Chain II - Janet & Joe Trosino

Chain II - Janet & Joe Trosino

Class | Available

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5/4/2025-5/9/2025
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$200.00

Chain II - Janet & Joe Trosino

Class | Available

CHAIN II

INSTRUCTOR: JANET & JOE TROSINO

 

Please read the description for the beginning chain. No beginners please. We will review basic weaves, if needed, and continue from there with weaves selected individually by each student. This may include Celtic Visions, GSG, Jens Pind, HP 4-in-1, dragonscale, viperscale, vipera berus kinged, candy cane cord and many others. For those who wish to add beads and crystals to their chainmaille, the student can make more complex weaves, such as Spine of the Centipede, Glass Caterpillar, Caged Jewels, or their own creation. Variations of each pattern will be discussed. Joe will cut your individually selected projects in either colored enameled copper wire, copper, Argentium silver, silver filled, aluminum, or square wire (in enameled copper, Argentium silver and some aluminum) for certain weaves or a limited amount of gold filled for accent rings. Neoprene rubber rings will be available for certain projects. The instructor will supply all the wire. The class fee covers a notebook with tutorials and useful reference materials, bead mat, jump ring opener, ruler, needle tool and storage box. Total cost depends on the number of projects (bracelets, necklaces, or earrings) made and metals selected.

 

Class Fee: $50

Est Materials Fee: $150+

Consumables Fee: 0

Prerequisite: Chain I or prior experience with chainmaille.

 

Trosino, Janet & Joe
Janet & Joe Trosino

Janet and Joe are retired math teachers, having taught for 35 years at the middle school, high school and college levels.  They came to William Holland in 2000 with their family (mother and daughter) to learn how to make the beautiful jewelry Janet bought at local gem shows. She took wire wrapping and PMC for several years, but fell in love with the mathematical aspect of chainmaille. She has taken classes from John Runkle. Dee and Bill Conybear, John Fetvedt and Howard Siegel and continues to challenge herself with new patterns and ideas each year.  They now sell at gem and craft shows in Buffalo and Syracuse, NY and at Jeweler's Workbench in Waynesville, NC.  Joe cuts all the jump rings making it possible for Janet to concentrate on the chainmaille patterns.