'Sparkling Threads' workshop with Nicola Jarvis, 5th July

What a sparkling day it was!  Many of us were feeling a bit daunted at the start - not least by the quality of Nicola's own work, but she soon put us at ease and guided us through no less than seven techniques used in gold work.

      

It was a really packed day, requiring a lot of concentration, but Nicola's patience and careful guidance meant that we all came away feeling we had learned a great deal.

Here are a few works in progress, to be finished at home now that we are feeling much more confident with the techniques: