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 23 November 2025 (FULL)
- Sunday 7 December 2025 (FULL)
- Sunday 18 January 2026
- Sunday 22 February2026
See below for more details about this day
John Cook’s Engraving weekend:
Saturday/Sunday 11 – 12 April, 10 – 5
£250 for the Engraving Weekend with John. John will provide all the tools and materials used over this weekend.
About John Cook’s Engraving Weekend:
- setting up, sharpening and polishing gravers
- magnification, transfer techniques and work holding
- starting with a copper plate build confidence in straight and curved lines, progressing to Celtic patterns
- On a second copper plate use flat, round and liner gravers to cut a simple flower and introducing other cuts
- finish by designing your own pendant using the techniques learned over the weekend
At the end of the weekend you will have established a foundation of techniques that will assist you in incorporating hand engraving into your existing unique jewellery work
For additional information about John and this weekend go to my News page and also visit https://www.johncookengraving.co.uk
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 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
