workshop dates

Monday morning classes

10am – 12.30pm
6 week class
8th Sept – 20th Oct (no class 13th Oct)
£146
FULL

Monday evening classes

6 – 8.30pm
6 week class
8th Sept – 20th Oct (no class 13th Oct)
£146
FULL

Thursday morning class

10am – 12.30pm
6 week class
11th Sept – 23rd Oct (no class 18th Sept)
£146
FULL

Thursday evening class

6pm – 8.30pm
5 week class
11th Sept – 23rd Oct (no class 18th & 25th Sept)
£121.60
FULL

Sand casting only

18th September
(10am – 4pm)
Bring along your wax models to cast, with tutoring and help to get the best casts from your models. You must have experience of casting to sign up.
£70 (this does not include silver)
FULL

Wax carving & Sand casting

27th & 28th September
Session 1: experiment with wax and create 2 wax models ready to be cast in next session (10am – 3pm)
Session 2: Delft clay casting of your wax models (10am – 4pm)
FULL

Monday morning classes

10am – 12.30pm
6 week class
3rd Nov – 8th Dec
£146
1 SPACE

Monday evening classes

6 – 8.30pm
6 week class
3rd Nov – 8th Dec
£146
1 SPACE

Thursday morning class

10am – 12.30pm
6 week class
6th Nov – 11th Dec
£146
FULL

Thursday evening class

6pm – 8.30pm
6 week class
6th Nov – 11th Dec
£146
FULL

Wax carving & Sand casting

17th & 18th January 2026
Session 1: experiment with wax and create 1 or 2 wax models ready to be cast in next session (10am – 3pm)
Session 2: Delft clay casting of your wax models (10am – 4pm)
£230 this includes all waxes needed for class, silver is to be purchased separately according to what you make.
2 SPACES LEFT

Bench space per day

For those that want to continue their jewellery making adventures but without the tuition, we offer bench rental with daily/monthly fee options.

Studio tools (click here to see)

5 individual jewellers benches
basic hand tools including pliers, mallet, piercing saw, scribe, steel rule, needle files, ring clamp and a soldering station per bench
Also
rolling mills
flattening press
ring stretcher/reducer
jewellers bench drill
various hammers incl repose, ball pin, cross pin and texturing hammer
mark making punches, letters, numbers and decorative punches
hand files
disc cutter
doming block and punches
sand bag
vernier gauge
pickle pot
barrel

I have been going to Lailas jewellery classes for quite a few years . She is a brilliant, patient ,helpful and lovely teacher. Its great when a piece is finally finished and there is a feeling  of achievement

K. Ball
Email to book a class : smithlaila@hotmail.com

Email and ask to go on the mailing list to hear when spaces come available.
Please note that all classes must be paid for in full to secure your space. If a student cancels their class with 4 weeks or more notice they are entitled to a full refund. All places cancelled by a student less than 4 weeks before the course start will only be refunded if the tutor can find another student to replace them.