Jewelry Classes in NYC, New York

Polymer clay is one of the most exciting new art materials of our time. Available in many beautiful colors, it is a fine plastic modeling compound that can be baked to a permanent medium. There is no need for major outlay on a kiln or expensive tools—just a convection oven and items you have at home. Polymer clay can be used for making jewelry,...

Advance your carving skills through demonstrations and individual instruction. All classes scheduled to occur onsite are subject to state and federal safety guidelines. In the event that some, or all, of the meetings of the course cannot happen in person at 92Y, classes will be held at the schedule time in a virtual format via a video conferencing...

Learn the basics of carving wax for jewelry and carve a three-dimensional heart. Supply List General: One dozen spiral wax saw blades (medium or coarse grade) Dividers (3” length) Steel scribe 10mm degree spring gauge 6” steel millimeter ruler Steel or brass wire brush Two med. felt buffs (1-1/2” dia., knife edge & square edge)...

Explore the ancient technique known as Keum-boo to permanently fuse 24 karat gold foil onto fine silver. Keum-boo is a fun and economical way to incorporate gold into your work. Gold can be fused onto your existing finished silver work or to prepare silver for future projects. Supply List 1 Agate Burnisher Knife 1 Agate Burnisher Blade 1 AA Tweezer...

Create very exclusive jewelry! Design earrings with a combination of various techniques and diverse media. Topics include stringing, leather feather, wire wrapping, wire sewing, etc. Materials used: feathers, leather cord, wire, crystal beads, pearls, semi-precious stones, jewelry findings and more.  Very important and required to bring to class:...

Carolina Iwanow has created the wax addition technique to teach remotely how to design, fabricate and build incredible jewelry without having a jewelry studio. With just a few simple and basic tools you will learn how to make incredible jewelry from wax.  In this 7 class course - Introduction to Wax Addition Technique - Students will...

Learn linking techniques for earrings, bracelets and necklace; how to make jump rings, spacers, charms, and clasps with a particular design, class will also cover how to attach beads with solderless wire. Bring your ideas & imagination.  Bring to class: round nose pliers, chain nose pliers & wire cutters.

Due to COVID-19, we are only running online classes at this moment.  From this class, you will design a cardholder, and be introduced to basic leather making tools. You will learn how to construct a cardholder, and use techniques, such as saddle-stitching, sanding, and edge-painting. Tools are not included. Items needed are listed below: ...

Hammer textured Earrings. In this Virtual class, we will meet via Zoom. You will attend a live demonstration of how to make earrings. You will learn how to make a jump ring, how to forge, how to solder, how to make findings for the earring and finishing. We will have an open forum for questions and answers. Materials and techniques will be discussed...

Mask are required and if you don't have one we will provide one to you. Are you looking to put your creativity in to action? Then the jewelry class is definitely for you. Either if you are looking to make professional jewelry or just for a hobby then you have find the right jewelry class. Come and enjoy this 90-minute fabulous, in-depth...

Students will learn how to design and create handmade jewelry. Students will learn how to use studio tools and many fabrication techniques for working in gold, sterling silver, copper, silver nickel and brass. They will learn sawing, fileing, forming, joining, soldering, filing shapes, ring sizing, sanding, wax carving, marriage of metals, textile...

Learn the age old technique of lost wax carving – a fascinating way of making silver and gold jewelry by carving jewelry out of wax, then creating a mold of the wax, melting the wax and pouring molten silver or gold in to make a solid silver version of your wax mold. A great class for anyone interested in making jewelry or small sculpture. In the...

Soldering (Silver or Gold soldering) is a very important technique in jewelry making. Not to be confused with soft or lead soldering.  Soldering is used to fabricate pieces (and fabrication simply means creating jewelry from metal using wire, sheet or other elements), putting on jump rings (which is a good way to attach into a chain), attaching...

Learn the basics to get you starting to making jewelry. March Session: Learn to use a jewelers saw frame, basic soldering, hammer textures stamping and finishing. Projects will include choice of cuff, earrings or pendant and stacking rings and bangles with textures April Session: Learn stone setting -bezel and tube. Settings for round faceted stones...

This five (5) weeks workshop is for beginners as well as those with some beading experience. Participants will learn a variety of popular beadwork stitches, which will then be applied to projects chosen by the instructor. Supplies will be available for purchase at the classes.