Training in Silverwork, Silversmithing and Metal Smithing
This page features training schools and individuals who teach silverwork, silversmithing, metal working and other traditional jewelry making techniques. All links open in a new window.
Silverwork and Metal Smithing classes in the UK
Silverwork and Metal Smithing classes in the USA
Silverwork and Metal Smithing classes International
UK
Amy Surman, The Oxford Bead Shop - Cowley, Oxford
Introduction to PMC, PMC rings and pendants, PMC Certification classes from the PMC Studio. Also runs silver work, beading, enamelling and jewellery making classes.
Ann Barnett - Dorset, UK
Beginners classes in jewellery making.
Artistree - Eton Wick
Crochet chains courses.
The Beetroot Tree - Draycott, Derbyshire
Art gallery offering a variety of regular classes. Includes classes in metal clay at all levels, jewellery making, silver smithing, ring making and glass.
Bringsty Art Studio - Herefordshire
Silversmithing and jewellery for all levels
Bryncurl Workshops - Kington, Herefordshire
Introduction to Precious Metal Clay classes and project based classes. They also teach beginners silver jewellery making and tiara making classes.
Chinco Design - Hove, Sussex
Silver jewellery making courses and classes for all levels. Day, evening, weekend and longer courses offered.
Christine Warren - Coleford, Gloucestershire
Beginners silverwork classes. Also offer hen parties.
Clarise Designer Jewellery - Leeds, West Yorkshire
Courses and one day classes in Precious Metal Clay PMC. Also run bespoke classes in PMC, silversmithing, copperwork and enamelling. Specialist courses in PMC for business and fingerprint jewellery.
Farncombe Estate - Broadway (Cotswolds), Worcestershire
Silver clay classes for beginners. Also offer beginners silver jewellery making.
Fire Works - Bristol
Gallery and studio running beginners silverwork and lampworking classes. Glass beadmaking.
Flux n Flame - Milton Abbas, Dorset
Jewellery making courses.
Hertfordshire School of Jewellery - Harpenden, Hertfordshire
Introductory PMC and Art Clay classes, intermediate PMC and Art Clay classes, advanced PMC and Art Clay classes, adding gold classes, introduction to Bronze and Copper clay classes, also project based metal clay classes, glass fusing classes, silverwork classes, polymer clay classes and texture making classes.
Holts Academy - Hatton Garden, London
Jewellery making and silver smithing courses at all levels are offered from short beginners courses to professional qualifications including NVQ's in Jewellery Manufacture.
In the Studio - Leicestershire
Range of silverwork and jewellery courses running throughout the year. Beginners and advanced techniques.
Kensington and Chelsea College - London
Jewellery making and silversmithing part time and full time courses.
London Jewellery School - Hatton Garden, London
Precious Metal Clay PMC beginners classes. Precious Metal Clay PMC ring making, gold, glass (lampwork beads), enamelling, basic silversmithing, polymer clay and jewellery making classes, texture making classes. Art Clay beginners and Certification classes. Bronze clay classes. Also runs childrens PMC charm-making classes. Private tuition for all levels of metal clay.
Mid Cornwall School of Jewellery - Cornwall
Range of silverwork training courses running throughout the year. Beginners and advanced technique classes. Private lessons can also be arranged.
Morley College - Waterloo, London
Beginners jewellery making courses using silversmithing techniques.
Oxford Summer School - Oxford
Six day silver jewellery making course in the Summer.
Rachel Jeffrey Jewellery School - Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire
Silver jewellery making courses and classes.
Richard Whitehouse - Essex
Daytime and evening jewellery and silversmithing classes.
Ruth Facey - Andover, Hampshire
Jewellery making classes using traditional silver working techniques.
The Silver Artist - Kings Norton, Birmingham
Art Clay beginners classes and Level 1 and 2 Art Clay Certification classes. Also silver jewellery making classes.
South Hill Park - Bracknell, Berkshire
Jewellery and silver smithing courses and workshops.
Touchmark Studios - Chew Magna, Bristol
Precious Metal Clay PMC beginners and advanced training, enamelling classes, silverwork and metal work classes.
Vannetta Seecharrran School of Jewellery - North London
Silver jewellery making classes from beginners to advanced levels. Beaded jewellery making classes, wax carving courses, silversmithing courses and contemporary jewellery design courses.
Warwickshire College - Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Jewellery making and silver work classes, full and part time.
Wolds Silver - Yorkshire
Residential silver smithing school.
York School of Jewellery - York
Traditional skills and contemporary design classes for jewellers. Beginners and advanced students welcome.
Yvonne Chadderton - Littleborough, Lancashire
One-to-one jewellery making and silverwork classes for beginners and advanced levels.
USA
Academy of Silversmithing and Art Metal - All over the USA
Don Norris teaches silversmithing and silverwork skills in person and by CD and DVD classes.
A Great Setting - Redondo Beach, CA
Glass work, metal clay and silverwork classes.
Anne Mitchell - Various Locations in the USA
Award winning teacher and artist Anne Mitchell runs classes in a variety of subjects including low tech metalsmithing, fine silver fusing, resin, chain maille and metal work.
Art Clay Studio, llc - Nashua, NH
Chain Maille and Silver Smithing by experienced instructors.
Atlanta Art Worx - Marietta, GA
Metalsmithing, etching and casting classes.
Baubles and Beads - San Rafael, CA
Retail bead store, no online sales. They also run training in wire work, stringing, PMC and metalsmithing.
The Bead House - Bristol, RI
Bead supplier who also run classes in PMC, both beginners and advanced and bronze clay classes. Also run metalwork classes, polymer clay classes, wirework classes and stringing classes.
Brighton Beads and More - Brighton, Michigan
Precious Metal Clay Silver, Bronze and Copper) beginning to advanced classes. Also offered are glass (lampwork beads and fused glass), enameling, simple soldering, silversmithing (forging, fold forming, Keum Bo, etching, hydrolic press, clasps, stone setting, pewter) and jewelry making classes including wire wrapping, chain maille and beading. Private lessons are available in all media for vacationing artisans and crafters as well as local students.
Broken Branches - Truro, Massachusetts
Chain Maille and wireworking classes
California Institute of Jewelry Training
Programme of workshops including metal work, enamelling, hand engraving and gemstone carving.
Clear Creek Academy of Jewelry and Metal Arts - Denver, CO
PMC beginners and advanced classes, enamelling classes and silversmithing classes.
Collage Gallery and Studios - Waco, TX
Silversmithing
Connie Bennett - Stedman, NC
Flyer for Connie Bennett's jewelry making classes. Also download all the prices, terms and conditions
Crown Trout Jewelers - Lanesboro, MN
Training school for jewelers featuring Viking knit, piercing and anticlastic raising. Focusing on traditional techniques, they also have downloadable video tutorials.
Danaca Design - Seattle, WA
This metal crafting center has PMC beginners, intermediate and advanced classes.
Elaine Luther - Chicago and Indianapolis, IN
Elaine Luther teaches metalsmithing. See her class schedule here.
Evanston Art Center - Evanston, Il
Adult jewelry making and metal smithing classes at all levels.
Farrin O'Connor Design Studios - Pasadena, CA
Lots of very interesting project based classes which teach basic and advanced metal working and silversmithing skills. Well worth a look.
Geltman Jewellery Designs – Washington DC
Metal smithing
Glasshopper Studio - Saint Louis, Missouri
Glasshopper Studio is a working art studio focused on warm glass, beads, and jewelry. No online sales. Classes in glass beadmaking, fusing, wire wrapping, PMC and Art Clay, metal smithing, enameling and bead weaving.
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts - Deer Isle, Maine
Large variety of workshops and classes at all levels.
Howling Moon Studio - New Milford, CT
Silversmithing classes
Jatayu - San Diego, CA
Jewelry making, soldering, wire work and silver work classes.
Joe Silvera - Kelseyville, CA
Basic and advanced silversmithing classes and retreats, soldering, lost wax casting, cuttlefish casting, bezel setting and other short courses.
Kendal College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI
BFA in Metals and Jewelry Design.
Lisa Gallagher - Lancaster, PA
Lisa runs classes in metalsmithing, chain maille, wirework and soldering. Lisa teaches in Lancaster and neighboring counties.
Metalmorphosis Studio - Ft Lauderdale, FL
Susan J Lewis teaches silverwork and metalsmithing classes.
New Approach School - Virginia Beach, VA
Eight and 12 week programs in bench jewelery and jewelry technician training. Also short courses in a variety of jewelry making techniques.
Nature's Creations - Wasco, IL
Silverwork classes.
Not Simply Beads - Plymouth, MA
Chain maille, silverwork, silver fusing, chain making, wirework and wire wrapping workshops.
Originals - San Antonio, TX
Beginners metal clay classes. Also beading, metal work and wire work classes.
Penland School of Crafts - Penland, North Carolina
Large selection of workshops of varying lengths and on a variety of topics.
Pouncing Rain - Bellingham, WA
Pouncing Rain Jewelry and Metals Center is a community education center. We offer ongoing weekly classes in jewelry making, PMC and silversmithing, as well as one and two day workshops in various other jewelry making techniques. We have a studio membership program for students and community jewelry/metal artist to work independently in our fully equipped studio.
We are a distributor for PMC as well as COPPRclay and BRONZclay.
Pure Silver Studio - Powell, Tennessee
Chain weaving.
Revere Academy of Jewelry Arts - San Francisco, CA
Short courses and a Diploma program. Masters Symposium each April. A large range of open session short courses in jewelry making and metal smithing techniques.
Rio Grande - Albuquerque, NM
Rio Grande run a range of classes working with silver.
Sandkuhler Studio - Tiburon, CA
Large selection of jewelry making, metalwork and silversmithing classes at all levels. Some are also available as distance learning modules.
Studio 34 Beads - Rochester, NY
Retail bead store, no online sales. They sell beads, PMC, glass for fusing, findings and tools. Also offer classes in beading, chain maille, PMC, lampworking, fusing, metal working, polymer clay and wirework.
Terri McCarthy Studios - Grafton, Wisconsin
Traditional silver smithing classes and enamelling.
Three Monkeys Beadery - Troy, Missouri
Retail beading and glass making store, no online sales. They also offer classes in stained glass, silversmithing, beading, fusing, etching, soldering and wire bending.
Touchstone Center for Crafts - Laurel Highlands, PA
Metal working classes, jewelry making classes, metal clay classes run throughout the year. Enamelling and some more unusual class topics are covered. Well worth having a look at.
International
Bornholm School of Jewellery - Denmark
Year round classes in jewelry fabrication and goldsmith's techniques.
Hacienda Mosaico - Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Hacienda Mosaico is an expansive, tropical and artful retreat in the beautiful beach resort of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Teachers in 2010 include Robert Dancik and Hadar Jacobson.
School of Metal Smithing - Ireland
This residential school has a full schedule of silversmithing and metal smithing classes.
