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Wireworking Intro for Earring Making: Learn to Create Unique Designs With Wire

Take your earring making skills to a whole new level by learning how to use craft wire and jewelry pliers for creating unique 2D and 3D designs, guided by a professional jeweler every step of the way!
April Elizabeth Lassing Leithner
Average rating:
5.0
Number of reviews:
(75)
Class

What's included

1 live meeting
1 hrs 15 mins in-class hours

Class Experience

When you think of "jewelry", you probably think of a beaded necklace or earrings, right? But did you know that you can design entire pieces of gorgeous jewelry just using wire? You can! In this one-time jewelry making class, students will learn the beginning skills of bending and shaping metal wire with professional style jewelry pliers, opening a whole new world of jewelry crafting like never before. The class will focus on creating different styles of earrings where students will learn how different techniques produce different designs like a professional. 

This class is a great option for both students who have never made any earrings before and students who know how to make simple dangle beaded earrings and are looking to expand their skills. This class is also a great next-step for students who have taken my class "Intro to Making Professional Beaded Earrings".

This class is ideal for any student who:
• Wants to explore making earrings for the first time
• Wants to develop a unique artistic style for earring making
• Wants to start a business selling jewelry
• Wants to have fun making earrings

For students who are already comfortable making earrings and are looking to advance their skills further than what this class offers, check out other classes I have available here on Outschool, or send me a message about arranging a custom private lesson.


What to expect when you sign up for this class:
• This class is for any student who has a passion for getting started or getting better at jewelry making. No previous experience is required!  
• This class will cover how to make various single sample earrings of different styles to cover a wide variety of techniques in just a single class. 
• Students will learn essential wire shaping skills for earring making so that they can continue creating new earring designs long after our class together.
• Each step of creating our earrings is carefully explained, and within each step students can work at their own pace.
• As the instructor, I have two cameras up: a regular face camera and a second close-up camera on my hands so that students can see the close-up details of every step.
• Class sizes are kept small to ensure that all enrolled students receive personalized attention and instruction, helping every growing jeweler excel.
• Students are asked to keep their microphone off so that everyone can hear instructions clearly, but we also turn our mics on throughout the class to share thoughts, answer questions, and share our work.
• If students need more time to complete a project even as class time is coming to a close, students will have the choice to stay a few minutes longer to finish their work. There's no rush when creating art!
Learning Goals
In this class, students will learn:
1. The beginning skills for using professional jewelry pliers and cutters to create custom wire components.
2. How to shape copper wire in different ways to create unique earring frames.
3. How to combine our custom creations with earring hooks, beads, and even charms to create truly unique designs!
learning goal

Other Details

Parental Guidance
Parental assistance may be needed to help students with cutting wire and learning to make smaller loops with wire.
Supply List
Having all "required" items below are essential to creating our first earrings. Read below for details on each item and you can also refer to an Amazon list for purchasing supplies.


AMAZON LIST: 
Please be sure to check the comments on each item; if you have any questions regarding these items, please send me a message and I'm happy to help! Some items in this shopping cart may not be available, but nearly identical supplies can be located: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1H44V2VL329C1


SUPPLY DETAILS:
Required Materials for Class:
1. Round Nose Pliers (thin nose, round jaws) and Chain Nose Pliers (thin nose, flat jaws)
2. Wire Cutters
3. 20 gauge (20g) jewelry wire
4. A handful (quantity<20) of medium or medium/large beads (recommend: pearls with large holes, large crystals, and anything that's unique and different!)
5. Earring hooks, posts, clip-ons, etc. (at least 2 pairs)
6. Ruler or measuring tape
7. Pencil

Helpful but not required:
8. A single piece of felt or other fabric to use as a beading mat
9. Jump rings (recommend: 6mm in size) [Note: jump rings are essential in all areas of jewelry making; if your child is interested in making jewelry after our class together, I definitely recommend having jump rings in your inventory!]

Bonus:
10. Jewelry wire in different colors

ESTIMATED COSTS:
• Pliers & cutter set: ~$10-$20
• Jewelry wire (18, 20, 24, and/or 26 gauge wire): ~$7/spool (Note: "g", or "gauge", refers to the thickness of the wire; the higher the number, the thinner the wire)
• Beads: ~$5
• Earring hook and jump rings: between $3-$8 per pack depending on size of packs
• Materials are available at your local craft store such as Michaels or JoAnn Fabrics. You can check your stores for coupons, such as saving a fixed percentage off your entire order. Feel free to ask any questions ahead of time regarding materials!
 1 file available upon enrollment
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined December, 2020
5.0
75reviews
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Teacher expertise and credentials
I have over 18 years of experience in jewelry creation, including designing and successfully selling my work through artisan festivals and e-commerce for over a decade. As an educator, I have been teaching students from elementary to high school through the world of jewelry making for over 7 years through homeschool classes, birthday parties, private instruction, and after-school enrichment courses across 8 elementary schools. I have also been teaching here on Outschool since December 2020 and I've loved every minute!

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Meets once
75 min

Completed by 24 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 9-13
2-6 learners per class

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