Faceted Stone Setting in Prongs

Instructor - Laurie Lynn Berezin

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.

Class Description

Bring your jewelry-making to the next level and learn the art of setting faceted gemstones! In just one workshop, you will learn foundational stone setting skills to set faceted gemstones in classic 4-prong heads.

In order to focus solely on technique, we will set gemstones into sterling silver prongs soldered to copper sheet, rather than in finished pieces of jewelry. This will allow you to learn the fundamentals of faceted gemstone setting, after which you can use these skills in your own designs in the future.

If you're interested in using the Artisans Asylum Jewelry Shop on your own as a member, you will need to have taken our separate Jewelry 101 class or have equivalent experience and sign up for a Tool Test.

Material Fee

The materials fee for this class is $45. 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.

Class Goals

learn critical information needed for prong-setting faceted stones

set a gemstone securely in a prong-setting

Material Supplied

A materials fee of $45 (cash only) due at the start of class covers the cost and preparation of metals, cubic zirconia, and consumables such as saw blades, burs, solder, etc.

Students Should Bring

You 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 if you need optical assistance to see tiny things well.

Prerequisites

Students must be 16 years old or older. Any student under 18 years of age must be accompanied by and under the direct supervision of a responsible adult. Jewelry 101 or equivalent experience.

Class Policies

Learn more about our class and ticket cancelation policies Here.

Please email education@artisansasylum.com with any questions.

*Sales end 2 hours before the start of the class to allow the instructor and staff time to prep.