Training and Classes in Jewellery Making
This page features trainers of jewelery making techniques. Wirework, Viking knits, chaine maille and beadwork are all featured here. All links open in a new window.
Jewellery making classes in the UK
Jewellery making classes in the USA
Jewellery making classes International
UK
A Beads C - Wroughton, Swindon
UK supplier of acrylic beads, ceramic beads, crystals, glass beads, metal beads, semi precious beads, shell beads, silver beads, wooden beads, Pandora style beads, findings, stringing materials, tools. Buy online or at their retail shop. They also run workshops.
Alston Hall - Preston, Lancashire
PMC classes for all levels. Also offer beadwork classes.
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. Also have a retail store.
Ann Barnett - Dorset, UK
Beginners classes in jewellery making.
ArtisOn - Masham, North Yorkshire, UK
Short courses including jewellery making and metal clay.
Artshed Arts - Ware, Hertfordshire
PMC classes, lampwork bead classes, resin classes, jewellery making and silver work classes.
Bamba Beads - Bristol
Bead stringing, wirework, wire wrapping, tiara making and chain maille classes at all levels.
Bay Beading and Textile Breaks - St Ives, Cornwall
Beading, patchwork and felt work classes.
BDZ The Bead Shop - Todmorden, West Yorkshire
Retail bead shop. They also run beading workshops.
Bead and Button Bazaar - Solihull, West Midlands
This retail bead shop also runs jewellery making classes from beginners through to advanced. Off loom beading classes, tiara making classes, knotting course, polymer clay bead class, chainmail workshops.
Bead Aura - Covent Garden, London
UK retail and online bead shop that also run beading classes.
The Bead Base - Basingstoke
UK retail shop selling beads and beading accessories. They also run workshops.
The Bead Company - Glasgow, Scotland
The Bead Company is the largest bead shop in Scotland. Buy a wide range of beads online with free shipping on orders over £25. They also offer a variety of classes including Precious Metal Clay, Seed Beading, Pearl Knotting, Ring or Tiara Making.
Beads47 - Poole, Dorset
Retail bead shop with online sales. Stocking acrylic beads, metal beads, glass beads, leather cord, waxed cord, beading wire, tools and accessories and beading kits. They also run a variety of beading and jewellery making workshops.
Beads 4 Less - Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire
At Beads4Less.co.uk we supply a vast array of beads for jewellery making. We specialise in glass beads as well as sterling silver beads and findings, plated metal beads and findings, high quality tools and stringing materials. We also stock a good range of chain. We have recently introduced a range of fabulous satin resin beads. We now supply Czech produced crystal beads from Preciosa. At Silvar Design we try and offer unusual beads and findings at the best possible prices.
We now offer our own range of Beads4Less beading kits, each one specially designed and selected for a particular target group of jewellery makers. From our retail premies in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire we offer a complete range of jewellery making and beading workshops for the beginner through to the advanced craft worker.
The Bead Shop - Covent Garden, London
UK retail bead store in the heart of London. Also run jewellery making workshops.
The Bead Shop - Manchester
UK supplier of glass beads, spacer beads, wooden beads, pearl beads, Pandora style beads, Swarovski crystals, Kashmiri beads, semi precious beads, seed beads, rondelles, wire beads, buttons, cloisonne beads, catseye beads, bone beads, ceramic beads, cameos, letter beads, miracle beads, plastic beads, fimo beads, animal beads, shell beads, bells. Findings, pendants and charms, stringing materials, tools. They also run beading classes.
Bead Solutions - Paignton, Devon
UK supplier of Crystallized™ Swarovski Element, Bohemian Crystal, Czech Glass Beads, Freshwater Pearls, Seed Beads and Delica Beads, Metal Components, Tiara Bands, Hair Combs, Wire and Cord, Tools. Retail store and online sales. Also offer wire working and beading classes.
Beads with a Twist - Sturminster Newton, Dorset
UK retail bead shop offering jewellery making classes.
Bead This Craft That - Dereham, Norfolk
UK supplier with an online shop and a retail store. Seed beads, acrylic beads, Swarovski crystal beads, lampwork glass beads, plastic beads, semi precious beads, wooden beads and findings. Also run beading classes.
Bead Time - Kingstone-upon-Thames, Surrey, Ashford, Middlesex, Devizes, Wiltshire
Beading and jewellery making classes, wire work, chaine maille and tiara making.
The Bead Trail
UK supplier of freshwater pearls, Japanese seed beads, Czech Charlottes, clasps and findings, spacers, watch faces, stringing materials, storage and boxes, tools, chain. They also run jewellery making classes.
Be Beady - Preston, Lancashire
Beading and wirework classes.
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.
Bezeal - Cardiff
Silver clay beginners classes, PMC and Art Clay classes, metal clay taster sessions, fingerprint jewellery classes, artworks in silver classes, metal clay project classes, wireworking classes. Kiln firing services and open workshops. Kiln firing services and open workshops. Official MCSJ Silver Metal Clay Diploma Home Study Support Centre. Committed to running safe and supportive metal clay classes to the standards detailed in the MCSJ Support Centre Training Code of Practice.
Big Bead Boutique - Brighton
UK online and retail bead shop supplying lampwork beads, acrylic beads, semi-precious beads, fabric and flower beads, findings, glass and kits. They also run basic beading classes.
The Birds and Beads - Braintree, Essex
UK retail bead shop. They also run jewellery making, beading and bridal jewellery classes.
Birmingham City University School of Jewellery - Birmingham
Range of courses in art and design, silverwork and jewellery making to degree level. Also offer short courses and masterclasses.
Bluebell Design Studio - Crossgates, Fife
Introduction to silver metal clay classes, intermediate level silver metal clay classes. They also run a number of workshops including ring making, charm making and adding colour to metal clay, champleve enamel on silver clay classes. Classes also run at the at The Bead Shop Scotland’s premises in Edinbugh and Haddington. They sell the cheapest PMC in the UK from their online shop which stocks all types of PMC including PMC Pro and PMC Sterling. Kiln firing services and open workshops. Official MCSJ Silver Metal Clay Diploma Home Study Support Centre. Committed to running safe and supportive metal clay classes to the standards detailed in the MCSJ Support Centre Training Code of Practice.
Brilliant Beads - Northumberland
UK supplier of beads including acrylic beads, ceramic and porcelain beads, crystals, shells, resin beads, polymer clay beads and wooden beads. Watch faces, wire, tools, thread and cord, storage and kits. Also run beading workshops.
Bringsty Art Studio - Worcester, Herefordshire
Silversmithing and jewellery classes for all levels.
Bunyip Beads and Buttons - Exeter
UK supplier of shell beads, resin beads, glass beads, foil lined glass beads, bone beads, buttons, charms, findings, cotton, leather and Accuflex thread. Also run workshops.
Charm School Crafts - Bromley, Kent
Courses in Silver Clay (Art Clay/PMC), bead and wire jewellery and Polymer Clay taught by an experienced Adult Education Tutor, Level 2 silver clay teacher and jewellery designer-maker.
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.
Claire Aristides Jewellery School - Central London
Jewellery making classes of various lengths and at all levels. Art Clay Beginners, Chain Maille, cocktail rings, wire and crystal jewellery, wire wrapping and pearl knotting. Also offer one-to-one training.
Craft-Stables - Driffield, East Yorkshire
Art Clay beginners and advanced classes, beading classes and fingerprint jewellery as well as general jewellery making classes.
Craftworx - East Yorkshire
Introduction to metal clay classes, PMC and Art Clay, baby fingerprint classes, ring making classes, stone setting classes, advanced stone setting classes, ceramics and silver clay classes, glass and silver classes. Art Clay Level 1 and 2 Certification and a programme of masterclasses. Kiln firing services and open workshops. Official MCSJ Silver Metal Clay Diploma Home Study Support Centre. Committed to running safe and supportive metal clay classes to the standards detailed in the MCSJ Support Centre Training Code of Practice.
Daisychain Jewellery - Southampton, Hampshire
Traditional jewellery making workshops and private silversmithing tuiton.
Deborah Beads - Colchester Essex
Retail bead shop, no online sales. They also run silver metal clay classes, jewellery making classes, wirework classes and beginners classes.
Delphi Glass - Lansing, MI
Beginners metal clay classes. Also run glass, enameling, wire wrapping and jewelry making classes.
Dillington House - Ilminster, Somerset
Residential and day classes including jewellery making and metal clay.
The Eastbourne Bead Company - Eastbourne, East Sussex
Beading and wirework classes for all levels and abilities. Retail shop.
Faborto Jewellery Courses - Lee on the Solent, Hampshire
Lampwork Tuition, Glass Bead Making, Silver Clay, Silversmithing, Beading and Semi Precious Jewellery Making Courses.
Farncombe Estate - Broadway (Cotswolds), Worcestershire
Silver clay classes for beginners. Also offer beginners silver jewellery making.
Flux ‘n’ Flame – Milton Abbas, Dorset
UK training provider who run jewellery making and silverwork courses from one day tasters to three day weekends as well as a six day summer school and regular weekly classes throughout the year. They cater for all abilities from absolute beginners to those with more experience.
Flux Studios - Camberwell, London
Flux Studios provides a variety of jewellery courses and jewellery classes for beginners, intermediate and advanced in jewellery making and design. Students have the opportunity to improve existing skills, also developing new skills by exploring new techniques.
Grace and Firefly - West and Central London
Beginners metal clay classes, metal clay paper classes, silver charm classes, metal clay taster classes, fused glass jewellery classes. Private metal clay tuition. Kiln firing services and open workshops. Official MCSJ Silver Metal Clay Diploma Home Study Support Centre. Committed to running safe and supportive metal clay classes to the standards detailed in the MCSJ Support Centre Training Code of Practice.
Halfpenney's - Clayton-le-Moors, Accrington, Lancashire
UK mail order bead supplier. Also run beading workshops.
Hampshire Jewellery Design Studio - Horndean, Hampshire
Silver smithing, jewellery making and silver metal clay classes.
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.
HS Walsh - Kent, UK
Basic and advanced jewellery repair courses, bead stringing etc.
Indivijewelistic - Enfield, Middlesex
Retail and online store selling glass beads including Faceted, Round, Crackle, Bicone, Fire Polished, Pandora Style, pearls, hearts and flower, Hollow, silver foil, cats eyes, seed beads, acrylic beads, silver beads, ceramic beads, wooden beads and buttons. Findings, wire and stinging materials, tools, chains, bracelets, accessories. They also run beading and metal clay classes.
In the Studio - Leicestershire, UK
Range of jewellery making courses running throughout the year. Beginners and advanced techniques.
Janet Richardson - various locations, UK
Janet runs Jewellery Workshop On Wheels which brings the workshop to you. You and a group of friends can have everything brought to your location and all tools and materials are provided.
Jeneca Beads - Torrington, Devon
UK supplier of acrylic beads, glass beads, Miyuki beads, freshwater pearls, seed beads, spacer beads, charms, findings, tools, stringing materials, tiara making supplies, beading and craft wire. Online sales and a retail shop. They also run bead stringing and jewellery making classes.
Kensington and Chelsea College - London
Jewellery making and silversmithing part time and full time courses.
Kerrie Berrie - North Laines, Brighton
UK based retail and online shop supplying beads including Czech glass beads, Lucite beads, frame beads, shell beads, table cut beads, handmade lampwork beads, metal beads, porcelain beads, acrylic beads, Indian glass beads, wooden beads, bicone beads, fresh water pearls, semi precious beads, bead caps, spacers, tools, findings, chain and wire. They also run jewellery making classes.
Lancaster Jewellery School - Lancaster
Silver jewellery making classes, beading and Art Clay classes.
Linnaeu Silver - Haslemere, Surrey
Introduction to silver metal clay, PMC and Art Clay classes, intermediate silver metal clay classes, bronze clay classes, copper clay classes, fused glass classes, day and evening classes available. Kiln firing services and open workshops. Official MCSJ Silver Metal Clay Diploma Home Study Support Centre. Committed to running safe and supportive metal clay classes to the standards detailed in the MCSJ Support Centre Training Code of Practice.
The Little Bead Shop - Edinburgh
Beading workshops and courses at all levels.
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.
London Metal Clay - Harrow, Middlesex
Introduction to silver clay, PMC and Art Clay classes, silver clay jewellery classes, silver clay and beading classes. Kiln firing services and open workshops. Official MCSJ Silver Metal Clay Diploma Home Study Support Centre. Committed to running safe and supportive metal clay classes to the standards detailed in the MCSJ Support Centre Training Code of Practice.
Lucy Copleston - North Wales
Jewellery making courses for beginners and advanced students.
Lynne Glazzard - Glaisdale, North Yorkshire
Beginners, intermediate and advanced Art Clay silver classes including ring making, hollow forms and stone setting. Art Clay Silver level 1 and 2 Certification with Lynne Glazzard. Bronze clay and copper clay classes. A wide range of metal clay and jewellery making courses, traditional silver work classes, enamelling classes at introductory and advanced levels including cloisonné and Plique a jour enamelling, advanced stone setting, adding colour to metal clay, torch fired enamel classes, glass fusing classes and combining silver clay with lampwork beads. Private classes run by appointment. Open workshops and a series of Masterclasses with invited tutors.
Mae Jewellery - Wimbledon, London
Chain maille and charm bracelet classes.
Make Your Own Jewellery – Livingston, Scotland
UK retail bead store who also run jewellery making classes.
Manor House Craft Hotel – Oakhampton, Devon
Their unique craft centre offers the opportunity for hotel guests to have a go at many different crafts that they may never have the opportunity of trying. Pottery, glass engraving, silk painting, enamelling and much more is available with full tuition.
Mary Ward Centre - London
Wide range of day and evening classes in arts and crafts including jewellery making at all levels.
The Mid Cornwall School of Jewellery - St Austell, Cornwall
Beginners precious Metal Clay PMC classes, beginners Art Clay classes, beginners silver metal clay classes, advanced silver metal clay, Art Clay and PMC classes. Silver Metal Clay Diploma and Higher Metal Clay Diploma courses. The Silver Metal Clay Diploma is available as classroom training in Cornwall or as a Home Study Course. Art Clay level 1 and 2 Certification with Julia Rai. Bronze clay and copper clay classes. These classes form part of the Higher Metal Clay Diploma. Wide range of metal clay and jewellery making courses, traditional silver work classes, enamelling classes, jewellery repair, stone setting, adding colour to metal clay, torch fired enamel classes, glass fusing classes. Private classes run by appointment. Open workshops, kiln firing services. Official MCSJ Silver Metal Clay Diploma Home Study Support Centre.
Minerva Beads and Crafts - Glastonbury, Somerset
UK supplier of a small range of tools, wire, beads and magazines and fine silver charms by Tierra Cast. In their retail shop they have a range of beads, findings and tools as well as more Tierra Cast. Courses are run on site in their workshop.
Morley College - Waterloo, London
Beginners jewellery making courses using silversmithing techniques.
The Old Kennels - Dorset
Full schedule of craft classes including PMC classes, glass bead making and jewellery making.
Oxford Summer School - Oxford
Jewellery making course in the Summer.
Pinkhot Jewellery - Hampshire and West Sussex
Beading and jewellery making classes run by Chloe Menage.
PitstopX Jewellery - Camden, London
Timetabled beginners silver clay classes and private classes on request, as well as a small range of other jewellery making, beadwork and braiding classes.
Rachel Jeffrey Jewellery School - Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire
Silver jewellery making courses and classes.
Revontulet - Swansea
Introduction to metal clay classes, introduction to bronze and copper clay classes, introduction to lampwork bead making classes. Kiln firing services and open workshops. Official MCSJ Silver Metal Clay Diploma Home Study Support Centre. Committed to running safe and supportive metal clay classes to the standards detailed in the MCSJ Support Centre Training Code of Practice.
R G Studio - Aldershot, Hampshire
Bead and wire jewellery making classes.
Riverside Beads - Market Deeping, Peterborough
Bead and findings retail shop with online supply of metal beads, glass and freshwater pearls, Swarovski crystals, Indian glass beads, Czech glass beads, acrylic beads, wooden beads, cotton wrapped beads, crackle glass beads, crystal rondells, Pandora beads, seed beads, shell chips, fabric beads, Fimo beads, kits, findings, tools, charms, chain and cord, books. They also run regular jewellery making and Art Clay classes.
Rockin Beads - Tavistock, Devon
Retail bead shop who also supply Art Clay and beads online. Acrylic beads, ceramic beads, lampwork beads, metal beads, natural beads, seed beads, Swarovski crystals, thread and stringing materials, findings and components, Vintaj components, beading tools and accessories, kits and bead mixes, Art Clay tools and supplies. They also offer silver clay workshops, beading and jewellery making workshops and lampworking workshops.
Ruth Facey - Andover, Hampshire
Jewellery making classes using traditional silver working techniques.
Sarah Stafford Jewellery School – Clerkenwell, London
UK goldsmith Sarah Stafford runs a variety of jewellery making classes for all levels.
Silver with Lesley - Chichester, West Sussex
Introductory and improvers silver metal clay classes, Art Clay and PMC, Art Clay Certification Level 1 and 2 and Bronze clay classes. Lesley also offers project based metal clay classes. Kiln firing services and open workshops. Official MCSJ Silver Metal Clay Diploma Home Study Support Centre. Committed to running safe and supportive metal clay classes to the standards detailed in the MCSJ Support Centre Training Code of Practice.
The Southampton Bead Shop - Southampton, UK
UK bead supplier with an online and retail shop. Large selection of beads from their online shop. They also run workshops.
South Hill Park - Bracknell, Berkshire
Jewellery and silver smithing courses and workshops.
Spoilt Rotten Beads - Haddenham, Ely, Cambridge
UK based supplier of beads, pearls, Swarovski crystals, findings, chain, watch faces, tools, kilns and Art Clay. They also run beading, jewellery making and metal clay classes and workshops.
Stitch 'n' Craft
UK supplier of beads, Swarovski crystals, findings, tools and supplies for beading. Also supply Art Clay. Also offer bead classes and chain maille classes.
Surrey Jewellery School - Woking, Surrey
Jewellery making classes for all levels of experience in metal clay, chain maille, wirework, glass & bead stringing and weaving. Individual and group tuition available, and jewellery making parties for all occasions. Accredited Training Centre for the PMC Studio, offering PMC Studio Certification programme. Metal Clay kiln firing service, open days and studio hire.
The Tiara School - Portland, Dorset
Tiara making and bridal jewellery making classes.
Touchmark Studios - Chew Magna, Bristol
Precious Metal Clay PMC and Art Clay beginners and advanced training, enamelling classes, silverwork and metal work classes. Kiln firing services and open workshops. Official MCSJ Silver Metal Clay Diploma Home Study Support Centre. Committed to running safe and supportive metal clay classes to the standards detailed in the MCSJ Support Centre Training Code of Practice.
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.
The Viking Loom - York
UK retail and online store selling needlecraft and craft supplies, glass beads and jewellery findings. They also run beading classes.
Warwickshire College - Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Jewellery making and silver work classes, full and part time.
Whitney Jewellery School - Brigg, North Lincolnshire
Beginners, intermediate and advanced silver work classes, casting classes and diamond setting classes.
Witch Beads - Milton Keynes, Bedford and York
UK supplier of Miyuki beads, Swarovski crystal, Czech beads, Toho beads, semi precious beads, diamante and glass beads, clasps and findings, tools and equipment, wire, thread and ribbon, kits. They also run beading workshops.
Wire Jewellery - Hadlow, Kent
Tiara workshops, beginners and intermediate wire and bead workshops.
World of Beads - Winchester, Hampshire
UK supplier of beads including Murano glass, metal beads and charms, fresh water pearls, semi precious beads, handmade lampwork beads, seed beads, acrylic and polymer clay beads, wooden beads, Swarovski crystal beads, findings, threads, tools, storage, boxes and bags. They also run beading workshops.
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
Abeille - Brookline, MA
Retail bead shop and studio, no online sales. Suppliers of beads, findings and other items for hand made goods. Also run classes in bead stringing, wire work and PMC.
Adornment Gallery - Baltimore, MD
Beginners jewelry making classes
Adornments by Diane - Prince Frederick, Maryland
Introduction to metal clay classes, chain maille, wire wrapping and beading classes, Art Clay Certification classes and advanced, project based metal clay classes. Private lessons also given.
A Great Setting - Redondo Beach, CA
Glass work, metal clay and silverwork classes.
Antiques, Beads and Crafty People - Pearland, TX
Retail bead store, no online sales. Beading classes.
Armory Art Center - West Palm Beach, FL
A range of classes including jewelry making, metal clay, glass fusing and silver work.
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts - Gatlinburg, TN
Jewelry making classes run throughout the year.
The Artful Bead - Dallas, TX
Retail bead store, no online sales. Beads, chain and findings. They offer jewelry making classes in Fort Worth and Carrollton.
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.
Bead Babe
Huge range of metal, bone, horn, leather, wood, glass, ceramic beads and crystals. Also supplies findings and components. Also have a retail shop in Sacramento, California.
Bead Bar
Range of beads, findings and accessories. Also have a retail store in Orlando, FL. They offer jewelry making classes using beads.
Bead Boutique - Matthews, NC
Retail bead store, online sales from their Etsy site. Also stock tools and wire. Classes run in beading, wire wrapping, lamp working and fine silver fusing.
Bead Bungalow - Anapolis, Maryland
Retail bead store, no online sales. They also run a range of classes including fused glass, metalsmithing and beading.
Bead Dreams - Orlando, FL
Retail bead store, no online sales. Also suppliers of Art Clay. They run classes in Art Clay, beading, polymer clay and chain maille.
The Beaded Frog - Greenville, SC
Retail bead store, no online sales. Large range of beads and supplies. Have a bead party at their store or come for classes on wire working and beading.
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.
Bead Inspirations - Alameda, CA
Introduction to PMC classes. Also chain maille, wire work and Kumihimo classes.
Beads Gone Wild - West Palm Beach, FL
Supplier of beads, tools, findings, wire and metal. Also has a retail store in West Palm Beach, FL. They offer a number of classes including Art Clay, chain making and jewelry making.
Beading Dreams - Dallas, TX
Retail store, no online sales. Also run beading and wirework classes in the store.
The Beadin' Path - Freeport, Maine
Retail and online bead store. They also run beading and wireworking classes.
Bead Quest - Grand Rapids, MI
Small amount of online sales, most of their stock is sold from a retail shop. They also run training in stringing and wirework and PMC.
The Bead Shop - Palo Alto, CA
Beading, stringing and many other techniques for jewelry making.
Beads of Splendor - Dallas, TX
Retail bead store, no online sales. Beading and wire wrapping classes.
Beadspring - Red Hook, NY
Supplier of collectible beads, silver beads, gemstone beads, antique beads and finished jewelry. Buy online or visit their retail store at Red Hook, NY. They also offer a number of classes in beading and stringing.
The Bead Strand - Ocala, FL
US retail store selling wide selection of semi-precious gemstones, Japanese seed beads, Swarovski crystals, and much more. They also run a variety of beading and jewelry making classes.
Blue Buddha Boutique - Chicago, Illinois
US supplier specializing in providing high quality saw-cut jump rings for jewelry projects. Their rings come from the best ring makers they know, and they have many sizes custom-made just for them. They also supply tools and supplies and they run chainmaille classes.
Bravo School of Arts - San Diego, CA
Silver metal clay introduction and jewelry making classes.
Brea Bead Works - Brea, CA
Southern California authorized retail distributor of ACS, glass and general supplies. Call or email to buy. They also run training in jewelry making, glass making and metal clay training. Kiln service available.
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 - Brookline, MA; Marshfield, MA; Topsfield, MA; Waltham, MA; Westford, MA ; Scarborough, ME
Introductory metal clay courses and special projects including hollow metal clay forms and rings. Also runs chain maille classes, wireworking classes and Viking knit classes.
California Institute of Jewelry Making - Carmichael, CA
Jewelry making workshops, gemstone carving, engraving, filigree and metal weaving.
Center for Beadwork and Jewellery Arts - Nashville, Tennessee
Beading, bead stringing, wirework and bead weaving classes.
Connie Bennett - Stedman, NC
Flyer for Connie Bennett's jewelry making classes. Also download all the prices, terms and conditions
The Craft Guild of Dallas - Dallas, TX
PMC classes, metalwork and jewelry classes, beading classes.
The Creative Fringe - Grand Haven, MI
Retail bead and jewelry making store, no online sales. Supplies Art Clay, beads, glass, metal wire and sheet, crystals and cord. They offer open studios for you to come and work on your own projects using their facilities. Classes in Art Clay, beading and wirework.
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.
Denver School of Metal Arts - Denver, CO
PMC classes from beginner to advanced, metal smithing classes, enamel and fold forming.
Drouhard National Jewelers School - Mansfield, Ohio
Jewelry repair and diamond setting, advanced diamond setting and design, casting and production classes.
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.
Fletcher Farm School - Ludlow, VT
This Arts and Crafts school runs metal clay classes as well as jewelry making and silver smithing classes. Lots of other arts and crafts classes too.
Forbeadin' - San Francisco, CA
Retail bead store, no online shop. Also sells findings. They also run classes.
Gahanna Bead Studio - Gahanna, OH
Retail bead store, no online sales. Authorised dealer for Kazuri beads. Wire wrapping, beading and polymer clay classes.
The Genuine Article - Wheaton, IL
Retail bead store, no online sales. They also offer a range of classes in bead stringing, wire working, lamp working and chain maille.
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.
Glen Echo Park - MD
A programme of classes and workshops runs throughout the year at this facility.
Iris Moon Beads - Boca Raton, FL
Retail bead store, no online sales. Run a Thursday bead night and other classes in jewelry making.
Janet Pace - Sherwood, Arkansas
PMC beginners and project based classes. Also offer wire wrapping and soldering 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.
John C Campbell Folk School - Brasstown, NC
This school runs a variety of metal work and jewelry making classes.
Kendal College of Art and Design - Grand Rapids, MI
BFA in Metals and Jewelry Design.
Knot Just Beads - Greenfield, WI
A variety of classes including bead weaving, jewelry making, chain making, glass bead making, Viking knit and others.
Kulicke Jewelry School - Parsippany, NJ
All kinds of jewelry making, enameling, stone cutting and chain making classes are available.
Lady Jane Craft Center and Bead Shop - Queens, NY
Retail bead store, no online sales. Also run classes in wire wrapping, knotting and stringing.
Lisa Gallagher - Lancaster, PA
Lisa runs classes in metalsmithing, chain maille, wirework and soldering. Lisa teaches in Lancaster and neighboring counties.
Luna's Beads and Glass - Frisco, Colorado
Retail shop, no online sales. Large range of beads and they also run classes in jewelry making.
Mat's Beads - Vestal, NY
Retail store, online sales from their Etsy and Ebay stores. Also offer classes in basic jewelry making.
Mendocino Art Centre - Mendocino, CA
There is a programme of classes in jewelry making and metal working throughout the year.
Metalmorphosis Studio - Ft Lauderdale, FL
Susan J Lewis teaches jewelry making classes.
Nanz Aalund - training on DVD
Beginners and intermediate jewelry making workshops on DVD.
Ornamentea
Large selection of beads, charms, findings, chain, wire and tools. Some unusual things too like watch parts and memory frames. Interesting site to poke around. Also have a retail store in Raleigh, NC who provide classes in basic wirework, stringing etc.
Meant to Bead - Sun Prairie, WI
Wirework and beading classes, basic jewelry making.
Metalwerx - Waltham, MA
This not for profit jewelry school runs a number of jewelry making classes.
Midnight Moon - Stoughton, WI
Retail bead store, no online sales. They also offer classes including PMC, wire working, beading and glass fusing.
Originals - San Antonio, TX
Beginners metal clay classes. Also beading, metal work and wire work classes.
The Pear Tree - Brookline, MA
Chainemaille and metalwork classes. Lots of other jewelry making classes.
Peters Valley Craft Center - Layton, NJ
Fine metals workshops with top tutors as well as workshops in blacksmithing, Ceramics, Fibers (Surface Design & Structure), Fine Metals, Photography, Printmaking, Woodworking and Special Topics.
Potomac Bead Company - Alexandria, VA - Chambersburg, PA - Fort Myers, FL - Hagerstown, MD - Hanover, PA - Winchester, VA - Mechanicsburg, PA
A variety of classes running at stores including wireworking, beading, fusing and PMC.
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.
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 jewelry making classes.
Sandkuhler Studio - Tiburon, CA
Large selection of jewelry making, metalwork and silversmithing classes at all levels. Some are also available as distance learning modules.
San Gabriel Bead Company - Arcadia, CA
Retail bead shop, no online sales. Also run classes.
Sarah's Wear Collection - Fresh Meadows, NY
Beginner, intermediate and advanced beading classes.
Sharilyn Miller - Idyllwild, CA
Wirework, metal work, jewellery and beading classes. Also has workshops on DVD for sale from her website.
Sheffield School of Design - Manhattan, NY
Jewelry design course focusing on beading and wirework.
Snow Farm - Williamsburg, MA
Craft school running a program of classes including metal working, cold connections, metal clay, enameling, wire work and kiln formed glass.
The Stamp Act - Marshfield, MA
General jewelry making classes.
Steve Riley - Brooklyn, NY
One to one beginners PMC classes, jewelry making and wax carving classes.
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.
Tampa Bead Cafe - North Tampa, FL
Retail bead shop, no online sales. They also run classes in PMC, wirework, beading and chain maille.
Taos School of Metalsmithing and Lapidary Design - Taos, NM
Introduction to Jewelry Design, Intermediate Jewelry Design, Introduction To Lapidary Design, Inlay, And Stone Setting Techniques, Stone Setting Tricks and Creativity courses.
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.
Vitrum Studios - Beltsville, Maryland
Introduction to Precious Metal Clay PMC classes as well as intermediate level PMC, kiln formed glass, glass bead making and wire wrapping classes.
Warg Enamel and Tool Center - Scarborough, ME
Bronze clay and metal clay classes, bead making and jewelry making classes, knitted chain and chain making classes.
Whaley Studios - San Diego, US
Jewelry making classes including stone setting, wax carving and casting and a rolling mill workshop. The tutor will travel so you can organise a class in your own location.
White Fox Bead Studio - Maryville, Tennessee
US supplier with a retail shop, no online sales. Also run beading and PMC classes.
Wichita Center for the Arts - Wichita, KS
A range of adult education classes run at this center including enameling, jewelry making and other art related topics.
William Holland School of Lapidary Arts - Young Harris, GA
A wide range of classes are available at this school including silver work, glass fusing, lampworking, enamelling, PMC Certification classes with Mary Ann and Ken Devos, beading, chain making etc.
World of Rocks - Ypsilanti, MI
Retail supplier of rocks, crystals, minerals, fossils and beads. No online sales. Beginning classes are offered in bead weaving stitches, basic assembly, wire wrapping, and special jewelry classes.
International
Beads and Bling - Dublin, Ireland
Supplier of beads, findings, charms, feathers, semi-precious stones, tools, stringing supplies, wire and chain, Swarovski crystals and watch faces. Online sales and retail shop. Also run a large variety of classes including jewellery making, metal clay, chain maille, wirework, hat making, pearl stringing, woven wire and tiara making.
Bornholm School of Jewellery - Denmark
Year round classes in jewelry fabrication and goldsmith's techniques.
Cynosure - Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
PMC classes at all levels. They also run metal work and jewellery making classes.
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.
Jewellery Design and Management International School - Singapore
The JDMIS is a unique International school in Asia providing Jewellery Design and Management Programs. JDMIS offers Certificate Courses leading to Diploma and Advanced Diploma in both design and management studies.
La Vidalerie -Aveyron, France
Jewellery making workshop holidays in Aveyron, SW France. Also supplies semi precious beads, glass beads and Swarovski crystals, sterling silver charms and findings, good selection of clasps in sterling silver, copper and brass.
Le Villard - Creuse, Limousin, France
Jewellery making and traditional silverwork courses.
Rideau Art & Beads - Kemptville, Ontario, Canada
Canadian bead shop stocking a wide range of beads and supplies for beaders and jewellery makers. The retail store in Kemptville also stocks Art Clay, PMC, Bronzclay™ and Copprclay™. They also run classes in basic beading, hammered wire, silver clay introduction and they run free open studios.
School of Metal Smithing - Ireland
This residential school has a full schedule of silversmithing and metal smithing classes.
Susan D Design - Hamburg, Germany
Introduction to silver metal clay classes, PMC and Art Clay classes, copper clay classes and some more advanced metal clay classes. Kiln firing services and open workshops. Official MCSJ Silver Metal Clay Diploma Home Study Support Centre. Committed to running safe and supportive metal clay classes to the standards detailed in the MCSJ Support Centre Training Code of Practice.
Sydney Jewellery School - Beaconsfield, NSW, Australia
Wide range of classes including PMC Certification, Faux Bone™ and mixed media.
