Jewellery workshop with Abby Hook: Viking knit chain (Triconopoly)

Saturday 20TH January 2024, 10am - 3pm

FORTY HALL, FORTY HILL, ENFIELD, EN2 9HA

Nearly 1,300 years ago, Vikings used long pieces of silver and gold wire to weave ropes. These woven wire ropes were then stretched and made into jewellery for powerful Viking leaders. This strong, robust wire weaving is called Viking knit (or Trichinopoly chain).

Class details:

Choose from copper or silver plated wire for your jewellery. You should have a finished bracelet to take home with you and the materials for a necklace, so that you can complete it at your leisure.

No previous experience is necessary, this course is designed with the complete beginner in mind.

All materials are provided, if you have your own tools (detailed below) bring them with you and opt for the ‘Materials included option’, if not choose the ‘Tools and materials’ option and have your very own set of pliers and cutters to take home with you.
Alternatively there will be tools available on the day for you to purchase.


You will learn:
About your tools and safety, How to form a round loop, How to knit with wire, Drawing chain down in size, Forming end caps, Forming hook clasp & link, and Forming a wrapped loop.

Tools:
Flat nose pliers, Chain nose pliers, Round nose pliers, Nylon jaw pliers, Flush cutters, Viking knit drawplate & Mandrel


Tea and coffee are included. Please bring your own lunch

Abby Hook is an internationally acclaimed, award winning designer and creator of unique wire jewellery and author of a bestselling, instructional wire jewellery book. She has been making jewellery since she was a child and specialising in wirework for 20 years, her business is now in it’s fourteenth year. You can find her online at www.abbyhook.co.uk

TICKETS: £99 INCLUDING MATERIALS

TICKETS: £125 INCLUDING MATERIALS AND TOOLS