Friday, April 25, 2025; 6:00PM - 9:00PM PT (Pacific Time)
Join us for wine, cheese and rings! Learn something new and have fun, too, whether it's on your own or with friends. And sample some cheese, snacks, wine and non-alcoholic beverages.
Want to learn how to solder your jewelry? Sample several soldering techniques in this 3 hour workshop by Joe Silvera, the author of Soldering Made Simple: Easy Techniques for Kitchen Table Jewelers and Soldering Beyond the Basics.
You'll learn how to make soldered connections using simplified, professional techniques, an easy to use butane torch and a simple home setup. This class will cover soldering tools, materials, fueling and lighting your torch, and more as students solder sterling stack rings with bezel stone settings.
This is a perfect introduction to an important technique for making jewelry. All demonstrations are magnified live on a big screen tv so everyone can see the amazing transformation of metal as it flows into joins.
No previous experience required. Open to students of any level.
This is a great introduction to jewelry, too. Want more? Try our Jewelry 1 - The Basics class to learn how to saw, file, solder and more as you make a pendant and a sterling ring with a custom setting.
Techniques covered:
• Soldering
• Making a ring
• Light forging
• Setting stones in bezels
Class includes:
All materials to make the projects. Each student has a jewelry bench to use during class and tools to use to practice techniques shown.
Open to students of any level - no prerequisties required. Beginners welcome!
If a kit is included with the class, online students will have them mailed to them. Kits for in-person students are delivered at the beginning of the first class. More information about the kit is included with the supplies list which is emailed after registration.
International students may be charged an additional amount for shipping, because of the increased cost to ship abroad. Also, shipments to other countries may incur a tariff payable by the student. International students are welcome to contact us re: these costs and options for their materials. Please be sure that the address with your payment is the correct one for shipping.
And now the fine print. Payment in full for class fees is due at the time of registration to reserve your place. We accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, and PayPal. Checks and cash are accepted only if you register at school. If you mail a check, your registration is not processed until it clears and the class may fill during the wait.
If the workshop is canceled by our school for any reason, all class fees will be refunded, or you can transfer to another class, or you can keep a credit on account with us for future classes or purchases,
Students can cancel, receive a credit or refund, or transfer to another class up to 21 days before a workshop, whether it is online or in person. No cancellations are accepted after the 21-day deadline, however, we will do what we can to try and sell your place to a qualified student. If we can sell your place, you can receive a refund less a $50 cancellation fee, keep a credit on account with us, or apply your fees towards a transfer to another class.
If you can’t make it to class, you may send a participant who has the necessary prerequisites in your place. Please call or email us immediately with any changes in the student participant information. If a class includes an online section, your class will be recorded and you can watch later to make up a class you miss.
Students must be at least 15 years old to attend a class, and students under 18 must have a legal guardian sign our liability waiver form. We have had younger students attend classes, on a case by case basis. If you’re interested in enrolling your child, please call or email us.
If you sign up for a class and fail to have the required prerequisites as listed in the class description, you are still subject to the 21-day cancellation policy, listed above.
Lodging and meals are not included for in person classes.
If you don't come to class, there are no refunds, credits or transfers.