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Woven Jewelry by Munya Upin Top: Brooch, Bottom: Necklace detail
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Woven Metal Techniques
Instructor: Ms. Munya Avigail Upin
Level: All Skill Levels
Requirements: None
Program: Summer
Status: Open
Length: 3 Days
Tuition: TBA
Materials: TBA
Date: July 14, 2010 - July 16, 2010
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location: Metalwerx
Create alluring surfaces and structures using woven metal techniques. This hands-on workshop will introduce students to twining, braiding, weaving, "knitting" a chain, soumak, and more.
Students need not be experienced metal workers or weavers to acquire these textile skills, although manual dexterity is a must for this detailed work. The processes taught may be applied to jewelry, functional objects or sculpture- the sky's the limit
Have you already taken Munya's two-day workshop? This is the perfect opportunity to complete projects and add to your technical repertoire (card-weaving, wrapping and coiling, etc).
Students-please refrain from wearing fragrance. Thank you.
You can see more of Munya's work on her website www.m-avigail-upin.com
Materials & Tools
There is a required basic materials kit for this class. It includes the supplies you need to create samples of each weaving style. It is available to purchase from the instructor on the first day of class for an estimated $65.
Materials Kit Supplies include: ($65 - required)
- 16,18,20, 24 and 28 gauge copper wire
- Wooden dowels
- "macrame" work-boards
- Copper and brass foil
- Handouts
- Covered "hair bands"
- Single pointed scribers
- Earwires
- Jump rings
- Metal rulers
- Card-board bobbins
- Supplies for card-weaving
If you wish to work in silver, you'll need to bring your own. Here is a suggested list:
- 1/2 oz. Fine silver bezel wire - 3mm x 28 ga. Dead soft
- 1 oz. Fine silver round wire - 24 ga. Dead soft
- Two- 1/2 oz. spools of 28 ga. Fine silver round wire, dead soft.
Please note: There will be extra spooling charge for the second spool.
- 1 oz. STERLING silver, round wire - 18 ga.
- OR they could order ALL these gauges and quantities in Argentium.
Other supplies will be for sale from the instructor, such as: wooden draw plates, colored copper wires (in a variety of gauges)
If Students have these, please bring them to the workshop:
- Wire Cutters
- Scissors
- Optivisors (if needed)
- Flat or Needle nose pliers
- Masking Tape
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