Course timings:

• Full day courses will run from 9am to 5pm unless agreed or advertised otherwise

• Please be a little flexible with your timing as sometimes the day does run a little later to allow time for you go home with a finished piece!

What you will learn:

During your day you will cover the essentials of jewellery making, including: safe working, tools and techniques, design principles, sawing, forming, texturing, filing and sanding, annealing, fabrication and soldering… and possibly stone setting depending on time.

What you can make:

• During 3hr taster sessions you will make a silver ring without a stone

• For full day or longer courses, you can expect to have made one of the following: 

  • Ring 

  • Bangle

  • Pair of earrings

  • Pendant

  • Note for beginners - If you would like to set a stone, only one will be possible on a single day course but you could potentially set more on longer courses.

    
    

What to bring:

• YOUR GLASSES - suitable for close work

• Something to tie back long hair

• Avoid loose clothing or scarves

• Design ideas

• Cash for materials - see likely costs below

• Any stones you might like to set - see guidance below

• Raincoat and walking boots/wellies if you would enjoy a lunchtime wander

Design ideas: (not necessary for 3hr taster session)

To avoid designer’s block, we suggest you bring 3 or 4 sketches or photos of your ideas (this is not necessary for half day taster sessions). You are welcome to email them to courses@wernogwood.co.uk in advance, although this is not essential. Each design will be analysed to ensure it is both beautiful and achievable.

Materials:

Materials are not included in the course fee and are charged based on use:

• Silver: With the unpredicatable fluctuations in the price of precious metals in recent months, we will need evaluate the costs at the time of your course. In January 2026, we are charging £4.50 per gramme which covers wastage as well as wear and tear of tools

• Stones: individually priced

This list below will give you an idea of the weight of silver in grammes that you might use:

• Rings: approx 5-8g (wide or statement rings: 10-20g)

• Bangles: 25-40g (heavy styles: 50g+)

• Earrings (pair): 4-8g (small studs: 2-4g)

• Pendants: 7-15g (large pieces: 20g+)

Claire has a selection of semi-precious stones available, or welcome to bring your own cabochon (i.e. dome shaped stone with a flat base), pebble, sea-glass, found treasure, or fragment of crockery. If you particularly want to set a faceted stone, please discuss with Claire first.

If you are keen to bring your own stone, beginners are best choosing round, oval, or even roundish free-form cabochons, as angular stones with corners and heart shapes can be quite a challenge!! You are very welcome to ask Claire for guidance before buying.

Suggested suppliers for stones:

• Kernowcraft

• Curious Gem

• Albion & Fire

• Joopy Gems