January 12, 14, and 19, 2026
Monday-Wednesday-Monday
3:00 pm to 6:00 pm, PST
Instructor: Milt Fischbein
Filigree is an ancient technique that involves the creation of lace-like silver jewellery out of fine silver wires. Using very basic tools, beautiful objects are made by twisting and curling fine silver threads and soldering them into carefully crafted frames.
Learn how to make filigree jewellery with Canadian Filigree Artist Milt Fischbein. Milt will teach you the fundamentals of making filigree jewellery. At the end of this workshop, you will have created a beautiful filigree pendant set with a cabochon stone and you will have the knowledge to continue making beautiful filigree objects on your own.
You will learn how to prepare fine silver filigree wire and sterling silver frames and how to solder them together to create beautiful filigree jewellery.
You will also learn :
- Design basics for making filigree pendants
- How to make a traditional filigree bail
- How to select the appropriate tools for making filigree
- How to make a number of different lacey filigree shapes
- How to solder filigree with both paste and traditional filigree powder solders.
- How to incorporate cabochon stones into your filigree designs
Prerequisite: All levels. Basic jewellery fabrication skills, along with experience in jewellery soldering, are required.
All classes include the video recording, which you will have access to for 60 days after the class. The Zoom link, handouts, video(s), and other important information can be found by clicking on the individual class link on the "My Courses" page. The Zoom link and handout (if any) will be available 24 hours before the class starts.
You also get 1 free session of Open Studio Access (OSA) in the month following your class, the Zoom link can be found on the course video access page.
The class supply list is below and contains links to buy the supplies you need.
Supply List for Students
Use the links below to purchase any supplies you don't already have for your class. This site may contain Amazon and other affiliate links. If you purchase something through the link, at no cost to you, we may receive a small commission on qualifying purchases.
For this class, please download the Materials List
It has much more detail on what to buy. The list below is accurate, though less specific.
Recommended Materials
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Paste Solder Easy, 65% Silver, 0.25 ozt syringe recommended (Pepe Tools)
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26 Ga (0.4 mm) Fine Silver wire, round, dead soft (Rio Grande)
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22 Ga (0.65 mm) Fine Silver wire, round, dead soft (Rio Grande)
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16 Ga Sterling Silver wire, round, half hard (Rio Grande)
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18 Ga Sterling Silver wire, round, half hard (Rio Grande)
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20 Ga Sterling Silver wire, round, half hard (Rio Grande)
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Jump Rings 20 Ga x 4.6mm OD, 1-2 rings (Rio Grande)
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Bezel Cup for cabochon, 10 mm (Rio Grande)
- 10 mm cabochon stone
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Binding Wire, 26 Ga, Stainless Steel, dead soft, 1 meter. Steel binding wire works too, but I prefer stainless steel (Rio Grande)
NOTE: Dimensions are metric. 1 meter is about 39 inches or a bit more than a yard. 10 cm is about 4 inches.
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