Creative Jewellery 12-Week Course - Autumn Term 2026 - Thursday Evenings, 6.30pm-9.30pm

Creative Jewellery Course – Autumn Term 2026

Join us this September for an immersive, twelve-week creative jewellery course designed to unlock your creativity, build your technical skills, and connect you with a vibrant community of makers.

With small class sizes of just six students, you’ll receive highly personalised, step-by-step guidance tailored to your unique pace and skill level. Whether you want to design bespoke pieces for yourself, create heartfelt gifts for loved ones, or craft professional-quality items to sell, this course offers the perfect environment to thrive.

Course Highlights & What You'll Learn

• Foundational Week 1: Perfect for complete beginners or those needing a refresher. You will get to know essential jewellery-making tools and learn to mark, measure, cut, file, texture, form, and solder. These basic skills will help you plan your designs before ordering silver for future projects.
• Essential Techniques: Benefit from weekly demonstrations and handouts covering advanced skills like metal piercing, Keum Boo, granulation, fold forming, and soldering.
• Optional Half-Term Group Projects: Dive into specialist techniques such as sand casting, brooch pin fabrication, forged bangles, and enamelling.
• Tailored Design Support: Share your inspirations or ideas with Teresa ahead of time so she can adapt the learning to suit your specific creative interests.

Creating Community & Belonging Through Craft

More than just a technical workshop, this course is a space to nurture your well-being, share inspiration, and grow alongside like-minded creatives. As part of our community, you will enjoy:

• Mindfulness Flow: Arrive a little early to take part in an optional, complimentary mindfulness practice to ease into your creative focus with clarity.
• The Makers Collective: Become part of a creative tribe! We exhibit our work together in Cambridge, organise social events (including a book club), and take regular trips to Hatton Garden, the historic hub of London’s jewellery trade for industry insights.
• Guest Experts & Trips: Expand your horizons with specialist guest teachers covering topics like Repousse and engraving, alongside external learning opportunities like visits to the Birmingham School of Jewellery to explore Gemmology.
• Studio Comforts: Enjoy complimentary refreshments throughout every class, including sweet treats, cold drinks, tea, fresh coffee, and a selection of herbal teas.

Requirements

• No prior experience is required.
• Participants should feel comfortable navigating a workshop environment and have the manual dexterity required to safely use tools like saws and torches.

About Your Tutor

Teresa Crickmar is a highly sought-after, qualified teacher with over 25 years of experience designing and making jewellery. Holding a degree in Jewellery and Silversmithing from Loughborough College of Art and Design, she is also a Fellow of the School of Entrepreneurs and a Reiki Master.

Known for her engaging, warm, and enthusiastic teaching style, Teresa blends her expertise in fire, metal, and sparkle to create a relaxed, fun learning environment where students quickly build confidence.

When not teaching, Teresa's professional work is showcased across the UK at the Pyramid Gallery (York), Bircham Gallery (Holt), Victoria Sewart Contemporary Jewellery Gallery (Plymouth), Brownston Gallery (Modbury), and A2 Gallery (Wells). She also occasionally opens her workshop to the public during Cambridge Open Studios in July.

Inclusivity

Our workshop is a proudly inclusive, respectful, and progressive sanctuary where everyone can create with confidence and peace of mind. We champion original artistry and celebrate the diverse backgrounds, identities, and voices of all our makers. To preserve this warm and inspiring atmosphere, we maintain a strict zero-tolerance policy toward discrimination, prejudice, political extremism, or the copying of other artists' work. We are dedicated to keeping our workshop a safe, welcoming, and uplifting space where kindness, authenticity, and creative integrity thrive.

What Our Students Say

"Wow, where do I start! Teresa is an incredible teacher—kind, patient and supportive, with a fantastic sense of humour. She has an incredible wealth of knowledge when it comes to jewellery making... I now feel more confident in both making and bringing originality to my very own creations. I really cannot recommend her enough." — Zee, Cambridge

"I've been attending Teresa's silversmithing classes for 6 months and can thoroughly recommend her. Whether you're a complete beginner or have some experience she is a very friendly & supportive teacher, who provides tons of knowledge, encouragement, and positive energy." — Louise, Cambridge