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Love gemstones? Want to incorporate them in your jewellery designs? If you answered yes, this foundation gem setting workshop is for you! Participants make a rub-over bezel set gemstone ring in sterling silver and learn how to set a semi-precious cabochon during this fun and informative two day stone setting course.
Studio Sundays is perfect for students who are keen to finish a project or start a new one and need some help and studio access. If you are eager to keep on making but don’t have a set up studio or can’t commit to a 7 week course Studio Sundays could be the answer.
Learn all the fundamentals of jewellery making in this fun intensive 4 day Jewellery Summer School. This course is a perfect introduction to jewellery making and jewellery design. No previous experience is required, however, your tutor can absolutely help you build upon your existing skillset over these four days if you do have prior design or jewellery making experience.
Perfect for students who want to take their jewellery making to the next level.
Is it really possible to make a sterling silver ring in one day from scratch – with no experience at all? Well, it certainly is at SquarePeg Studios. In this informative one day workshop we guide you through the process so you learn everything you need to make a sterling silver ring band.
Want something more immersive? Check out our Beginners Jewellery Making Course.
Learn how to design and fabricate a pair, or two, of sterling silver earrings of your own creation. In this fun and inspiring one day workshop you will be introduced to the foundation skills of metalsmithing while being taught everything you need to know to make earrings of your own design.
Want something more immersive? Check out our Beginners Jewellery Making Course.
SquarePegs Jewellery Studio Bench Access is perfect for students that are confident to work independently and safely to continue to work on projects outside course or workshop time. Finish projects or start new ones and be a part of our vibrant studio space on Mondays.
Practising contemporary jewellers and students past and present benefit from having access to all the tools and equipment of the well equipped SquarePeg Studios classroom and workshop.
Bench access participants will have their own bench in the classroom for the day and have access to the classroom, workshops, kitchenette and dining area. Participant numbers are generally small, so you have room to spread out and get into your making in our light-filled studio.
Our Beginners – Jewellery Making Course is designed to teach you the fundamentals of jewellery making and design. Over seven weeks, you’ll learn everything you need to know about how to make your own silver ring. All tools and base metals are provided, as well as a strip of silver. No previous experience in design or jewellery making is required.
Our Intermediate One – Jewellery Making Course is suitable for students who have completed our Beginners Jewellery Making Course at SquarePeg Studios or equivalent studies elsewhere.
In July 2020 Intermediate One will run Tuesday nights with Emily Copp and Wednesdays with Danielle Lo from 6.30 – 9.30pm
This class is suitable for students who have completed our Beginners course or have prior experience but need to brush up on the basics before continuing to our Intermediate and Continuing Jewellery Making Course.
Please don’t hesitate to get in touch if you wish to discuss your experience and get help in finding our most suitable class for you.
The Evening Jewellery Making Atelier is perfect for students who want to take their making to the next level and pursue their own design ambitions. This course is designed to allow students to progress their skill through the different stages of jewellery making, as the tutor assists with design development, technical issues and problem-solving. The pre-requisite for this course is our Beginners course and our Intermediate 1 course (or equivalent studies).
Please don’t hesitate to get in touch if you wish to discuss your experience and get help in finding our most suitable class for you.
Learn jewellery making and become an accomplished artisan at the SquarePeg Jewellery Making Atelier course! This is a unique opportunity to spend one day per week working with a discerning expert jeweller who will assist you to become successful in developing your own line of jewellery or to create special one-off pieces.
The Jewellery Making Atelier is an exciting course for students at an intermediate level or above. Offering a broad range of subjects and techniques, participants are encouraged to produce – through the process of design and making – jewellery pieces that are individual in design and well made.
In this two-day jewellery making workshop students will be introduced to a variety of wax working techniques, including carving and mouldable wax forming.
On day one, students will have the opportunity to experiment with different types of wax and make a wax ring that will be cast by a commercial caster. On day two students will learn how to clean up their cast ring, how to remove the sprue, emery and polish it ready to wear. Students will also learn additional tips and tricks for making wax models.
This jewellery making workshop is designed to provide you with new skills and a unique piece of jewellery created by you.
In this four-day jewellery making workshop students will be introduced to carving waxes to make stone-set jewellery.
On days one and two students will have the opportunity to make a ring, pendant or earrings with a bezel setting in wax that will be professionally cast in time for the second week of the workshop. Making settings for rough-cut stones will also be explored during days one and two of the workshop.
On days three and four students will learn how to clean up their cast pieces, prepare them for setting, and how to set their stones. Students will also have the opportunity to solder onto their castings to attach claws or extra bezels, particularly if they are working with rough-cut stones.
This jewellery making workshop is designed to provide students who have attended the ‘Carve Your own Silver Ring- Wax Workshop’ at SquarePeg Studios with greater skills, enabling them to make a unique piece of stone set jewellery – created by their own hand!
Learn the beautiful technique of Gypsy stone setting with Melanie Ihnen in this, the latest addition to our stone setting workshops.
Also known as a flush mount setting, Gypsy setting is a valuable setting technique to add to your repertoire. This two day workshop is perfect for intermediate students who want to add to their skill set and learn an additional technique for adding colour, texture and sparkle to their work, and how to choose and make the tools to achieve this.
Wear home a beautiful tapered sterling silver ring with many colourful sparkling gemstones, set by you.
The liquid enamel course is aimed at anyone interested in working with a different type of enamel, as a way of adding both colour and texture to copper.
3D Modelling for Jewellery and Objects – an introduction to the world of Computer-Aided Design (CAD) with Fusion 360
This 3D Modelling course is an introduction to designing jewellery and objects in a digital environment using Autodesk’s Fusion 360 software.
Learn how to 3D model your designs from scratch and export them for 3D printing and casting. Over this seven-week course, you will learn the principles and workflow of 3D modelling using Fusion 360 and have the opportunity to work on your own 3D modelling project with guidance and support.
This course will be taught online so you can learn from the comfort of your own home.
In this Weekend Beginners Jewellery Making Course, learn the fundamentals of jewellery design and fabrication over 4-days of classes held in our light-filled Marrickville warehouse. Held over two weekends from 10am to 4pm this course is the perfect way to fast track your jewellery making learning experience.
Our 4-day Weekend School is a perfect introduction to jewellery making and jewellery design. The aim of this course is to provide students with the confidence to work on individual projects while gaining a greater depth of understanding of jewellery making techniques and jewellery design starting from the ground up.
Students that complete the Weekend Beginners course will be qualified to move onto our Intermediate level jewellery making courses.
In this Beginners Jewellery Making Intensive, learn the fundamentals of jewellery design and fabrication over 3 days of classes held in our light-filled Marrickville warehouse. Held on the October Long weekend from 10am to 4pm this course is the perfect way to fast track your jewellery making learning experience.
Our 3 day Long Weekend School is a perfect introduction to jewellery making and jewellery design. The aim of this course is to provide students with the confidence to work on individual projects while gaining an understanding of jewellery making techniques and jewellery design starting from the ground up.
Students that complete the Long Weekend Beginners course will be qualified to move onto our Intermediate level jewellery making courses.
For the first time this Spring we bring you UnEarthed, a very special workshop presented by guest tutor Kirra-lea Caynes.
In this one day workshop, Kirra, with her passion for raw materials and natural phenomena, will guide you through the process of designing and sand-casting your own sterling silver jewellery pieces or small objects with cast-in-place sapphires or gemstones.
Over three days in September, Kirra-lea will lead three one day workshops designed to cater to both novices with no previous jewellery experience and more experienced jewellers who are interested in adding to their skill set. Students will complete the workshop inspired, with a sense of accomplishment and with jewellery pieces polished and ready to wear.
Give the Gift of Creativity.
Want to give the gift of creativity but not sure which class?
Choose our general Gift Certificate here in values of $100 onwards and we will send you a printable gift certificate to present the recipient.
This voucher will include a unique code which will allow the recipient to enrol in the SquarePeg Course of their choice.
Know which class you wish to gift? You can directly gift a class by navigating to the class listing on our ‘Course’ tab within our website.
Then, proceed to “Find Dates & Book a Spot” on the course listing (you will find this in an orange box on the right of the course listing page).
From here you will see an orange box above the course dates entitled “Click here to gift this class”.
Go ahead and click this box, then select your ticket type and click through and fill out the details to enrol the recipient. Take note – it may be best to put your own email address at this stage so that the recipient does not receive a confirmation email on completion of payment. Once the gift has been given we can update the email address to the recipients address for you later – just let us know!
To purchase a Gift Certificate of a value amount click on ‘Find Dates and Book a Spot’ on this page.
Not sure which course and/or date to enrol the recipient of your gift certificate? No problem!
Simply get in touch with us at mail@squarepegstudios.com.au and we can create a unique voucher for you as per your requirements and can happily email across a printable gift certificate for you to present to your loved one. Too easy right?!
The Easter Four Day Jewellery Making Intensive is perfect for students who want to take their making to the next level. This course is designed to allow students to progress through the out-set stages of jewellery making. The tutor assists with design development, technical issues and problem-solving. There is no pre-requisite for this course.
During the course, students will learn foundation jewellery making skills alongside working on individual projects developed after consultation with the tutor.
The aim of this course is to provide students with the confidence and skills to work on individual projects while gaining a greater depth of understanding of jewellery techniques and design – starting from the ground up.
Master the flame and finesse your skills this June at SquarePeg Studios. Are you keen to improve your soldering skills and learn new techniques? Our three day, Winter Jewellery Making Intensive is a concentrated and inspiring learning environment with our most experienced and fabulous tutor Diane Appleby.
This winter Diane will guide you in applying and developing your existing jewellery making skills and introduce you to new techniques in the creation of a unique vessel which can be worn or displayed as an object – maybe both! You will love learning new techniques and mastering the torch in our beautiful warehouse workshop.
SquarePeg jewellery courses allow students to experience the satisfaction of designing and hand-making their own jewellery. Our students learn all the metal smithing techniques needed to make their own unique jewellery pieces. We have jewellery courses to suit every level. We offer beginner through to advanced level courses. We host specialist workshops focusing on a range of techniques such as stone setting, wax carving and casting and liquid enamel. Do you only have time for a one day course? No problem as our Make a Ring in a Day workshop will teach you how to make your own silver ring.
See students work
Have the opportunity to see behind the scenes of a contemporary jewellery studio while learning great new skills in jewellery techniques and design. Our studios are home to 14 contemporary makers. Students have the chance to learn in the context of a bustling jewellery studio inhabited by practising jewellers.
see the space
Our jewellery courses are taught by highly experienced and passionate teachers who are also practising contemporary jewellers. Students gain a range of skills that allow them to continue making jewellery at home and many of our students turn their hobby into a jewellery business.
Meet our tutors
SquarePeg Studios is a creative and inspiring place. The atmosphere is laid back and welcoming and the tutors there are approachable and always happy to help. I have learned so much during my time spent there and look forward to upcoming workshops that I have booked onto.
Alice, Happy Student, August 2020
SquarePeg Studios is a hub and home for contemporary jewellers. From beginners to lifelong practising artists, we have created a place to learn, practice and share. Our jewellery courses are taught by tutors who are all accomplished contemporary jewellers with practices of their own and a wealth of teaching experience. We also like to think that we bring together not only the talent but the personalities that will make your learning experience a great one. Read the reviews and come and find out for yourself.
Yes, there is plenty of free on-street parking in Junction St and the streets surrounding the studio.
We are a short walk from both Tempe and Marrickville Stations and the same distance from buses which run along Illawarra Rd.
We are a 25-minute walk from Sydenham Station.
Our tutors are contemporary jewellers with their own practices and teaching experience in both private and public schools such as Sydney College of the Arts, The Design Centre Enmore and UNSW Art and Design. We also occasionally welcome nationally and internationally renowned teachers to SquarePeg for specialist workshops.
COVID – 19 Update to terms and conditions as at 1 May, 2020.
Subject to change as per Government directives.
As per our terms and conditions; it is the responsibility of the student to attend all classes, no make-up classes are available, for any reason.
As a small school, it is not possible to make provision for the many and varied requests and changes which can arise for our students.
We hope you can join us for all of your scheduled classes!
Absolutley! And thanks for asking – the gift of creativity and expereince is always a winner! If you know what class and which dates you want to gift, simply proceed to “Find Dates & Book a Spot” on the course listing (you will find this in an orange box on the right of the course listing page).
From here you will see an orange box above the course dates entitled “Click here to gift this class”.
Go ahead and click this box, then select your ticket type and click through and fill out the details to enroll the recipient. Take note – it may be best to put your own email address at this stage so that the recipient does not receive a confirmation email on completion of payment. Once the gift has been given we can update the email address to the recipients address for you later – just let us know!
Not sure which course and/or date to enroll the recipient of your gift certificate? No problem!
Simply get in touch with us at mail@squarepegstudios.com.au and we can create a unique voucher for you as per your requirements and can happily email across a printable gift certificate for you to present to your loved one. Too easy right?!
We are very grateful that our classes often fill up very quickly – but this can lead to disappointment for those who miss out on a place!
If you have missed a spot in your preferred class please email us with the subject “Wait List Please” and outline in the email the class you are interested in and we will add you to our course waitlists and be sure to be in touch if a place becomes available.
Alternatively, we generally have multiple dates available for all of our classes – be sure to check additional scheduled dates to see if another of our class dates may suit you.
In a nutshell – generally – no! SquarePeg Studios is home to 13 resident artist jewellers, however, most of our resident artists are very busy with their own practice and do not generally have time to take on repair work. If you want to try your luck you can email us images and detailed information about your requested repair job and we can float it with our residnet artists in case any of them are able to help you.
As per the previous FAQ, most of our resident artists are very busy with their own practice and do not generally have time to take on commission work..but in saying that, they are more likely to take on commissions than repairs!
If you want to try your luck you can email us images and detailed information about your requested commission job and we can float it with our resident artists in case any of them are able to help you.
Alternatively, please take a look at our current resident artists profiles via our ‘Studio’ page and you can always reach out directly to a resident artist if you like the look of their work:
The minimum age to join our classes is 16 years of age.
