Jewelry: Stone Setting

Adult Summer Class | This program is completed

All Levels welcome.

6/24/2021-7/29/2021

6:15 PM-9:15 PM EDT on Th

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$195.00

$175.00

$25.00

Ready to take your jewelry to the next level? Learn to embellish your pieces with a variety of stone setting styles in this four week summer workshop. Understand the techniques behind fabricating the stone settings, including measuring stones and translating them to the metal to be made into settings. Topics covered will include bezels and hybrids, prong settings of single stones, multiple stones covering a whole area similar to pave, shared prongs, singular large stone settings in prongs, flush settings - and not to forget, an assortment of creative exotic settings! Explore how to attach different materials like wood, paper and shell into the jewelry or metal objects being made. The class will also delve into wax carving for setting fabrication. Please be prepared to bring some stones to practice on.


WHAT WILL YOU LEARN IN THIS COURSE
1. Measuring stones for settings
2. Fabricating stone settings out of metal
3. Variety of stone setting styles
4. Settings for alternative materials like wood or paper
5. Wax carving a setting

  • This is an in-person class which will take place in our jewelry studio with strict social distancing protocols and a maximum of 6 students in the space. Students will be required to wear masks for the entire duration of the class.
  • Please see our COVID-19 community safety policies.
  • FOR THE FIRST CLASS BRING THESE SUPPLIES:
  • • Stones of various sizes to set into jewelry or metal sculptures