About

BARN member:  $180 for 4 sessions
Non-member:  $198 for 4 sessions

Materials fee: $25 (check to BARN or cash) for studio and materials. 

Tuesdays, March 8, 15, 29 & April 5 from 9 am to 12 pm

Learn the basics of prong setting. In this class you will set stones in a basic prong settings and learn to make your own custom ones. Bring along something to solder to your new setting, such as a ring band or a pendant as well as any faceted stones (round stones size 4mm to 12mm would be best) you’ve been wanting to use. There will be some time in class to work on the combined finished piece, but the main focus will be learning the skills, setting the stones and the making of the settings itself.

Stones will be provided for students. The studio has the following tools but students may bring their own: sanding sticks, pliers, burnishers, rulers, calipers, burrs, ring mandrels, magnification, flex shaft hand pieces, vices and dividers.   

This is a moderately advanced stone setting class involving delicate soldering, sawing, and stone setting.

Instructor: Jody Lyle is a goldsmith with over 23 years of experience designing and making jewelry. It all started in a high school jewelry class which lead to a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts from the University of North Texas , to be followed by many jewelry classes and workshops all over the west. Outside of the classroom, the world’s influences continued to inspire her with travels to places to view art in Egypt, Greece, Mexico, and the British Isles. Jody’s jewelry collections have been shown throughout New Mexico, Oklahoma, Colorado, the San Francisco bay area, and now on Bainbridge Island. Jody continues to hone her skills, acquiring new techniques and is continually expanding the definition of her jewelry. As a child Jody learned that for a day to be satisfying, one had to make something. This is simple but it still holds true.