Introduction to Fashion Jewellery
Enter the world of fashion and design your own trend-based jewellery collection with Hayley Kruger
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Introduction
Make your own stylish fashion jewellery using a range of beads, wire and chain and guided by fashion jewellery expert Hayley Kruger.
Hayley will guide you through all the basics of making your own fashion jewellery including attaching beads to chain, using different metal components and laying out your designs before creating a matching necklace, bracelet and earrings set.
Once you have mastered the fundamental techniques you will look at top tips for getting inspirations for your designs and can apply all these elements to create your own sets of bespoke, trend-focused jewellery.
This is a great follow on class from the 'Jewelry Making for Absolute Beginners' by Jessica Rose and is suitable for complete beginners.
What you can make

Techniques covered
- Introduction to the tools and materials used
- Laying out your designs and gaining inspiration
- Cutting wire and creating loops
- Opening and closing chain links
- Using a range of beads, findings, chains and cast components
- Making a matching set of earrings, necklace and bracelet
Tools & Materials
Essential
- Pliers: side cutters
- Pliers: chain nosed pliers or flat nosed x 2
- Pliers: round nosed pliers
- Selection of beads (including large feature beads and medium and smaller beads for clustering)
- Findings: Silver plated jumprings
- Findings: Silver plated clasps x 2
- Findings: Silver plated headpins
- Findings: Silver plated earhooks
- Selection of silver-plated chain
Optional
- Silver spikes with loops on (or other cast components)
- Gold-plated selection of chain and findings
- Beading mat
- Swarovski crystals
80 MINUTES - 4 LESSONS - UNLIMITED ACCESS - COURSE NOTES INCLUDED - WORLD RENOWNED TUTORS
Your Instructor

Hayley Kruger is a South African raised, UK based designer. After completing a degree in Silversmithing, Jewellery and Allied Crafts, Hayley went on to design costume jewellery for many of the UK's High Street's most recognizable names such as Marks and Spencer, River Island, Morgan, Next and Lola Rose.
She is skilled in a vast range of jewellery making skills from traditional benchwork through to using leather, suede and mixed media. The inspiration behind her work stems from the vibrancy of the regions she has lived in and the strong personalities who have influenced her life.
Having always loved making things, whether they be craft, accessories or jewellery, alongside running her business, she regularly teaches at the London Jewellery School to help pass on some of her knowledge and passion for jewellery to others.
Course Curriculum
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StartHow to use this course
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StartLesson 1: Introduction, tools and materials (11:44)
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StartLesson 2: Making a fashion necklace (part 1 & 2) (38:14)
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StartLesson 3: Making fashion earrings (14:55)
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StartLesson 4: Making a fashion bracelet (14:41)
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StartCourse notes
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StartFeedback: How was your course?
Reviews
'Everything you need in one plate to learn how to make something beautiful. Was useful to have everything you need, especially if you are new to jewellery making'
- Anna Robertson Davis
'The course is clear and easy to use. Best of all you finish it with a fashionable and wearable set of jewellery - thank you!'
- Laura Jane Gilmore
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