One day workshops are mainly traditional silver jewellery making days but I also teach metal clay and have guest tutors to enable a varied timetable
All workshop days are held at The Oakwood Centre, Headley Road, Woodley. RG5 4JZ. The day runs from 10-4 with a lunch break
Silver Jewellery Making Workshops
Days are £70 plus materials, Materials can be purchased from me on the day
- Sunday 28 September 2025 (FULL)
- Saturday 4 October 2025 (FULL)
- Sunday 23 November 2025 (FULL)
- Sunday 7 December 2025 (FULL)
See below for more details about this day
Torch Fired Enamelling Workshop
This day is led by Machi de Waard who is the co-author of our book ‘Silver Jewellery Making’
This workshop is £80 and includes the enamels (although not every colour), a copper blank and a piece of copper to cut out your own blank. If you wish to go on to enamel some silver pieces or more copper this can be purchased on the day from Machi
- 5 October 2025 (FULL)
- 22 November 2025
See below for pictures and more details about this day
Booking
Booking is done through me. I send out the dates to all those on my one day workshops contacts list as new dates are timetabled in.
If you wish to be added to my contacts list for workshops please email me – jan@janetrichardson.co.uk.
Please check your junk email folders as my emails sometimes find their way there.
About the Silver Jewellery Making Days
Tutor Janet Richardson
These workshops are for beginners or those with experience.
- You will learn and add to your core jewellery making skills.
- Core skills include: marking out, saw piercing, filing, soldering, texturing, basic stone setting, polishing – to name a few
- The days are designed for you to have a finished piece or two and also learn the techniques needed to become independent and design your own pieces.
- You will leave with beautiful pieces to wear and added skills
- For the more experienced you will be shown a new piece you can make or a new skill to add to yours.
If you are unsure what to make on the day I have projects, examples and ideas you can follow.
About the Torch Fire Enamelling Day:
Tutor Machi de Waard
Discover the art of torch-fire enamelling in this hands-on workshop!
You’ll learn how to:
- Apply enamel to copper or silver using sieves
- Create unique designs with stencils, threads, and specialist tools
- Layer enamels and fire them with a torch
- Make your own beautiful enamel pieces to take home
- Face masks are required (provided on the day, or feel free to bring your own)
About the Silver Metal Clay Days
Tutor Janet Richardson
The objective of the day is to enable you to use a pack of silver metal clay and be able to use this at home.
You will make three items and learn many techniques including texturing, rolling, cutting, forming, stone setting, sintering, cleaning up and polishing.
I keep the metal clay making skills separate from traditional jewellery making skills you learn on the Silver Jewellery Days. This enables you to go home, buy some metal clay and feel you can make your own pieces independently after a one day workshop with me
A 10gm pack of Silver Art Clay and a stone to set is included with the cost of the day.
More packets of metal clay can be purchased from Janet
