Keum Boo workshop - 25th May 2024

Keum Boo Workshop

10-4pm

Keum Boo is an ancient Korean gilding technique, where you apply thin sheets of 24kt gold to silver to make silver-gilt. Keum Boo literally translates as attached gold. As well as creating beautiful effects on your jewellery Keum Boo has the added benefit of being a more cost effective way to add gold to your work.  You can use the gold sheet to add decoration, and patterns to your work. The technique involves heating and pickling the silver several times in a process known as depletition guilding, this brings a layer of fine silver to the surface of the sterling silver. The foil is then heated to fuse it to the metal. Once you have learnt all the techniques you will be able to take home your own unique piece of Keum Boo.

 During the day, you will learn:

• Cutting
• Annealing
• Texturing
• Keum Boo

Class sizes are kept small, to a max of 8, to allow you plenty of support throughout the day.

What’s Included?

All materials are included in the price. You will be given a piece of silver and a piece of 24ct gold to create your designs. There will be plenty of ideas for you to choose from.

 Refreshments 

Tea and coffee are provided and there will also be biscuits, and maybe even cakes on offer.

Please bring your own lunch or why not visit our cafe situated next door which offers a great selection of lunch options.

Terms and Conditions

Your booking fee secures your place – we cannot reserve places without payment. 

If we have to cancel for any reason you will be offered the option to switch to another class or receive a full refund. Classes can only run with a minium of 6 people.

If you are unable to attend a course for any reason we are unable to offer a refund. However, if you give more than seven days notice to cancel and we can fill your space on the course we may be able to offer you an alternative date. 

The minimum age to attend is sixteen. All 16/17 year olds must be accompanied by a paying adult.