Gemmilicious! Gemmology courses with Stone Setting
Learn ways to identify coloured gemstones. Combine gemmology and stone setting: put your new knowledge straight...
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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!
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.
Serious Jewellery Talent
We just wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who took part...
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.