Make a Gem of a Jewel: Stone Setting and Design Techniques for Jewellery
Gemstone to Jewellery Magic: Choose a stone, explore ways to set it, design and...
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Nineteen48 – bringing you more than just a gemstone. Book Now
Where did your gemstones come from? Book now for an afternoon of gemstones with Stuart...
Introducing the Flux Certificate – One year courses in jewellery making
Accelerate your jewellery skills with the new Flux certificate How exciting! Immerse yourself in...
Stone Setting Techniques – From Pear to Square (C31)
Stone Setting Techniques – Getting to grips with fancy shaped stones. Learn how to...
Gemmology and a tension set ring- all in a day’s work
The magic of the tension set ring The first of our gemmilicious workshops got...
Flux One Year Advanced Certificate in Jewellery
Take your jewellery design and jewellery making skills to a professional level with the Flux Advanced Certificate...
Gemmology matters – from a jeweller’s perspective
Gemmology Matters We love gemstones for their delightful sweetshop-colours; they bring sunshine and sparkle to our...
Experimental stone setting techniques – Delft, Claw and Wax (B28)
Explore experimental and conventional approaches to stone setting. Combine traditional and experimental techniques to produce unusual, stone-set jewellery. (Evenings, Tuesdays)....
Experimental stone setting techniques – Delft, Claw and Wax (A28)
The aim of the course is to create designs that begin with the stone. How best can you show all of its qualities? Once you understand how to create simple, reliable settings using conventional techniques you can adapt these processes to truly honour the spirit of the gemstone.
Crushed Stone Inlay for Silver Jewellery (C28)
Intermediate jewellery course: Learn the art of crushed stone inlay to add unique colour combinations to...
Crystal Whites and Bright Clear Pastels (CC2) – gemmology and stone setting workshop
Learn ways to identify translucent and pastel shades of gemstones. Combine gemmology and stone setting: put your...
Beautiful Blues, Pretty Purples (BP2) – gemmology and stone setting workshop
Learn ways to identify gemstones with blue and purple hues. Combine gemmology and stone setting: put your new...
Gemmilicious Greens (GG2) – gemmology and stone setting workshop
Learn ways to identify green gemstones. Combine gemmology and stone setting: put your new knowledge straight into...
Jewellery Courses 2015-2016
Our expert jewellers at Flux have devised a range of unusual and stimulating jewellery courses and workshops for you to come and develop your skills. Don’t forget to check out our regular 10 week courses that run every term – autumn, spring and summer. Learn all about chain making, find out how to recycle your scrap silver, explore forming techniques, make a ring, set a stone….. we hope we have something for everyone here, and everything for some keen students too!
Gemmilicious! Gemmology courses with Stone Setting
Learn ways to identify coloured gemstones. Combine gemmology and stone setting: put your new knowledge straight...
Serious Jewellery Talent
We just wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who took part...
Jewellery Inlay Techniques with Crushed Stone (CS04)
This weekend course introduces students to the exciting art of inlaying crushed stones into silver collets of various shapes. Traditional in Central and South America, this process will allow you to create beautiful silver jewellery of rich and intense colours. We will discuss and learn about different stones in their rough forms and each student will prepare their own stone dust and mixture of colours for their design. Book now.
Design and Make a Pendant with a Stone (PS11)
Design and Make a Pendant with a Stone – weekend jewellery course. Book now. First experimenting with texturing and other sheet metal techniques you will then design a pendant, also incorporating a semi-precious stone of your choice. You will then learn how to make a setting for the stone and you will complete the piece with a bail or a jump ring to attach it to a piece of leather
Design and Make a Pendant and a Ring with a Stone Setting (G20)
On this 10 week jewellery course you will learn to design and make a pendant and a ring with a stone setting using semi-precious stones and traditional silver soldering techniques. Book now.
The beauty of emeralds
Much as we love them, emeralds are tricky stones to work with. Emeralds have a notoriously brittle nature that makes them prone to chipping. So when it comes to designing jewellery to display their beauty, supporting the stone effectively is always the major consideration.
Advanced Jewellery Making – Bead Setting and Pave (PB04)
Advanced Jewellery Making – bead setting and pave: Weekend Course. Book Now -This course...
Stone Setting Techniques – Fine and Fancy. (C29)
Stone Setting Techniques – Make a tension-set ring, learn to set using flush and claw style...
Design and Make a Stone Set Silver Charm; Make a Ring with a Stone Setting (G33)
Beginners jewellery making course in stone setting – design and make a charm and a silver ring,...
Weekday Short Course in Jewellery 24 – 25 April 2014
Course Details: Make a Silver Pendant with a Stone. PS05 The course aims to introduce...
Advanced DAY Silver Jewellery Course 29 April 2014
Course Details: Stone Setting Techniques for Jewellery. A18. Develop a range of alternative stone...