10 Types of Stone Setting for Your Jewelry Designs
Who doesn’t love including gorgeous stones in their jewelry designs? Nothing enhances a piece more than a colorful fabulous gem. The first technique that comes…
Category: Stone Setting
Stone Setting
Open up an entire new world of color and light by adding gemstones to your jewelry designs. Learn how to set gems, which setting to use when, and how to build your own custom setting for a unique stone. You can even set a stone atop another stone.
Head straight to bezels, the go-to setting for cabochon gems, with Lexi Erickson. Or study setting in depth with Ann Cahoon. Her introduction to gemstone setting video starts with a prong setting so you can see what’s going on, then progresses to flush and bezel settings. From there let her show you how to set fancy shaped faceted stones: oval, one-point pear, two-point marquise, and four-point square, each building on the one before.
Explore 100+ favorite gemstones with Sharon Elaine Thompson and discover each one’s special appeal and needs.
You can also browse through all of our stone-setting and other technique, workshops and projects in the Interweave Shop to learn essential skills, find expert tips, and truly inspiring designs. And start your journey to stone-setting mastery below!
Tips for Setting Small Gemstones: Rubies and More
Setting small gemstones such as rubies in handmade jewelry designs requires precision and attention to detail. Jewelry maker Allyson Ullmer says, “Most folks are shocked…
Prongs are Ideal Stone Settings – Here’s Why
The best jewelry is always made from the best stones. But having the best stone doesn’t really do any good without the proper stone setting.…
Prongs Are Ideal Stone Settings—Here’s Why
The best jewelry is always made from the best stones. But having the best stone doesn’t really do any good without the proper stone setting.…
12 Tips on Stone Setting and More from the Artists in Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist
The jewelry-making projects in our 5+ Ways to Set Stones eBook and new Stone Setting Project Collection are among my favorites. Besides being pretty, elegant,…
Dive In: 6 Irresistible Turquoise Jewelry Designs
Like boundless blue skies or inviting pools of tropical waters, the blues and greens of turquoise offer calming comfort and energizing warmth that make all…
Free Video How-To: Quick & Easy Jewelry Gifts Celebrating Milestones
In almost every jewelry application you can think of, there’s a way to do things a little more quickly, thanks to innovation! One such innovation…
Free Project: Stone Setting with an Unusually Shaped Gem
One of the best jewelry-making skills to learn is stone setting. And it can also be one of the most difficult to master. It’s especially…
Free Video Tutorial: How to Fire Stones in Metal Clay
One of the most frequently asked questions I hear during a metal clay workshop is: “Can you fire stones in metal clay?” My reply is…
Studio Notes: Decorative Bezel Wire for Gemstone Settings
For years, Jeff Klein painstakingly cut out details in thin strips of copper, brass, and sterling silver sheet to create overlay borders for his metal…
