Fri 2 Oct 2026, 10.00am - 12.30pm
Course Overview
Our Engraving and Etching for Jewellers Course explores two of the most rewarding ways to add pattern and detail to metal. You’ll learn the principles behind both techniques, why they produce similar results and why etching can offer a more accessible route to the same visual outcome as engraving.
This is a skills-focused course built around practice and understanding – but rather than working on throwaway sample plates, you’ll develop your techniques on pieces designed to be worn so you leave with work you’ll enjoy wearing.
You’ll work in both silver and copper, building your skills across a series of practice pieces designed to function as wearable objects – pendants or decorative plate work that showcases the techniques you’ve developed. Each piece becomes a record of your progress and a finished item in its own right.
By the end of the course, you’ll have developed skills and understanding in:
This course is for advanced jewellery makers who want to extend their decorative skills into surface work. A good working knowledge of general silversmithing is assumed.
Course fees include solder and saw blades. Metals, findings and a variety of stones are available for purchase at the school.
Cost of course materials can vary based on amount required and fluctuations in market prices.
As a general guide, materials for a single day silver course with semi-precious gemstones are usually between £30-£55. Costs of materials for a full term using silver are usually around £50-£80. To minimise costs silver can sometimes be substituted for copper. Copper is currently around 1/10 the cost of silver.
Kingham Jewellery School is based in Kingham in the Cotswolds, Oxfordshire. We’re easily accessible from Chipping Norton, Moreton-in-Marsh, Burford, Witney and the wider Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire area. Find us here
As a student you are responsible for your own safety in the workshop. The most important things to remember are;
A more comprehensive guide to workshop safety can be found in our Workshop Guidelines pdf.
By the end of the course, you’ll have developed skills and understanding in:
