure with Emily at The Colour Factory and book yourself a place!

This workshop is £65pp.

To book, head to the following link: https://www.the-metalsmith.co.uk/workshop-bookings/festive-soldered-bauble-workshop

If you have any questions, please get in touch via emily@the-metalsmith.co.uk

“As much as I enjoy a pair of garish, tinsel, light-up Christmas earrings, they aren’t an accessory that you can wear all year round. I’ve decided to take a series of subtle festive imagery and create some sophisticated, slightly unusual pieces of jewellery that can be worn especially for this seasonal time, or all year round.” {Intro to Emily’s Festive Earring Description}

The session begins with an insight into Emily’s festive design process. You’ll be introduced to a process that will help you loosen up and design a series of seasonal earrings: starting with a selection of Christmassy and wintry motifs or images that remind you of this time of year, you will be shown a specific process for generating a variety of ideas for contemporary earrings. You will choose from the designs and Emily will support you in recreating those drawings in wire and transforming them into earrings!

Processes covered include designing, piercing, filing, forming, soldering multiple components, tidying up a piece and finishing.

This workshop takes place on Wednesday 11th December between 2-5pm and 6-9pm. Materials (silver, copper and brass wire) will be included; this will allow you to make up to two pairs of earrings, depending on the complexity of your idea. These could be kept for yourself or gifted to a loved one; Emily can supply lovely, little boxes for them! Suitably festive refreshments also provided - make sure to get in touch with any allergies you may have!

This workshop will take place at The Colour Factory in Winchester in a dedicated jewellery space. Whilst a lovely space, it only has the capacity for 5 participants so make sure to be quick if you’d like to take part in this workshop!

Suitable for absolute beginners, folks who want to practise their skills or just have a lovely, chilled creative session!

Embark on a festive adventure with Emily at The Colour Factory and book yourself a place!

This workshop is £75pp.

To book, head to the following link: https://www.the-metalsmith.co.uk/workshop-bookings/festive-earring-workshop

If you have any questions, please get in touch via emily@the-metalsmith.co.uk

Your wreath will be decorated with pine cones, nuts and berries on a moss base and embelished with a ribbon to tie on your door or use as a table centrepiece. Carol will take you through the process step by step, starting with covering the circular metal frame with the precious moss, which all of your greenery will be layered onto. Feel free to bring any special bits and pieces from your garden that you would like to incorporate.

Small friendy class to kick off the festive season. All materials and refreshments included.

This workshop costs £65pp.

To book, pleease contact Carol via cazwadejewellery@gmail.com or 07768542305

Carol is a experienced practicing jeweller and has been running the sucessful wreath making class for a number of years. Early bookings are advised to avoid disappointment.

Learn how to create a palette of naturally festive colours through the magic of plant dyes. Leya will first show you how to make a foundation for permanent colour on silk fabric, then how to cut it into ribbons, and dye to use in any way you please, from a bouquet of cheerful mini ribbons for your Christmas tree, or as the finishing flourish on a festive wreath or gift.

All materials will be provided, and you will be dyeing a selection of different types of silk.

This workshop costs £65pp. Click here to book: https://www.rowanlanefibres.com/product/festive-ribbons

About Leya:
Leya is a local botanical dyer and educator working primarily with natural materials such as wool, linen and silk. She lives and works in Winchester, and her work is heavily inspired by the cycles of nature, colour, and simple pleasures; the art of slow, seasonal living. Leya is the co-author of a self-published book, ‘Summer Of Making: knit heirlooms using natural dyes’ available digitally from her website, as well as a teaching contributor on the Natural Dyes Workshop offered by the Herbal Academy.
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Although she has a background in teaching, her career also extended into retail visual merchandising and styling. Her many artistic and lifestyle passions – fashion, sustainability, gardening and growing, weaving, photography, interior design- led her to begin her foray into botanical dyeing, which she has grown into her own fibre dyeing small business, selling mainly botanically dyed knitting yarns and other naturally dyed crafting supplies.

Join Emily at The Colour Factory to design a little copper bauble with brass accents. Spend the afternoon or evening sipping a festive non-alcoholic drink (blowtorches, no alcohol sorry!) and enjoying seasonal snacks whilst embarking on a little metalwork adventure!

You will be guided through the process of cutting out, soldering and finishing your own little copper bauble. A wonderfully festive introduction to the world of jewellery techniques, and good seasonal practise for anyone with a bit of experience.

This workshop takes place on Thursday 12th December between 2-5pm or 6-9pm. Materials will be included. These could be kept for yourself or gifted to a loved one; Emily can supply some cute little packaging for them too! Suitably festive refreshments provided – make sure to get in touch with any allergies you may have!

This workshop will take place at The Colour Factory in Winchester in a dedicated jewellery space. Whilst a lovely space, it only has the capacity for a few participants so make sure to be quick if you’d like to take part in this workshop!

Suitable for absolute beginners, folks who want to practise their skills or just have a lovely, chilled creative session!

Embark on a festive adventure with Emily at The Colour Factory and book yourself a place!

This workshop is £65pp.

To book, head to the following link: https://www.the-metalsmith.co.uk/workshop-bookings/festive-soldered-bauble-workshop

If you have any questions, please get in touch via emily@the-metalsmith.co.uk

This session takes you on a little journey of wax carving! Covering all of the techniques you need to carve a 3D piece, Emily will guide you through creating a simple, seasonal shape in wax and how to give it a lovely finish! It will then be cast leaving you with a silver decoration AND a bronze decoration - all finished up and ready to post or collect before Christmas.

This workshop takes place on Wednesday 4th December between either 2-5pm or 6-9pm. Materials (wax, and then later the silver and bronze) will be included; this will allow you to make up to two decorations, up to a certain weight. These could be kept for yourself or gifted to a loved one; Emily can supply lovely, little boxes for them too! Suitably festive refreshments also provided - make sure to get in touch with any allergies you may have!

This workshop will take place at The Colour Factory in Winchester in a dedicated jewellery space. Whilst a lovely space, it only has the capacity for a few participants so make sure to be quick if you’d like to take part in this workshop!

Suitable for absolute beginners, folks who want to practise their skills or just have a lovely, chilled creative session!

Embark on a festive adventure with Emily at The Colour Factory and book yourself a place!

This workshop is £120pp.

To book, head to the following link: https://www.the-metalsmith.co.uk/workshop-bookings/festive-carving

If you have any questions, please get in touch via emily@the-metalsmith.co.uk

Your wreath will be decorated with pine cones, nuts and berries on a moss base and embelished with a ribbon to tie on your door or use as a table centrepiece. Carol will take you through the process step by step, starting with covering the circular metal frame with the precious moss, which all of your greenery will be layered onto. Feel free to bring any special bits and pieces from your garden that you would like to incorporate.

Small friendy class to kick off the festive season. All materials and refreshments included.

This workshop costs £65pp.

To book, pleease contact Carol via cazwadejewellery@gmail.com or 07768542305

Carol is a experienced practicing jeweller and has been running the sucessful wreath making class for a number of years. Early bookings are advised to avoid disappointment.