Alys PowerMar 12 minDrawn to SuccessAs your jewellery making knowledge grows and your skills improve, inevitably you will start to make more advanced but also more original...
Alys PowerFeb 212 minMaker Of The Month - February 2022We love being the beginning of peoples jewellery making journeys. Whether our students go on to make something unique for themselves,...
Alys PowerJan 41 min2021 Round UpDespite everything Covid, Brexit and 2021 threw at us it turned out to be a pretty incredible year. This was the year we really learned...
Alys PowerJun 24, 20212 minA Little Sawing SecretWhat do these objects have in common and why are they in the workshop?? Today we are talking about lubrication. Saw piercing is a fine...
Alys PowerJun 7, 20212 minTerrific Tools - Jewellers SawThe jewellers saw or piercing saw is the place most new silver smiths must begin. Having said that - it's not an easy skill to learn....
Alys PowerMay 4, 20211 minMaker Of The Month - May 2021Seeing our students continue to learn, create and even sell their work independently makes us so very happy. This week we want to share...
Alys PowerApr 8, 20211 minMaker Of The Month - April 2021We are so proud of our students. Every single one of you. From the absolute beginners to the professional jewellers. It's the students...
Alys PowerMar 23, 20213 minReading RecommendationsThere are so many brilliant books on jewellery making. We are spoilt for choice. If you are looking for some joyful jewellery bedtime...
Alys PowerJan 13, 20214 minA Beginners Guide To Buying SilverStarting out on your own at home is daunting. In the Jewellery School we provide you with project materials and we guide you on what you...
Alys PowerJul 1, 20202 minFilling Your Butane TorchWe love a handheld butane torch at NJS. They are easy and light to use, safe, affordable, easy to get hold of and suitable for a home...
Alys PowerJun 2, 20205 minToolbox EssentialsEvery new jeweller is in equal parts excited and overwhelmed at the prospect of filling their first tool box. There are so many tools...
Alys PowerMay 20, 20204 minHome WorkWith all this extra time at home so many of our students are asking advice on how to carry on with their favourite hobby in their own space.