Metalwork: Festive Winter Decoration

About this course

The course introduces basic tools and cold metalworking techniques for shaping thin sheet metal into three-dimensional festive decorations. Participants can combine copper and brass to make a pinecone, or create foliage-inspired pieces for hanging or display. Templates are available to guide designs, while natural foliage and cones may be brought as visual references. The course also covers carrying out basic metalworking safely at home.

What you'll learn

• Use basic tools for cold metalworking
• Shape thin sheet metal into three-dimensional forms
• Combine copper and brass sheet in a decorative project
• Apply basic metalworking safety principles at home

Is this course right for you?

The course is labelled Beginner, suggesting an introduction to fundamental metalworking techniques. Learners will make their own decorative pieces during the session, with templates available to support the design process.

• Suitable for learners exploring introductory cold metalworking
• Participants can work from provided templates or use natural forms as visual references

Before you go

• Participants may bring autumnal foliage and cones as visual aids or sources of inspiration.
• Templates are provided.