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Course Overview
Create beautifully decorated silverwork using two of the most traditional and expressive surface techniques in jewellery making – hand engraving and acid etching.
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.
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.
The minimum age for students attending group bookings is school year 11, 15-16 years of age provided they are accompanied by fee paying adults. We do not offer group bookings for under 18’s unless at least 1 fee paying responsible adult attends the class.
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:
