Saddle Set Hinged Earrings, Nov 6-8, with Alex Boyd

DATES: FRIDAY – SUNDAY, NOV 6-8, 2026, 9:30AM – 5:30PM

INSTRUCTOR: Alex Boyd

SKILL LEVEL: Basic fabrication, knowledge of soldering is required.

DESCRIPTION: This class is all about teensy tiny moving parts. They can seem intimidating at first but with a little guidance you’ll be crushing it. And by crushing it I actually mean not crushing it because then they wouldn’t work anymore. I’ll cover building 22k gold bezels for cabochons, making saddle settings for drilled stones, making tiny hinges and riveting them together without freezing the hinge, making a little swivel hook for ear wires so that the earrings don’t go flying off the next time you’re head banging in the mosh pit, and tons of other little tips and tricks that have applications in all sorts of scenarios.

Materials:

2 matching cabs

2 drilled paddle-shaped stones

.925 sheet 16 gauge approximate 2cm x 2cm (large enough to back 2 bezels)

.925 22 gauge 3.4mm x 4.5cm

.925 22 gauge 2.3mm x 5cm

.925 22 gauge 1.6mm x 3cm

.925 tubing 1.7mm outer diameter .9mm inner diameter 9mm long

.925 round wire 20 gauge 10cm

Bezel wire 22k gold or fine silver 24 gauge tall enough and long enough to set cabs 18k

or .925 20 gauge round wire 3.5cm

Hard silver solder

18k yellow hard solder (if using gold)