Silver II: Advanced Loop-in-Loop Chain - Chuck Bruce

Silver II: Advanced Loop-in-Loop Chain - Chuck Bruce

Class | Available

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6/22/2025-6/27/2025
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$200.00

Silver II: Advanced Loop-in-Loop Chain - Chuck Bruce

Class | Available

SILVER II: ADVANCED LOOP N LOOP CHAIN

INSTRUCTOR: CHUCK BRUCE


In this class students will learn how to coil, form, cut and fuse/solder fine or sterling silver rings, to make loops, then form and weave the loops to make simple and complex chains. We will explore 4 different patterns: Roman Fold-over, Single Fold-over (Foxtail), Double Fold-over (Foxtail) and Sailer's Knot. Students should be able to finish a bracelet and pair of earrings in each. (These beautiful ancient designs are quite different from chain maille). There should also be time for additional projects or necklace versions of these chains. Tools will be provided for use, if you have your own tools, your welcome to bring them. The class fee contains kits (fine or Sterling silver material, findings for closures and earrings) for the chains covered, a fusing block, scribe for manipulating the rings, wooden draw plate, beads for earrings and storage bags for unused rings. This fee also covers paste solder used in class. If you mess material up, hand it back to me and get new, makes learning a lot easier (without fear). Kits will also contain enough material to make 1 or 2 pair of earrings. Other kits will be available for sale such as necklace versions in each, and other chain styles with kits.

 

Class Fee: $250

Est Material Fee: $100-$300

Prerequisite: Previous Silver I

 

Bruce, Chuck B
Chuck B Bruce

With a background in interior design and fashion merchandising, Chuck turned his passion to jewelry.  He is faculty at various schools across the county, a regional artist for 20 years and is knowledgeable in cabochons, advanced chain making, chasing & repousse, cold connections, design, fold forming, gold, granulation, lost wax casting, mokume-gane, opals, inlay, intarsia, silver I & II, spool knitting and steel tools.  www.chuckbrucedesigns.com

Lori Hart

Lori’s journey into silversmithing began with a simple New Year’s challenge: “Try 12 new

things.” After a lifetime of engineering, artistic pursuits seemed to come out of nowhere, but silver and jewelry-making proved to be the perfect amalgam of “how” and “why.” Between taking a wide variety of classes and meeting the right mentors, Lori’s love of teaching made it natural for her to become an instructor. Once retired and able to devote more time and passion to the pursuit, a class at William Holland and chance encounter with Chuck Bruce was all that was needed to make the next steps clear. Lori graduated from MIT with a Mechanical Engineering degree, and lives in Michigan. She is a member of the Michigan Silversmiths Guild and Livingston Gem and Mineral Society. Her work –almost a pure by-product of curiosity and process - has been displayed and received awards at various Michigan venues.

 

“It is an uncommon joy to find that everything you’ve done in life leads up to the current

moment, and being in exactly the right place at the right time.”