Silver Jewellery Introduction Workshop

What you'll learn

Learn to make your own silver jewellery with our jewellery-making courses in Sydney!

This introductory workshop provides students with the chance to acquire fundamental skills for creating simplistic jewellery items and explore the realm of metalworking. 

It is a small, intimate class where our professional and passionate jeweller will teach you how to work with metal safely. You will be introduced to different tools and equipment used in silver jewellery making and will learn basic jewellery techniques that will equip you with a basic skill set that gets you started and you can build on.

The lesson will focus on creating your own ring out of brass, copper or silver by using the techniques learned in class such as metal cutting and ring forming, soldering, and texturing.

Once you have attended this workshop, you can join our silver jewellery courses on offer at Sydney Community College Silver Jewellery class.

Why not start your Silver Jewellery Making journey here and see where it takes you?

Course content

What will be covered in this silver jewellery workshop?

In this 3-hour workshop, we will cover:

• Health & Safety 
• Metal cutting 
• Ring sizing
• Ring forming
• Texturing
• Soldering – using torches you learn how to anneal and solder to join the metal together
• Polishing and Finishing – how to file, use emery paper and get the perfect shine
• Basic silver jewellery skills – setting you up for a great start!

Intended audience

Who is this silver jewellery workshop for?

This workshop is open to everyone curious about metalwork - no prior experience is required.

Please note that is course is not suitable for students under the age of 18 years.

Course venue

Rozelle Campus

2A Gordon Street, Rozelle NSW 2039 (corner of Gordon St & Victoria Rd on the grounds of St. Joseph's Church)

Course materials

What to bring to class

• An apron to protect your clothes

Materials provided

• The workshop space includes the necessary tools and equipment. 
• Brass and Copper. A small selection of Silver can be purchased from the reception office.
• Professional guidance by one of our experienced jewellers

Additional information

Please note the following:

• Please wear closed-in shoes and long hair must be tied back
• Other silver materials can be purchased from Palloys
• Limited supplies of silver and saw blades are available to purchase from the College. If you need more detailed information about the silver supplies at the College, please call 02 8752 7555.
• All our silver jewellery courses are limited to 8 places which enables the tutor to give each student plenty of one-to-one guidance and instruction.