Which Diploma in Jewellery course is right for me?
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We are excited to be opening up for enrolment for our two online Diploma courses but which one is right for you? Here’s a comparison that we hope will help you decide.
Diploma in Silver Jewellery
Experience level: Beginner to Intermediate
Who is this course designed for?
This course is designed for you if you would like to learn how to make silver and gold jewellery. We do not presume any knowledge of jewellery making and start from beginners level helping you learn the basics of sawing, soldering, filing and polishing metal. We move on from here to help you learn how to work with gold, stone setting, wax carving and much more. If you have done some silver jewellery making and want to learn more this is also for you as it will give you a good recap on the basics before moving onto more advanced skills.
Tool kit available?
A limited number of toolkits will be available to order including the majority of items you will need. If you already have tools you may want to just purchase any additional tools you need. You can find a full tool list here >
Materials kit available?
Yes. We will have a limited number of materials kits available. These will have prepared bags of materials for each week including silver, gold and gemstones. There will also be some additional scrap metal provided for practicing.
You are welcome to source your own materials. You can find the list here >
What will I learn?
Bench skills - sawing, filing, drilling, soldering, polishing, hinges, rivets, chain making
Working with silver - rings, pendants, earrings, torque bangle, granulation
Working with gold - wedding ring making, stacker rings, mixed metal pieces
Stone setting - flush, cabochon, tube, collet, claw, using cast settings
Wax carving - ring, pendant and stone setting
Alternate methods - beading, silver clay
Jewellery business and photographing your jewellery
Join our Diploma in Silver Jewellery open day
We have a live open day to go into more detail about the course and answer your questions. We’d love you to join us!
When? Tuesday 5th January 2021, 8pm GMT London
Register now: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/open-day-diploma-in
Diploma in Fine Jewellery
Experience level: Intermediate to Advanced
Who is this course designed for?
You are experienced in making jewellery using traditional bench skills.
The skills you already need to have are:
Comfortable working with the tools in a silver jewellery workshop - able to use the main tools, saw, file, pickle, polish
Confident in basic stone settings - cabochon, tube and flush setting
Confident with soldering multiple joins in one piece - at least 3 solder joins
We recommend that you look at what is covered in this course and our Diploma in Silver Jewellery. If you can do 80% of what is covered in the Silver Jewellery Diploma then you are ideal for this course!
If you feel like you are nearly there and would like to do some practice that is fine. If you enrol by 1st February 2021 you will get 8 months Makers Membership for free (worth £232). This gives you access to all of our individual jewellery making courses meaning you will be able to practice your skills
You may already have a jewellery business. We have purposely ensured that the making part of term 1 is complete by the first week in November so that you can concentrate on your Christmas orders.
Tool kit available?
No. This course is designed for jewellers with experience so you will already have the majority of tools you require. A full list will be published in January 2021
Materials kit available?
Yes. We will have a limited number of materials kits available. These will have prepared bags of materials for each week including silver, gold and gemstones. There will also be some additional scrap metal provided for practicing.
You are welcome to source your own materials. A detailed list will be published in January 2021
What will I learn?
Advanced bench skills - reticulation, keum boo (gold leaf), filigree
Advanced stone setting - claw setting with round, oval, pear and cushion cuts, pear-shaped collet, star stone setting, marquise 5 stone set ring
Working with gold and silver
Making your own findings - clasps, bails, scroll back earrings, box clasps
Creole hinged earrings, lockets, tennis bracelet
Advanced stone setting in wax
Gemstone masterclass, jewellery design and rendering
Working on your own final project design
Termly business sessions
Join our Diploma in Fine Jewellery open day
We have a live open day to go into more detail about the course and answer your questions. We’d love you to join us!
When? Thursday 7th January 2021, 8pm GMT London
Register now: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/open-day-diploma-in-fine
Enrolment opens on 4th January 2021 for our September 2021 intake. Do take a look at the different Diploma courses in detail and come along to both open days if you are still choosing between them.
If you have any questions please get in touch! info@londonjewelleryschool.co.uk