Learn to make beautiful jewellery with no experience!
📚 WHAT YOU GET
(aka make fancy jewellery with no fancy equipment).
❤️🔥 IDEAL FOR...
Current wax artists who want to level up their ring-making game and learn how to set gemstones in rings.
✨ THE ARTIST YOU BECOME
The one who stops panic-buying gifts on Amazon because she can make something better herself.
The one puts the phone down and picks the tools up (doomscrolling = dead).
Most importantly: confident, capable, and making her daydreams wearable.
How do I set gemstones into rings?
In the course, I will teach you how to bezel set, prong set, and claw set gemstones into rings. You will also learn how to cast in place for Lost Wax.
There are 6 ring projects in total. This beginners jewellery making course will take you from total confusion to stone-setting pro - at home, in Australia.
What tools do I use for Lost Wax?
The course contains:
- Tools list with links
- Video explanation of all tools individually
- Link lists for tools, gemstones, casting houses + more
Is Lost Wax casting expensive?
You only pay for the metal you use. 1 silver ring costs roughly AU $20 ($10 USD). You can cast in cheaper metals for practice (brass or bronze) - 1 ring is only a couple dollars.
Do I need experience to make wax jewellery?
No. This Lost Wax jewellery course is perfect for beginners. I explain everything like it's your first day.
If you already make jewellery - come and join! Many of my students were stalking my page for a while - trying to figure out my specific processes. I'll show you everything inside.
Student work
What's inside?
EASY TO FOLLOW VIDEOS
Keeping jewellery-making fun since 2023 ✨
Course Content
PART 1: WAX FUNDAMENTALS
Lost Wax Jewellery Making can be a little more complicated than what meets the eye. This section will explain some background knowledge and important concepts to build your base knowledge.
📹 Introduction + Welcome
📹 Lost Wax Tools List + Full Video Breakdown
📹 How to Choose Tools Wisely for Lost Wax
📝 Gemstone Supplier Lists + Gemstones We Use
📹 Managing Expectations (What You'll Learn in the Course)
📹 What is Lost Wax Casting?
💥 Bonus Module: How to Find Your Style as a New Jeweller
📝 Handy Free Resources for Jewellers
Now, let's get into the nitty gritty before we actually start the wax jewellery projects. We'll cover some important considerations for Lost Wax, learn the basics of the build-up technique, and talk about different jeweller's waxes.
📹 Safety for Lost Wax
📹 Workspace Setup for Jewellery-Making
📹 Essential Concepts of Lost Wax Work
📹 Things People Often Miss
📹 Troubleshooting Common Lost Wax Issues
📹 Basics of the Lost Wax Build-up Technique
📹 How Thick Should My Wax Ring Be?
📹 How to Cast in Place Gemstones vs. How to Set Gemstones
📹 How to Prepare Your Mandrel for Lost Wax
Now for the fun part! Let's make 6 rings from jeweller's wax with step by step tutorials.
📹 Bezel Signet Ring - Tutorial
📹 Spiral Cast in Place Ring - Tutorial
📹 Triple Pink Raw Sapphire Ring - Tutorial
📹 Claw Set Green Amethyst Ring - Tutorial
📹 Combination Moonstone, Quartz, and Green Sapphire Ring - Tutorial
📹 Heart Pearl Webbed Ring - Tutorial
📝 Wrap up + explanation of next steps
PART 2: CASTING HOUSES COMPLETE GUIDE
This downloadable PDF guide will explain:
📚 How to find a casting house
📚 List of casting houses in Australia, America, the UK, and Canada
📚 How much does a casting house cost?
📚 What do casting houses do?
📚 How does. casting house turn wax into metal?
📚 3 strategies/tools to find a casting house near you
📚 Can a casting house finish my jewellery for me?
📚 How to send my wax jewellery to a casting house
+ Insider tips from someone that's worked with casting houses for 3 years to make jewellery!
PART 3: FINISHING FUNDAMENTALS
Let's talk tools, safety, and your workspace for metalsmithing.
📹 Introduction + Welcome
📹 Safety for Metalwork
📹 Workspace Setup for Jewellery-Making
📹 Tools List for Metalwork + Full Video Breakdown
📹 How to Make a Hammer Handpiece
📹 How to Choose the Right Tools for Metalwork
📹 What is Lost Wax Casting?
📹 What Do You Get Back From the Casting House?
📹 What order do I polish in? Overview
💥 Bonus Module: What are all the different polishing bits and how do they work?
Now, let's watch tutorials on how to remove sprues, how to prepare for polishing, how to re-size rings in metal, how to file and sand rings, and how to polish jewellery to a mirror shine.
📹 How to Remove Sprues with a Jeweller's Saw
📹 How to Grind Off Sprues from Rings
📹 How to File and Remove Sprues Completely
📹 How to Re-Size a Metal Ring
📹 How to Sand Inside of Ring Bands Smooth
📹 How to Polish Jewellery to a Mirror Shine
Now, let's watch step-by-step tutorials on stone-setting our rings from before. You will learn how to bezel set, how to claw set, how to prong set, and how to cast in place gemstones.
📹 Bezel Setting Tutorial
📹 Bezel, Claw, and Cast in Place gemstone setting on the same ring
📹 Claw Setting Tutorial
📹 Prong Setting Tutorial (setting a pearl)
📹 How to use a Tumbler for Jewellery-Making and Which Tumbler to Buy
📹 How to Use Polishing Compound
👋🏻 Wrap up + farewell! (You'll have 6 finished rings)