Jewellery Making courses in London
Taught by a team of expert jewellery tutors, we offer a diverse range of jewellery design and making courses. Take your pick from introductory courses for those who want to learn how to make a ring through to more specialist courses that focus on techniques such as engraving, electroforming, CAD/CAM, wax carving, casting, grain setting, technical drawing, resin, beading and much more.
Our purpose-built jewellery studio provides access to industry standard equipment with good natural light and all courses have basic materials provided. Please read the full course outline before you book as the tutor will list anything you need to bring along.
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Try it out: jewellery makingIdeal for beginners who want to give jewellery making a go. Come and join this short taster course introducing you to basic jewellery processes and techniques to enable you to make a simple piece of jewellery.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £149.00- Introduction to jewellery makingLearn and develop a range of essential jewellery making techniques and processes for creating metal jewellery. This course is designed for beginners who would like to gain fundamental skills like sawing, filing, sanding, drilling, texturing, forging and soldering. Explore these techniques in set projects and use them to design and make your own pieces.Full fee £399.00 Senior fee £319.00 Concession £259.00
- Try it out: jewellery making weekend
The course is designed for those who have no previous experience of working with metal, or the tools and skills necessary for making Jewellery.
Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £179.00 - Jewellery: beginners evening course
This year-long evening course is ideal for learners with some basic jewellery-making experience, as well as motivated beginners keen to challenge themselves - all ready to expand their technical skills and creative confidence. Across three progressive terms, you will explore a wide range of traditional and contemporary techniques, including soldering, stone setting, chain making, stones in place sand casting and Mitsuro Hikime wax technique.
Keeley Street
Mon 14 Sep 2026Kinga OlahFull fee £1,599.00 Senior fee £1,279.00 Concession £1,039.00 - Jewellery: design labFancy working on your own jewellery projects in a professional workshop with an expert tutor? Join our interactive jewellery design lab to perfect your skills, try different techniques, and discover new design approaches. Develop your own projects with expert guidance, and step outside your comfort zone to produce top-quality pieces.Full fee £519.00 Senior fee £415.00 Concession £337.00
- Jewellery: chain making I
Learn the basic techniques of working with wire to create chains. You will be able to extend these techniques to create your own bespoke design and learn how to create clasps, catches and bespoke fasteners.
Keeley Street
Thu 17 Sep 2026Elizabeth BoneFull fee £429.00 Senior fee £343.00 Concession £279.00 - City Lit improvers jewellery
This year long course is for students who have completed the beginners Jewellery course and want to refine existing skills as well as gaining experience in a range of Jewellery -making processes.
This course will come with a City Lit Certificate at the end showing the skills that have been learnt.
Keeley Street
Tue 22 Sep 2026Elizabeth Bone, Linda Connelly, Rae Duncan, Rebecca Ilett, Fareeha MasoodFull fee £1,999.00 Senior fee £1,599.00 Concession £1,299.00 - Jewellery: stone setting I
Enjoy making your own jewellery, but want to develop your mount-making and stone-setting techniques? Discover essential techniques in setting a gem stone, including round bezel and tube settings, with the guidance of an expert tutor.
Keeley Street
Thu 24 Sep 2026Rae DuncanFull fee £429.00 Senior fee £343.00 Concession £279.00 - Jewellery workshop: intermediate level
Have you taken a beginners’ course and are looking to progress your jewellery making? Develop and refine your design and making skills through guided projects applying a range of precision skills to create metal jewellery. Intermediate Jewellery I focuses on surface, hollow forms and mechanisms. You will be encouraged to experiment with scale, with an emphasis on volumetric form.
Full fee £609.00 Senior fee £487.00 Concession £396.00 - Jewellery: casting masterclass
Discover the joy of transforming found objects and simple carvings into metal jewellery. In this hands-on, three-day course, you'll learn casting, finishing, and recycling techniques to create unique, wearable pieces.
Keeley Street
Sun 27 Sep 2026Louise Seijen Ten HoornFull fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £168.00 - Try it out: precious metal clay jewellery
Want to experience working with one of the most versatile and effective materials in jewellery making? Come and get to grips with precious metal clay, which handles like clay but turns into pure silver when fired.
Keeley Street
Sat 17 Oct 2026Elizabeth PearsonFull fee £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £249.00 - Introduction to bezel setting
This course will introduce you to the the basics of jewellery making by making a silver ring or pendant with a bezel set semi-precious stone. Suitable for complete beginners and those with some previous experience..
Keeley Street
Sun 18 Oct 2026Linda ConnellyFull fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £168.00 - Jewellery: soldering workshopWork through a series of guided exercises designed to improve your understanding and technique of soldering and build up your confidence to apply a range of soldering methods based on your design. For beginners with some basic experience and intermediate levels.Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £168.00
- Jewellery: wax carvingCarve, model and experiment with wax to create your own unique jewellery designs. Learn about the lost wax casting process, outsourcing and finishing of your casts.
Keeley Street
Thu 5 Nov 2026Sally LeesFull fee £429.00 Senior fee £343.00 Concession £279.00 - Introduction to beaded jewellery
Fancy trying your hand at beaded jewellery making? Learn how to work with beads, wire, thread and findings to create beautiful beaded necklaces, bracelets, earrings and tiara designs. Join our introductory course for all levels to discover where to find the best beads, how to knot with thread, manipulate and twist wire and learn how to finish your work using clasps.
Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £194.00
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