Intro to Silversmithing
Self-paced online learning · Lifetime access · One-hour private mentoring session included
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Learn the skills to make sterling silver jewelry
An online, self-paced course for creative people ready to explore the art of working with metal.
Whether you're brand new to metalsmithing or a jewelry maker ready to expand your skills, this course will guide you through the foundational techniques of soldering and silversmithing so you can begin creating your own sterling silver jewelry with confidence.
From your first soldered connection to gemstone settings and finished pieces, you'll develop the skills to bring your ideas to life in metal.
What You’ll Learn
Throughout the course, you'll explore the foundational techniques that make silversmithing possible, building your skills as you work toward creating finished jewelry.
Understand how soldering works and learn to work with your torch, flux, and silver solder. Explore solder flow temperatures, metal preparation, and the processes involved in creating strong connections between pieces of metal.
Soldering fundamentals
Creating sterling silver rings
Learn to work with sterling silver wire to form, solder, shape, and polish stacking rings. Develop an understanding of how metal moves and transforms as you work with it.
Working with earring components
Learn how to solder an earring post onto your metalwork, creating more possibilities for transforming your designs into wearable earrings.
Bezel gemstone settings
Explore how to create a bezel-set ring, bringing together metalworking and stone-setting techniques to secure a gemstone in a sterling silver setting.
Prong settings
Learn how prongs can hold a gemstone in place, including techniques for creating prong baskets for earrings and framed prong settings for pendants.
Patina and finishing
Discover how to use liver of sulfur to create patina on sterling silver, adding depth, contrast, and character to your finished work.
Tools, materials, and terminology
Become familiar with the tools and supplies used in silversmithing, understand the vocabulary you'll encounter as you learn, and develop a stronger foundation for working with metal.
The Projects
Stacking Rings
Bezel Settings
Prong Settings
intro to Metalsmithing Learn the foundations of soldering and start making your own jewelry. Have you ever looked at a piece of handmade jewelry and thought, I wish I knew how to make that? This course is your introduction to the wonderful world of metalsmithing. Designed for beginners, Intro to Metalsmithing teaches you the foundational skills you need to begin working with metal, solder, and stones