Beginning Soldering: Stacking Gemstone Bracelets
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Beginning Soldering: Stacking Gemstone Bracelets
Instructor: Francesca Faucette
Saturday, July 18 | 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Single-Session Workshop
Guided by an instructor with 24+ years of bench experience, you'll learn the fundamental skills of silversmithing and wire wrapping to create a beautiful bezel-set gemstone cuff in sterling silver, then take it a step further with decorative wire accents. This classic, wearable design has endless variations depending on your choice of metals and gems. Along the way, you'll demystify the language of silversmithing, pickle, flux, firescale and more, and leave knowing exactly how to set up your own soldering station. No fancy equipment required. You'll work with a small micro-torch and a few basic tools, the same simple, inexpensive setup you can recreate at home. Classes are kept small and intimate, so expect plenty of individual attention and good company. Gemstones are subject to availability; photos are for reference only
Skills covered: basic soldering, basic wire wrapping, bezel gemstone setting, shaping, hand finishing, and polishing
What you’ll take home:
One Gemstone Bracelet in sterling silver with wire accents
Skill Level: Beginner (even if you haven’t soldered before)
Age: 18+
Member Rate: $150
Non-Member Rate: $165
Material Fee: $49 (paid directly to instructor on day of workshop)
Registration Deadline: July 11
Class is conducted off-site at a satellite location, Studio Navarri:
This workshop will be conducted at Studio Navarri — a small private jewelry studio designed to inspire creativity, craftsmanship, and artistry. Whether you’re curious about jewelry making or dreaming of becoming a jewelry designer and artist, Studio Navarri has everything you need to begin your journey. Inside the studio, students will find two fully equipped jewelers benches where they can get a true feel for the craft and learn how a professional bench is set up. They’ll work with a Foredom Flex Shaft — the jeweler’s version of an ultra-powerful Dremel.
Students will gather around a large farmhouse table with plenty of room to spread out, create, learn, and share ideas in a relaxed and inspiring atmosphere. Studio Navarri also features a finishing and polishing machine with built-in vents to help students achieve an incredible high shine, plus a rolling mill for creating beautiful textures and patterns in metal. Add in great lighting, a welcoming creative atmosphere, and our adorable little studio puppy, Kinki, for the perfect place to learn, create, and be inspired. Come experience the magic of jewelry making at Studio Navarri!
About the Instructor
Francesca is a designer at heart and has been creating jewelry since early 1999. She is mostly self-taught, although she has taken workshops in almost all mediums. Francesca works intuitively, gathers inspiration and twists, turns, bashes, and burns it until she gets the desired outcome. Her work is bold, expressive, and filled with texture! Francesca has taught in the Carolinas, at national bead shows, and for almost 2 decades in the Nashville area as Francesca Lynn and has recently relocated back to the home of her heart, East Tennessee, where she started Studio Navarri.
Instructor: Francesca Faucette
Saturday, July 18 | 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Single-Session Workshop
Guided by an instructor with 24+ years of bench experience, you'll learn the fundamental skills of silversmithing and wire wrapping to create a beautiful bezel-set gemstone cuff in sterling silver, then take it a step further with decorative wire accents. This classic, wearable design has endless variations depending on your choice of metals and gems. Along the way, you'll demystify the language of silversmithing, pickle, flux, firescale and more, and leave knowing exactly how to set up your own soldering station. No fancy equipment required. You'll work with a small micro-torch and a few basic tools, the same simple, inexpensive setup you can recreate at home. Classes are kept small and intimate, so expect plenty of individual attention and good company. Gemstones are subject to availability; photos are for reference only
Skills covered: basic soldering, basic wire wrapping, bezel gemstone setting, shaping, hand finishing, and polishing
What you’ll take home:
One Gemstone Bracelet in sterling silver with wire accents
Skill Level: Beginner (even if you haven’t soldered before)
Age: 18+
Member Rate: $150
Non-Member Rate: $165
Material Fee: $49 (paid directly to instructor on day of workshop)
Registration Deadline: July 11
Class is conducted off-site at a satellite location, Studio Navarri:
This workshop will be conducted at Studio Navarri — a small private jewelry studio designed to inspire creativity, craftsmanship, and artistry. Whether you’re curious about jewelry making or dreaming of becoming a jewelry designer and artist, Studio Navarri has everything you need to begin your journey. Inside the studio, students will find two fully equipped jewelers benches where they can get a true feel for the craft and learn how a professional bench is set up. They’ll work with a Foredom Flex Shaft — the jeweler’s version of an ultra-powerful Dremel.
Students will gather around a large farmhouse table with plenty of room to spread out, create, learn, and share ideas in a relaxed and inspiring atmosphere. Studio Navarri also features a finishing and polishing machine with built-in vents to help students achieve an incredible high shine, plus a rolling mill for creating beautiful textures and patterns in metal. Add in great lighting, a welcoming creative atmosphere, and our adorable little studio puppy, Kinki, for the perfect place to learn, create, and be inspired. Come experience the magic of jewelry making at Studio Navarri!
About the Instructor
Francesca is a designer at heart and has been creating jewelry since early 1999. She is mostly self-taught, although she has taken workshops in almost all mediums. Francesca works intuitively, gathers inspiration and twists, turns, bashes, and burns it until she gets the desired outcome. Her work is bold, expressive, and filled with texture! Francesca has taught in the Carolinas, at national bead shows, and for almost 2 decades in the Nashville area as Francesca Lynn and has recently relocated back to the home of her heart, East Tennessee, where she started Studio Navarri.
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Where is it happening?
Studio Navarri (3217 Lexann Ln, Knoxville, TN 37917), United States
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