Description
Reduced price – from £150 to £99 as from September 14th 2025
Your day in the Workshop starts at 10.30am and finishes at 5.30pm. Tuition is one-to-one so your learning is intensive and fast tracked. Scroll down to booking calendar for availability and booking or CONTACT LUCY direct to discuss availability and your day in the Workshop.
Tutor Lucy Copleston has a Master’s degree from the Royal College of Art. This course is designed for people who already have experience of constructing precious metal jewellery . You may book either single days, or a block by arrangement. You may also book a regular repeat day every week or month. Contact Lucy to discuss. NOTE: The Workshop is closed during August for annual holiday.
What is provided
- Silver solders are provided free.
- All tools and equipment.
- A photographic record of the development of your jewellery.
- Detailed technique notes.
- Tools and equipment list for small workshops.
- A comprehensive book list.
- Tea and coffee throughout your session/s.
- For students in further education or participating in government training schemes a personalised Certificate of Attendance is supplied on request.
What you will learn
Advanced jewellery making includes more complex techniques:
- Advanced silver soldering techniques.
- Gold soldering of the various carats and gold solder grades.
- Stone setting and mount construction.
- Keum Boo.
- Acid etching of silver, copper and bronze.
- Rivetting and other non soldering techniques for joining metals.
- Advanced enamelling techniques to include champlevé and cloisonné.
- Chemical patinations.
- Necklace and bead stringing.
- Creating and preparing a ‘master’ pattern for the casting technique.
- Wax carving.
- Reticulation.
- Anticlastic forming.
