Jewelry Classes in San Francisco, CA

If you've taken some beginning courses and are wondering what to do next, try Intermediate Jewelry! Exercises and your own projects combined with expert individual assistance will see your skills soar.  Includes 1 hour instructor-led open studio.

Make beautiful 99% fine silver jewelry by hand with precious metal clay using basic tools. Learn to fire in both a kiln and by torch. Design, texture and finish your pieces and learn polishing techniques and patinas.  Please purchase ahead of time: 1 package of 15G PMC3 Materials fee of $20 due to instructor day of.

Destination Jewelry! Rings, earrings, pendants, stone setting and more! Whatever your skill level, a winter wonderland of jewelry techniques awaits you! This class presents specific projects to cater to beginning through to nearly intermediate jewelers. Includes 1-hour instructor-led open studio. Required supplies for this program: Materials fee...

Lapidary 101 for all skill levels: Create in semi-precious stone! Gain insight into gem and mineral attributes for working with stone; learn and practice basic and advanced stone shaping, and drilling techniques. In this class we start with standard template design, then graduate to free form technique and carving in the following class. Use finished...

What skills do you want to learn? Gracefully curved and soldered wire work? Mechanisms? New stone captures and settings? Hinges? A nifty box clasp? Maybe you want to incorporate enamels into your fabricated jewelry? Learn new techniques and use them in your next project! Get professional, personalized guidance, and expand your skillset with demonstrations...

Learn the history of jewelry mold making, and current low tech methods. Learn how rubber molds are made with the “Vulcanizer”and how they are cut. Instead of the same old printed jewelry, there are several other low tech ways to repeat the waxes. The wax finished products can be sent off site to be cast for a fee dependent on the metal's current...

Have you admired enamel and wondered how it works? Take this four week workshop and get a thorough grounding in enamel basics, including sifting, layering of colors, thread work, and graphite images in your enamel. Take home beautiful enameled jewelry and a set of new techniques. Includes dedicated Enamel Open Studio following class time.

A class for beginners and experienced beginners!  This project based course is designed to get you up to speed with basic skills like measuring, sawing, filing, soldering, hammering and forming, while making, hoop earrings and finally, bezel settings, for use in self designed pendants or as earrings. Twists and turns as well as additional projects...

Learn to design, carve, cast, and inlay your own custom ring. During this course you will gain an understanding of lost wax casting, gemstone inlay for jewelry, and finishing techniques. Required supplies for this program: Materials fee of $60 due to instructor on first day.

A five week course concentrating on all the skills you need to make rings. Required supplies for this program: A variety of wire widths to speed development of your ring making prowess! 2ft 16ga sterling (multiples as components for later) 2ft 14ga sterling 1ft 12ga (1ft of 10 ga. optional) 1ft 1.5mm x 2mm 1ft 1.5mm x 3mm and/or 2mm x 4mm...

Learn how to cut a design or pattern into metal by using a chemical etchant. This ancient technique has been used in a wide range of applications through many cultures, from printing plates and champlevé to medieval armor.  Class will cover two methods for preparing metal for etching, PNP (Press & Peel) and using a scribe. Beginning students...

Need new effects in your enamel work? More clarity?  Join this 4 week class that covers liquid enamel techniques, decals, enameling 3D objects, basic cloisonne and finishing techniques. Includes dedicated Enamel Open Studio following class time.

This 3-hour workshop will introduce students to the process of cutting, shaping and assembling sheet glass for the creation of unique and colorful jewelry elements. Students will create small fused pieces that can be assembled as earrings, pendants or a bracelet. This workshop is a great way to learn the basics of fusing in a fun and family-friendly...

Learn the secrets of working with wax. Hard wax and soft wax, carving, filing, welding,wax burrs, wax carving tools, tricks of the trade, and more, are all part of this class for your jewelry designs or small sculpture designs. The wax finished products can be sent off site to be cast for a fee dependent on the metal's current market value used. Base...

The beers aren’t the only refreshing thing at Beads & Brews! We’ve got a fresh take on afternoon crafting and it doesn’t involve paint. With us, it’s all about those…BEADS! Grab your friends and join us for an evening of jewelry-making and a cold one (or two)!  Experience the San Francisco Bay Area’s Micro-Breweries, Tap Rooms,...