Jewellery courses

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 Intermediate Two – Continuing Jewellery Making Course is perfect for students with who want to take their making to the next level.   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.

Perfect for students who want to take their jewellery making to the next level.

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.

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 11am to 5pm 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 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 is 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!

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.

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. 

In this two-day workshop students learn the exciting processes of chasing and repoussé – the decorative and expressive metalworking techniques which have been used for creative artistic expression for centuries. The name repoussé is derived from the French pousser, “to push forward.” Repousse is a method of decorating metals by a process of pushing out your design into your metal with the aid of various specialised hammers and punches; definition and detail can then be added from the front of the metal using the paired process of chasing or engraving, again using specialised hammers and punches.

Sound intriguing? Join us in our two-day Chasing and Repoussé Foundation Skills Workshop to find out all about how to practice this ancient skill yourself.

In this 7 week Jewellery Production course students will learn how to effectively develop and produce a market ready jewellery range.

Our Jewellery Production course is perfect for jewellers ready to take the next step in their jewellery practice and refine their work into a cohesive ready for market collection. 

Students will go through a process of assessing, prototyping, sampling and researching production methods in consultation with their tutor. Finally, students will cost their newly finished range to be ready for sale.

This course is designed to provide students who have an existing practice and jewellery portfolio an opportunity to further develop and refine their existing work into a saleable, marketable product.

Get the warmth of gold into your life this June! – Do you want to learn to make jewellery or are you keen to improve your soldering skills and learn new techniques? Our 3 day Winter Warmer Workshop is a concentrated and inspiring learning environment with our most experienced and fabulous tutor Diane Appleby. You will love learning new skills and mastering the torch in our beautiful warehouse workshop.

Learn to polish like a professional and freshen up your approach to jewellery making this spring.

Considered surface finishes and contrasts in colour in your jewellery designs are the themes of the Spring Intensive on the October long weekend. You will learn how to bring your jewellery to life by incorporating contrasting materials and applying thoroughly considered finishes.

Choose your look and select from processes such as heat anodised titanium, coloured gemstone beads and pearls along with silver, copper and brass which can be incorporated into your designs. The elegant and sturdy process of riveting will be taught as a major mode of construction for your collection of jewellery that will be completed during the workshop.

Students will practice processes such as riveting and careful soldering to minimize damage to finishes and to minimize fire scale. This will go hand in hand with selecting construction processes to protect surface finishes on the overall design of the pieces being created.

When all these approaches come together, students will learn how to achieve fabulous finishes as the icing on the cake during this 3-day jewellery making intensive.

Join the Soldering School to improve your soldering skills by developing control and confidence with the flame during this 2-day soldering intensive.

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.

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 a non-teaching day.

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.