Stone Setting Jewellery Making courses in London
Taught by a team of expert tutors, we offer a wide range of jewellery making and stone setting courses. Take your pick from beginner’s jewellery courses including bezel setting through to intermediate and advanced courses that focus on more advanced techniques such as claw and grain setting. Our classes cover experimental, traditional and contemporary techniques.
Join us in our purpose-built studio where you’ll access to industry standard equipment. We’ll also provide you with basic materials for your course but please read the full course outline before you book as your tutor will list anything you need to bring along.
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- Flush setting for jewellery makers
Course start date: Sat 25 Jul 2026 (and 1 other date)Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Louise Seijen Ten HoornFor intermediate jewellers. Learn how to set round brilliant cut/faceted stones in sheet metal and rings using the traditional flush setting technique. You will practice in copper, before moving on to work in silver. There will also be a chance to make your own flush setting tool.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £116.00 - Jewellery: stone setting I Course start date: Thu 24 Sep 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rae DuncanEnjoy 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.
Full fee £429.00 Senior fee £343.00 Concession £279.00 - Introduction to bezel setting Course start date: Sun 18 Oct 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Linda ConnellyThis 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..
Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £168.00 - Introduction to stone setting: flush and gypsy settingCourse start date: Sat 21 Nov 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rae DuncanLearn flush setting for round stones on flat and curved surfaces. You will then have the opportunity to apply your own design and create your own bespoke setting tool.
Full fee £349.00 Senior fee £279.00 Concession £227.00 - Jewellery: stone setting II Course start date: Thu 7 Jan 2027
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rae DuncanAlready mastered the basics of mount-making and stone-setting but want to improve further? Develop your skills exploring the intricacies of claw and collet settings with the guidance of an experienced tutor.Full fee £429.00 Senior fee £343.00 Concession £279.00 - Introduction to stone setting: casting with stones Course start date: Sat 27 Feb 2027
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Kinga OlahEver wondered how stones are cast into metal or found your wax carved settings have changed in the lost-wax casting process? This course will introduce you to the principles of wax-carved settings for lost-wax casting and how stones can be cast directly into metal using cuttlefish and delft-clay sand casting.Full fee £349.00 Senior fee £279.00 Concession £227.00 - Precious metal clay: setting stones Course start date: Wed 7 Apr 2027
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Elizabeth PearsonEver fancied experimenting with metal clay and exploring how to set stones in your jewellery? Whether you are a complete novice or an experienced jeweller, this fascinating course will guide you through setting stones using handmade settings. You will develop your own ideas and designs, and practise a range of techniques to create your own striking metal clay work.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £249.00 - Jewellery: stone setting III Course start date: Thu 29 Apr 2027
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rae DuncanAlready explored some of the skills of mount-making and stone-setting but want to take your expertise to another level? Experience the more complicated techniques of mounting a variety of stone shapes, as well as practising your grasp of claw and collet settings. Integrate new stone-setting techniques with your existing knowledge to give the ultimate professional finish to your jewellery.Full fee £429.00 Senior fee £343.00 Concession £279.00 - Introduction to stone setting: raised grain setting Course start date: Sat 5 Jun 2027 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rae DuncanGrain setting, sometimes referred to as bead setting, is a technique where small faceted stones are held in place by
small prongs called beads. These are raised from the metal in the band using an engraving tool. This specialist
technique builds on the basic stone setting methods, introducing the use of a new set of tools and skills and is perfect
for those wishing to take their stone-setting to a higher level.
Full fee £349.00 Senior fee £279.00 Concession £227.00
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