Jewelry 201: Bezel Setting Cabochons

Laurie Lynn Berezin studied the traditional craft of jewelry fabrication at Boston’s renowned North Bennet Street School, and is the Jewelry Shop Lead at the non-profit makerspace Artisans Asylum. Laurie is a seasoned educator, teaching jewelry-making classes, workshops, private lessons, and corporate retreats for novice and experienced metalsmiths alike. She also handcrafts original and custom jewelry for her business, Beryllina, using only recycled sterling silver, gold, and platinum, and ethically-mined American gemstones. Laurie creates pieces that showcase the natural beauty of the stones, including crystals that she digs from the earth herself.

Continue on your metalsmithing journey with this 2-session Jewelry 201 class, and learn how to set cabochon stones! Prerequisite: Jewelry 101 at Artisans Asylum or equivalent experience is necessary.

Through the creation of your own sterling silver pendant with a bezel-set stone cabochon, you’ll learn the proper techniques for creating bezels and securely setting cabochon stones. You’ll also get additional guided practice of the metalsmithing skills you’ve already learned in Jewelry 101, such as sawing, filing, soldering, and jump-ring making.

Please plan on attending both nights of this class – if you miss one night you will not be able to complete your project!

The materials fee for this class is $60. This is separate from the ticket price and is to reimburse the instructor for any tools or materials used in this class. This will be paid once, directly to the instructor at the start of the first class meeting. This instructor accepts payments in cash.

Students will come away with cabochon stone-setting skills, as well as bolstering their existing metalsmithing skills including soldering, sawing, filing, and jump-ring making.

Project Goals: Students complete a silver pendant with a bezel-set cabochon.

A materials fee of $60 (cash) is due the first night of class to cover the cost of metals, a cabochon gemstone, and consumables such as saw blades, drill bits, solder, etc.

Students must wear closed-toe shoes and tie back long hair. We have some aprons available, or you may bring your own. A sketchbook for your ideas and notes is useful. Bring eyeglasses or an optivisor if you need optical assistance to see tiny things well.

All students must be 16 years old or older. Students under 18 must be accompanied by and under the supervision of a responsible adult.

Students must have passed Jewelry 101 at Artisans Asylum or have equivalent experience.

Learn more about our class and ticket cancelation policies Here.

Please email [email protected] with any questions.

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