Summer School 2026
Booking for summer school 2026 opens at 9am on Saturday 25th April for everyone who signed up for the early bird access and will be on general sale from Saturday 9th May.
Each summer school offers a one week intensive course in silver smithing and jewellery making. With just six places available on each course, you'll spend 5 luxurious days in the workshop, learning, experimenting, making and creating. You'll balance your time between learning new skills and working on your own designs and you are in charge of what you do. ​​​
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Intermediate Summer School week one
27th July - 31st July​​
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Monday
Press forming: Create pressed three dimensional forms from sheet metal in plain, textured or patterned metal. Suggested project: A hollow form pendant or brooch or a locket with a swivel rivet mechanism.
Tuesday
Riveting with wire and tube: Form your own handmade rivets and apply them to create fixed and articulated joins. Suggested project: A multi layer riveted scene pendant or a swivel rivet locket.
Wednesday
Collet setting for faceted stones from scratch: Make a simple cone shape in sheet metal and set in a round faceted stone. Suggested project: A collet set ring
Thursday
Keum Boo. Apply 24kt gold foil to fine silver. You'll prepare both fine and sterling silver and cut and apply the foil. Suggested project: Add Keum Boo decoration to your previous makes or create something new
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Friday
Free making day and trouble shooting: Continue and complete your projects from previous days and make use of your tutor time to ask any questions about issues and problems you might be having at the bench - ours or your own.
Beginners / New Jewellers Summer School
10th August - 14th August
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Monday
Saw piercing, filing and textures. Hammers, metal stamping and rolling mill. Suggested project: a pendant and drop earrings set.
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Tuesday
Soldering and forming. Suggested project: a set of stacking rings and bangles
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Wednesday
Polishing and surfaces. Suggested project: stud earring, cuffs or ear climbers with different surface finishes
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Thursday
Forming and forging. Learn to anneal and work harden metal. Suggested project: a domed pendant or brooch with sawn or stamped details.
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Friday
Free making day and trouble shooting: Continue and complete your projects from previous days and make use of your tutor time to ask any questions about issues and problems you might be having at the bench - ours or your own.
Intermediate Summer School week two
17th August - 21st August
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Monday
Sinking and doming. Explore doming blocks, bossing hammers and sand bags to create controlled or freeform shapes. Suggested project shallow dishes, bowls or spoons
Tuesday
Enamelling: Play with colour and surfacer and experiment with different styles of application to achieve different effects. Suggested project: A set of enamelled samples which could become more resolved work. Make a domed and enamel piece to be tab set.
Wednesday
Tab setting. Create a solder free setting for a cabochon stone from a single sheet of metal. Suggested project: A tab set pendant or brooch
Thursday
Handmade chain. Explore repeated and irregular patterns in chain making. Suggested project: A chain bracelet or necklace or a chain for an earlier project.
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Friday
Free making day and trouble shooting: Continue and complete your projects from previous days and make use of your tutor time to ask any questions about issues and problems you might be having at the bench - ours or your own.