I love designing and creating jewelry, and I love teaching, so it’s not surprising that I really love to teach jewelry making classes! Part of the fun is seeing what my students do after they leave the class, when they adapt new techniques into projects that reflect their own personality and style.
One of my favorite wire classes is called the Danish Knot Bracelet – it involves a technique of intertwining 3 coiled components to create the knots, adding oversize links, and connecting them into a bracelet. Here’s the project I teach:
My Danish Knot Bracelet (class project)
I especially love this class because once you learn the knot technique, you can use it as a component in so many different ways! Look at this beautiful copper set that one of my students made – combining the Danish Knot with crystal links, she creates a much different look:
Copper Knots and Crystal Links (ala Beverley!)
The components are really well balanced (notice how the knots are about the same diameter as the center of the open links), and the crystals provide a little bit of sparkle… and we can always use a little sparkle!
So remember that the techniques you learn in class are not limited to the class project – add your own style, and make it your own. And your class instructor will LOVE to see what you’ve done, so make sure and let them know!! Thanks so much Bev, for sending me your photo!
And if you’re in the SF Bay area, I’d love to see you in one of my classes… you can see my schedule on my website (and check it out – I’m teaching Danish Knot in a few weeks!).
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