Please note: the Metalwerx office is closed on Friday, June 19, 2026 in observance of Juneteenth.
Virtual Courses
Virtual Course
With Kristin Shiga (She/They)
June 23, 2026, Tuesday from 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Tuition: $115.00
Stop letting a drilled hole do all the work! Discover simple soldered and cold-connected bail designs that enhance your pendants and charms while improving wearability and visual flow. Click on course image or title to learn more.
Virtual Course
With Kristin Shiga (She/They)
June 30, 2026, Tuesday from 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Tuition: $115.00
Build pin findings that last. Learn to fabricate reliable single- and double-pin mechanisms using springy stainless steel wire, with attention to tension, comfort, and long-term wear.
Click on course image or title to learn more.
Virtual Course
With Matthieu Cheminée (He/Him)
July 2 - 16, 2026, Weekly
from 10:00am – 12:00pm (3 days)
Tuition: $260.00
In this demo-focused virtual course students will utilize standard jewelry tools to create a versatile knife and spoon suitable for kitchen, workshop, or garden use. Click on course image to read more.
Virtual Course
With Taylor Fentz
July 2 - 9, 2026, Weekly
from 6:00pm – 8:00pm (2 days)
Tuition: $180.00
Have you fallen in love with making all your jewelry tiny?! In this demo-focused virtual class, learn techniques for making three styles of tiny catches for hoop earrings and other jewelry formats! Click course image or title to read more.
Virtual Course
With Christine Dwane
July 7 - 21, 2026, Weekly
from 10:00am – 12:00pm (3 days)
Tuition: $260.00
This is not a traditional gemmology course. It is a practical, bench-focused framework for jewellers who work directly with gemstones. Whether you are repairing jewellery, setting, cleaning, or designing, this course helps you understand how gemstones behave—and how to work with them safely. Click the course title or image for more details.
Virtual Course
With Charles Lewton-Brain (He/Him)
July 9 - 16, 2026, Weekly
from 6:00pm – 8:00pm (2 days)
Tuition: $180.00
This class shares basic chisel making skills and their use for decorative texture effects as well as an introduction to basic inlay methods. Click on course title or image to read more.
Virtual Course
With Kristin Shiga (She/They)
July 14 - 21, 2026, Weekly
from 6:00pm – 8:00pm (2 days)
Tuition: $180.00
Unlock the potential of precision in this virtual class focused on creating tiny threaded connections—perfect for jewelry and small-scale sculpture. Get experience with the essential tools to create miniature nuts, bolts, and other functional cold connections entirely by hand. Click on the course image or title for more information.
Virtual Course
With Deanna Pastel (She/Her)
July 17, 2026, Friday from 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Tuition: $115.00
Learn to make your own chasing and repoussé tools out of water-quenched tool steel! This virtual class will cover a straight and curved liner, push tools, and planishers. Click on the course image or title to learn more.
Virtual Course
With Ryan Gardner
July 22 - 29, 2026, Weekly
from 10:00am – 12:00pm (2 days)
Tuition: $180.00
Learn to fabricate and set various types of stones by creating your own bezels, tab settings, tube settings, and flush settings with guidance from an expert in the field! Click the course image or title for more information.
Virtual Course
With Scott Erb and Donna Dufault
July 23, 2026, Thursday from 2:00pm – 5:00pm
, July 30, 2026, Thursday from 2:00pm – 3:00pm
Tuition: $180.00
Ready to take your jewelry photography beyond the basics? This intermediate-to-advanced workshop is designed for makers who want to create stronger original captures and learn how to edit their images to a more polished, professional standard. This class will help jewelers translate what they already understand about material, surface, and form into stronger photographic decisions. Click the course title or image to learn more!
Virtual Course
With Deanna Pastel (She/Her)
July 24 - 31, 2026, Weekly on Friday
from 2:00pm – 4:00pm (2 days)
Tuition: $180.00
Learn the basics of chasing and repoussé—an ancient technique that, through the use of hammering and punch tools, allows two-dimensional sheet metal to take on three-dimensional shapes! Click on course image or title to learn more.