At this time of year dangly earrings can get caught in hat and scarves, so Jessica Rose has put together this handy tutorial on crreating stud earrings at home using wire and and some standard jewellery tools.   You can find a step-by-step video tutorial on the youtube channel. Have a go and let us […]

  Stacked rings are very popular with our students at the moment so we thought you’d all enjoy this tutorial for making the bead and wire versions. They make beautiful additions to pretty much any outfit. Why not have a go at making your own in a variety of colours.    If you would like […]

Last year our sister blog JewelryFromHome published a special tutorial from wire jewellery guru Linda Jones. We’re reproducing it here to give you another go at this summery make. If you’re just starting out with wire and you’ve been following my online jewellery tutorials – here’s a little extra bit of inspiration!  I never get […]

At London Jewellery School we have been lucky enough to receive review copies of the first two books in a new series of jewellery books put together by the editor of Making Jewellery magazine editor Sian Hamilton – Stringing and Linking Jewelry Workshop and Wirework Jewelry Workshop. Each book brings together clear and comprehensive technique […]

Practice your wire wrapping skills with this fun statement bracelet. Materials 1.5m of 1.25mm silver-plated copper wire 2m of 0.6mm silver-plated copper wire Selection of glass beads Masking tape Chain nose pliers Round nose pliers Wire cutters Steel block Whammer or hammer Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6   […]

So what jewellery trends might be influencing your making this autumn and winter? The London Jewellery School team take a look at the catwalks to pick out a few themes that might inspire your jewellery making (but please remember the difference between taking inspiration and copying). Think big, fashion and the catwalks are all about […]

If you were to create the sound track of the London Jewellery School studios, hammering would definitely feature. Hammers are an essential for silversmithing as well as being useful for other jewellery-making such as wire work. So here are a few that would be useful in any jewellery workshop.

London Jewellery School founder Jessica Rose‘s first jewellery making book, Bead and Wire Fashion Jewelry , is about to hit the shops, so we decided to ask her about how it came about and what it is like to produce a book.   Tell us a little about the book and where the idea came from […]

Following our look at how useful wire is in jewellery making, it seemed a good time to share this six step guide to making a wire wrapped necklace. You will need: 1.5 meters of 1mm Square shaped silver wire 60cm of 1mm half-round (D-shaped) silver wire One turquoise cabochon 30 x 40cm A selection of […]

When you ask people about essentials for jewellery making beads probably come high on many lists, but you could argue that wire should hold pride of place. Wire is amazingly versatile and we have been thinking about all the ways we use it. Wire can be used as a workhorse. Something to dangle your piece […]