Creating shaped claw settings

A brilliant follow-on from the 1 day Claw Setting (Round) class. This class will build on those basic claw-setting techniques and teach you to make simple claw and basket settings for shaped stones.

Spend the morning learning different-shaped claws, oval, pear, cushion cut. Followed by creating a finished claw set shaped pendant in the afternoon. 

Jewellers Academy Limited - Claw Setting - Stone Setting - Shaped Stones

Creating shaped claw settings

A brilliant follow-on from the 1 day Claw Setting (Round) class. This class will build on those basic claw-setting techniques ...

Claw Setting - Stone Setting - Shaped Stones

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Come and spend two days with us, mastering the basic of stone setting. You’ll learn cabochon setting, tube setting and flush setting.

Jewellers Academy Brighton - Stone Setting in Silver - 2 days

Stone Setting in Silver - 2 days

Are you ready to master your soldering?

As a jewellery maker, when you are confident in your soldering skills every thing else is so much easier, and what's more, you can create more intermediate and advanced designs.

Jewellers Academy Limited - Soldering masterclass

Are you ready to master your soldering?

As a jewellery maker, when you are confident in your soldering skills every thing else is so much easier, and what's...

Soldering Masterclass

We offer Private Tuition, enabling you to choose what you want to learn and when you want to learn it!

Jewellers Academy Brighton - Private Tuition

Private Tuition

Develop your stone setting skills with this 1-day intensive Star Setting & Grain Setting course...

Grain setting is a technique where usually small faceted stones are set in the metal by using a sharp graver to raise a grain in the metal. This grain holds the stone in place and can provide decoration and detail to the setting.

Jewellers Academy Limited - Star Setting & Grain Setting: Stone Setting

Star Setting & Grain Setting: Stone Setting

Amanda Norris-Chapman

This was my 1st time in the Brighton space.. it is great; spacious, clean and lots of natural light.
I really enjoyed my course - tutor was very good- approachable & very helpful..
Throughly recommended.. 


Develop your stone setting skills with this 1-day intensive Star Setting & Grain Setting course...

Grain setting is a technique where usually small faceted ...

Come and learn how to **set a clean, straight row of pavé stones** using traditional hand-setting techniques. 

Jewellers Academy Brighton - Pavé Setting - Straight Row

Pavé Setting - Straight Row

Make some truly unique pieces by learning the art of water casting!Water casting is achieved by pouring molten metal into cold water where it immediately solidifies into a random shape.

Jewellers Academy Limited - Water Casting in Silver

Make some truly unique pieces by learning the art of water casting!Water casting is achieved by pouring molten metal into cold water where it immediately sol...

Water Casting in Silver

Spend a day exploring round and shaped flush settings 

If you have experience of flush setting but would like to develop your skills, this is the perfect 1 day-intensive look into the world of flush setting. 

Flush settings are when faceted gemstones are set 'flush' into a piece of metal. The table of the stone is level with the metal.

Jewellers Academy Limited - Exploring Flush Settings

Spend a day exploring round and shaped flush settings 

If you have experience of flush setting but would like to develop your skills, this is the perfect 1 ...

Exploring Flush Settings

Learn modern alchemy in this class packed with hints and tips designed for beginners.

This exciting day is designed especially with beginners in mind to give you the chance to learn new techniques and experimenting with this amazing material. 

Jewellers Academy Limited - Beginners Metal Clay

Learn modern alchemy in this class packed with hints and tips designed for beginners.

This exciting day is designed especially with beginners in mind to giv...

Beginners Metal Clay

### Our most popular class of all...

Learn to make lovely silver jewellery using traditional techniques. A great beginners class and an excellent introduction to making silver jewellery. You will leave with a silver ring and pendant that are ready to wear.

This class runs from 10-5pm and is a fun and intensive day open to anyone and suitable for absolute beginners.

Jewellers Academy Limited - Beginners Silver Jewellery 1

### Our most popular class of all...

Learn to make lovely silver jewellery using traditional techniques a great beginners class and an excellent introductio...

Beginners Silver Jewellery 1

Learn to make a lovely set of your own jewellery to take away in this fun-filled beginners class for anyone wanting to spend a few hours making their own designer bling.

Jewellers Academy Limited - Introduction to Beading

Learn to make a lovely set of your own jewellery to take away in this fun-filled beginners class for anyone wanting to spend a few hours making their own des...

Introduction to Beading - Taster Class

This brand new wax carving course has been designed to help you take your wax carving skills to a whole new level, by learning how to appropriately create a claw setting in your wax carved pieces.

Jewellers Academy Limited - Wax Carving Level 4 - Claw Setting in Wax

This brand new wax carving course has been designed to help you take your wax carving skills to a whole new level, by learning how to appropriately create a ...

Wax Carving Level 3 - Claw Setting in Wax

Are you ready to learn how to add a touch of gold to your metal clay designs? Then this intermediate-level course is for you! Being able to work with mixed metals is a lovely way to elevate your creations.

On this one day workshop you will learn three different techniques for adding gold to your metal clay creations. 

Jewellers Academy Limited - Adding Gold to Metal Clay

Are you ready to learn how to add a touch of gold to your metal clay designs? Then this intermediate-level course is for you! Being able to work with mixed m...

Adding Gold to Metal Clay

In this fun and intensive 1 day course you will learn to create cast-in-place stone setting pieces using wax.

Jewellers Academy Limited - Wax Carving Level 3 - Cast-in-place stone setting in wax

Wax Carving Level 4 - Cast-in-Place Stone Setting in Wax

This course is perfect for you if you'd like intensive training in making jewellery from silver. Suitable for beginners or those with some experience this 5-day course taught by an industry expert will quickly get you up to speed with the core silver jewellery techniques.  

Jewellers Academy Brighton - Silver Jewellery Intensive - 5 days

This course is perfect for you if you'd like intensive training in making jewellery from silver. Suitable for beginners or those with some experience this 5-...

Silver Jewellery Intensive - 5 days

Come and spend three days learning to make beautiful wedding jewellery including tiaras, hair combs and more

Jewellers Academy Brighton - Tiara and Wedding Jewellery Intensive

Tiara and Wedding Jewellery Intensive

Please confirm that you are 18 years old or over

Polishing and finishing your work is just as important to the overall piece as making it is! 

In most classes, there is not enough time to focus on this aspect of making so this intensive day class is designed to do just that. Throughout the day you will be shown how to achieve a range of finishes in metal from a mirror finish and textures to a satin finish and using hammering and a range of other methods to achieve texture. 

Jewellers Academy Limited - Polishing and finishing masterclass

Polishing and finishing your work is just as important to the overall piece as making it is! 

In most classes, there is not enough time to focus on this asp...

Polishing and Finishing Masterclass

If you have loved attending any of our wax courses you will have learnt how to create stunning jewellery in wax. But what do you do after the pieces come back from the casters? 

This one day course is open to anyone who has completed a wax course with us or elsewhere and would like to learn about how to clean up their castings and complete their projects including setting stones in some cases. 

We recommend booking this course once you have your castings returned to you from a casting company. You will need to bring your castings with you as that is what we will be using to work on in the day. 

Jewellers Academy Brighton - Wax After Casting: Clean-up and Finishing Day

If you have loved attending any of our wax courses you will have learnt how to create stunning jewellery in wax. But what do you do after the pieces come bac...

Wax After Casting: Clean-up and Finishing Day

Learn how to transform flat sheet metal into stunning sculptural forms in this creative Fold Forming class, for intermediate to advanced jewellers.

Jewellers Academy Brighton - Fold Forming

Fold Forming

This workshop is designed for those that have completed Beginners Silver Jewellery I or those with the experience covered in that workshop already who are looking for the next level. You will learn to make exciting projects on this workshop including a double domed ring and a pair of domed earrings or a pendant.  

Jewellers Academy Limited - Beginners Silver Jewellery 2

This workshop is designed for those that have completed Beginners Silver Jewellery I or those with the experience covered in that workshop already who are lo...

Beginners Silver Jewellery 2

Join top jewellery business mentors Jessica Rose, Anna Campbell, Kelly Twigg, and Emma René for an inspiring three-day retreat by the sea in Brighton. Connect with fellow jewellers, unlock your brand’s potential, and supercharge your visibility with expert guidance and fresh ideas.

Jewellers Academy Brighton - The Jewellers Visibility Retreat

Join top jewellery business mentors Jessica Rose, Anna Campbell, Kelly Twigg, and Emma René for an inspiring three-day retreat by the sea in Brighton. Connec...

The Jewellers Visibility Retreat

Wax carving is a fantastic skill to learn if you'd like to make more adventurous pieces in metal. It lends itself well to organic or geometric designs.

The process of wax carving jewellery starts with the wax piece being made. This is taken to a caster where a mould is made, melting the wax and pouring molten silver or gold in to make a solid silver version of your wax mould.

Jewellers Academy Limited - Wax Carving Level 1 - Ring and Pendant Making

Wax carving is a fantastic skill to learn if you'd like to make more adventurous pieces in metal. It lends itself well to organic or geometric designs.

The ...

Wax Carving Level 1 - Ring and Pendant Making

Add colour and design to your silver and copper jewellery with enamel.

Enamelling fuses particles of glass to the surface of metal to create a wide range of colour and pattern effects. In this beginners class, you will explore the possibilities of enamel and produce a range of sample pieces.

Jewellers Academy Limited - Enamelling Level 1

Add colour and design to your silver and copper jewellery with enamel.

Enamelling fuses particles of glass to the surface of metal to create a wide range of...

Enamelling Level 1

Learn to create your own beautiful claw settings in this intermediate one-day class.

Claw settings are a timeless and popular design as they allow plenty of light into the setting, helping the stones to sparkle that little bit more. In this class you will learn how to create a claw setting for round stones.

Throughout the day an expert tutor will guide you through the whole process from start to finish.

Learn to create your own beautiful claw settings in this intermediate one-day class. 

Claw settings are a timeless and popular design as they allow plenty o...

Claw Setting - Round Stones

Hooked on enamelling and want to learn more?

Take your enamelling skills to the next level and learn advanced techniques including Cloisonné, Plique-à-jour and Champlevé.

This is a brilliant day full of experimenting, you will produce a range of sample pieces and try out lots of different techniques.

Jewellers Academy Limited - Enamelling Level 2

Hooked on enamelling and want to learn more?

Take your enamelling skills to the next level and learn advanced techniques including Cloisonné, Plique-à-jour ...

Enamelling Level 2

Are you inspired by nature? Would you love to create silver jewellery with leaves, shells, acorns, seed pods, twigs etc? Then this workshop is for you!

One of the benefits of working with metal clay is that it can be moulded, textured and shaped. This makes it perfect for working with natural materials and on this workshop you will learn lots of ways to make heirloom jewellery incorporating the beauty of nature. 

Jewellers Academy Limited - Botanical Jewellery in Silver Metal Clay

Are you inspired by nature? Would you love to create silver jewellery with leaves, shells, acorns, seed pods, twigs etc? Then this workshop is for you!

One ...

Botanical Jewellery in Silver Metal Clay

Over the five days you will learn the following techniques:

- Working with different types of waxes 
- Making rings, pendants and charms of your own design in wax 
- Setting stones in wax including small and larger faceted stones, bezel stones and cast-in-place as well as set after casting, stone settings. 
- Using different tools to work with wax such as the heat pen, scalpels, wax carving tools and classic jewellers files and saws 
- Sand casting and how to cast a wax piece of your design using the sand casting method 
- How to clean up your wax pieces after casting them 
- With plenty of hints and tips from our professional tutors throughout the programme. 

Jewellers Academy Brighton - Wax Carving Intensive - 5 Days

Over the five days you will learn the following techniques:

- Working with different types of waxes 
- Making rings, pendants and charms of your own design ...

Wax Carving Intensive - 5 Days

Learn how to create rich textures in silver with **reticulation** and add luxurious 24ct gold detail using the ancient Korean technique of **keum boo**.

Jewellers Academy Brighton - Reticulation and Keum Boo

Reticulation and Keum Boo

Linda Hudson

What a great way to spend a Saturday! Practical introduction to the Techniques of reticulation and Keum Boo. Roxy was fun, informative and patient, the Studio bright and well equipped. I will be back!

Learn the art of sand casting in this fun and intensive 1 day course. Sand casting is a casting process you can do from home which involves making a piece, often in wax or using natural or found objects and impressing it into a bed of sand.

Jewellers Academy Limited - Sand Casting

Learn the art of sand casting in this fun and intensive 1 day course. Sand casting is a casting process you can do from home which involves making a piece, o...

Sand Casting

Come and learn how to make a beautiful silver spinner ring. These popular rings are wonderfully tactile and satisfying to make.

This class runs from 10-5pm and is a fun and intensive day. It’s the perfect next challenge if you have taken our beginners silver classes and are looking for your next challenge.

Jewellers Academy Brighton - Spinner Rings

Come and learn how to make a beautiful silver spinner ring. These popular rings are wonderfully tactile and satisfying to make.

This class runs from 10-5pm ...

Spinner Rings & Domed Lentil Pendant

In this course, suitable for complete beginners, you’ll be learning how to use the build up method in wax to create pendants, charms and rings. Covering techniques that recreate the style of granulation and cast in place stone setting.

Jewellers Academy Brighton - Wax Build-up Technique 1: Rings, Pendants & Charms

In this course, suitable for complete beginners, you’ll be learning how to use the build up method in wax to create pendants, charms and rings. Covering tech...

Wax Build-up Technique 1: Rings, Pendants & Charms

Have you ever wanted to make a classic eternity band?

These are beautiful and timeless rings that have many small stones  wrapped around the outside of the band to show the eternal nature of a  circle and what it means for a loving union. 

And what is more, the are so fun and intricate to make. 

Jewellers Academy Limited - Castle Setting - Eternity Ring

Have you ever wanted to make a classic eternity band?

These are beautiful and timeless rings that have many small stones  wrapped around the outside of the ...

Castle Setting - Eternity Ring

Come and learn how to make a beautiful claw set ring out of wax, using the build-up technique.  You can create really stunning pieces with this method and we can’t wait to show you how!

Come and learn how to make a beautiful claw set ring out of wax, using the build-up technique.  You can create really stunning pieces with this method and we...

Wax Build-up Technique 2: Claw Set Ring

This course is perfect for you if you'd like intensive training in stone setting and to spend a full 5 days exploring different stone setting techniques.

Jewellers Academy Limited - Stone Setting Intensive - 5 Days

Stone Setting Intensive - 5 Days

We are very excited to be offering this advanced level stone setting course where you will learn the art of pavé setting. 

Learn the art of pavé setting

We are very excited to be offering this advanced level stone setting course where you will learn the art of pavé setting. Taug...

Pavé Setting - Cluster

*Note: before taking this class do attend Beginners Silver Jewellery I or an equivalent course.* 

 

This course is a perfect follow on from the Beginners Silver Jewellery I & II Day Class.  

Jewellers Academy Limited - Beginners Silver Jewellery 3

*Note: before taking this class do attend Beginners Silver Jewellery I or an equivalent course.* 

 

This course is a perfect follow on from the Beginners S...

Beginners Silver Jewellery 3

Beading is such a fun and inexpensive way to start your journey into jewellery making and this one-day workshop is designed to get you inspired!

There are a few fundamentals to learn that will help ensure your creations are well made and professional so whether you've tried beading before or have no experience, this workshop is for you!

Jewellers Academy Limited - Begineers Beading

Beading is such a fun and inexpensive way to start your journey into jewellery making and this one-day workshop is designed to get you inspired!

There are a...

Beginners Beading

Are you ready to start working with gold?...

You will learn how to create up to 4 stacked rings in this class using gold, silver and precious stones.

Jewellers Academy Limited - Working With Gold 1

Working With Gold

Make your own silver stacking rings in just one evening! This class is perfect for beginners who want to have a go at making silver jewellery. 

Throughout the evening our experienced tutor will guide you through the process of working with silver, making your rings fit and soldering them as well as polishing them to finish them off. 

Jewellers Academy Limited - Wax Carved Ring Taster Class

Make your own silver stacking rings in just one evening! This class is perfect for beginners who want to have a go at making silver jewellery. 

Throughout t...

Wax Carved Ring Taster Class

We love collet settings...

And we love this class where you can learn to make your own round rub-over setting for a faceted stone.

This class will really bring on your stone setting skills and will add a new setting technique to your repertoire. Students will make a ring with a collet setting to take away with them and be able to create settings for different sized stones. This is a perfect follow on from our two day stone setting course.

Jewellers Academy Limited - Stone Setting - Collet Setting Round

We love collet settings...

And we love this class where you can learn to make your own round rub-over setting for a faceted stone.

This class will really b...

Stone Setting - Collet Setting Round

Creating a sterling silver trinket box is a great way to improve your jewellery and basic silversmithing skills. Join us in this 2 day intermediate level course.

You will learn how to create a small round trinket box in 2 days! This course is two consecutive days from the course date.

Jewellers Academy Limited - Sterling Silver Trinket Box - 2 Days

Creating a sterling silver trinket box is a great way to improve your jewellery and basic silversmithing skills. Join us in this 2 day intermediate level cou...

Sterling Silver Trinket Box - 2 Days

Let's make some stunning pear collets! 

A great follow on from the round collet setting course is to learn how to work with corners and create a pear collet setting.

Jewellers Academy Limited - Stone Setting - Collet Setting Pear

Let's make some stunning pear collets! 

A great follow on from the round collet setting course is to learn how to work with corners and create a pear collet...

Stone Setting - Collet Setting Pear

Chain making is a fantastic addition to your skill set as a silver jeweller as it will make your work more personal and bespoke.

Jewellers Academy Limited - Chain making in Silver

Chain Making in Silver

Learn to join metals without soldering using **rivets** and **hinges**. You’ll make a **riveted pendant** and a **hinged “book” pendant**, practising techniques that create movement and allow you to combine metals with materials that can’t be heated. Perfect for expanding your technical skills and adding playful, dynamic elements to your jewellery.

Jewellers Academy Brighton - Cold Connections: Rivets and Hinges

Learn to join metals without soldering using **rivets** and **hinges**. You’ll make a **riveted pendant** and a **hinged “book” pendant**, practising techniq...

Cold Connections: Rivets and Hinges

Learn to set beautifully shaped stones 

Yes, in this class you will explore setting shaped stones by creating cabochon rub-over style settings.

Jewellers Academy Limited - Stone Setting - Shaped Cabochons

Stone Setting - Shaped Cabochons

This exciting wax carving course has been designed to help you further develop your skills in wax carving using the age old technique of lost wax carving. In this class you will learn how to incorporate stone settings for round or oval cabochons or faceted stones into your wax carvings.

Jewellers Academy Limited - Wax Carving Level 2 - Cabochon and Flush Stone Settings in Wax

This exciting wax carving course has been designed to help you further develop your skills in wax carving using the age old technique of lost wax carving. In...

Wax Carving Level 2 - Cabochon and Flush Stone Settings in Wax

Spend a day exploring cabochon setting...

Cabochon gemstones have a flat back and rounded top. They are wonderful for beginners who are taking their first steps in stone setting. In this fun and intensive day you will get a chance to make 1-2 finished pieces of jewellery with cabochon stone settings.

This class is a great follow on from Beginners Silver Jewellery I, II and II and can be taken either before or after our two-day 'Stone Setting in Silver' course

Jewellers Academy Limited - Exploring Cabochon Settings

Spend a day exploring cabochon setting...

Cabochon gemstones have a flat back and rounded top. They are wonderful for beginners who are taking their first s...

Exploring Cabochon Settings

Learn modern alchemy and make your own silver clay pendant in this taster class packed with hints and tips designed for beginners.

Jewellers Academy Limited - Silver Metal Clay Taster Class

Silver Metal Clay Taster Class

Decorate your silver jewellery and add another dimension to your work through the technique of Granulation. 

Jewellers Academy Limited - Granulation in Silver

Granulation in Silver

Time to add some colour to your metal clay jewellery designs? Then this is the class for you. 

Throughout the day you will learn three different techniques for setting stones and glass into your metal clay jewellery.

Jewellers Academy Limited - Stone Setting in Metal Clay

Time to add some colour to your metal clay jewellery designs? Then this is the class for you. 

Throughout the day you will learn three different techniques ...

Stone Setting in Metal Clay

A seven-week, full-time jewellery making diploma in Brighton, taking you from beginner to confident silver jeweller with professional skills in silver, gold, and stone setting — all in a supportive, fully equipped studio.\
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Train 5 days per week.

Jewellers Academy Brighton - Intensive Diploma in Silver Jewellery

A seven-week, full-time jewellery making diploma in Brighton, taking you from beginner to confident silver jeweller with professional skills in silver, gold,...

Intensive Diploma in Silver Jewellery

Let's Make Some Beautiful Sea Glass Jewellery Together! 

Whether you love searching the beach to find the perfect pieces of sea glass or perhaps you love scrolling through the various places to buy sea glass online, either way, turning these little pieces of the ocean into stunning jewellery is a hugely rewarding process. 

Jewellers Academy Limited - Sea glass jewellery class

Let's Make Some Beautiful Sea Glass Jewellery Together! 

Whether you love searching the beach to find the perfect pieces of sea glass or perhaps you love sc...

Sea Glass Jewellery

In this class, you will learn how to make a tiara that fits perfectly, complete with matching head pins.