Create your own Setting

Create your own Setting

This 3 day course will teach you to apply basic modern mount making techniques. You will incorporate gemstones into your designs, opening up new possibilities for your creations.

You will gain an understanding of the general techniques applicable to the construction and preparation of settings as well as gaining an insight into essential ‘tricks of the trade’.

Skills Gained:

You will learn how to make the best use of stones within your work, use specialist tools and equipment and experiment with unusual shaped stones. The course will also provide the opportunity to explore gypsy setting (a diamond or gemstone placed into a grooved, tapered hole, the grooves hold the girdle and then the surrounding metal is pressed and hammered around the opening to secure the stone) and related tool making.

Price:

£395 non trade \ £375 for those in the trade

Progression:

Complete Setting Course Package

Simply Setting

Advanced Setting

Jewellery and Diamond Mounting