Silver Jewellery Essentials: 4-Week Workshop

What you'll learn

Dive into the world of silver jewellery making with our Silver Jewellery Short Courses in Sydney!

This 4-week Jewellery Workshop provides students with the opportunity to develop essential jewellery-making skills while working with silver and non-ferrous metals.

Led by our skilled and enthusiastic jeweller, students will be guided in safety at the jewellery bench. You'll gain hands-on experience in using various metals, hand tools and the equipment used in the jewellery workshop.

The focus of the course will be on using a jeweller's saw frame to make a pendant, brooch or earrings as well as how to make a ring from sterling silver, brass or copper.  Students will learn techniques such as saw piercing, ring forming, soldering, and texturing metal. This workshop is perfect for those interested in trying out jewellery making before committing to a full silver jewellery course.

After this workshop, you’ll be set to explore our other Jewellery-Making Courses.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this Silver Jewellery Essentials Course, you should have:

• Learned essential techniques like saw piercing, ring forming, soldering, and texturing metal.
• Gained hands-on experience with jeweller’s saws, hand tools, and workshop equipment.
• An understanding of safety practices for handling tools and materials.
• A jewellery piece that you have created, such as a pendant, brooch, or ring.

Course content

What will be covered in this 4-week Silver Jewellery Workshop?

• Health & Safety 
• Metal cutting, using a jeweller saw frame to saw pierce sheet metal
• Using a torch for annealing and soldering
• Ring sizing
• Ring forming
• Texturing
• Soldering – how to anneal and solder to join the metal together
• Polishing and Finishing – how to file, use emery paper and get the perfect shine
• Basic silver jewellery skills – setting you up for a great start!

Intended audience

Who is this Silver Jewellery Essentials Course for?

This course is for beginners - no prior experience is necessary.

Course venue

Rozelle Campus

2A Gordon Street, Rozelle NSW 2039 (corner of Gordon St & Victoria Rd on the grounds of St. Joseph's Church)

Course materials

Materials provided

• Base metal
• All tools and consumables for students to use in class

What to bring to class

• Masks, apron and safety goggles
• Pens, pencils and sketchbook/paper
• Fine point permanent marker
• Your ideas and creativity

Additional information

Please note the following:

• Please purchase your sterling silver piece at our front office or bring your own
• Other silver materials can be purchased from Palloys
• Closed-in shoes required
• Please wear old clothes
• Long hair must be tied back