Class is held May 5th - 7th, 2026, 10am - 5pm each day (our booking system only reflects the start day)

In this class, students will be introduced to the process of building two styles of prong settings often employed in high end jewelry and art jewelry.  We will build a stunning pair of earrings complete with talon prong baskets that are accented by shared prong set bars. We will cover the process of hand carving shared prong castle settings and using beading tools for setting. There will be tips and tricks for setting up soldering these tiny components and for shaping the prongs into uniform and fierce little talon prongs! 

This is an intermediate to advanced class: students should have experience building their own settings, proficiency in soldering, and good bur control.

Student Tool List

• Saw frame and blades
• Sanding sticks
• Needle files
• Bezel mandrel
• Nylon or rawhide mallet
• Bezel forming pliers
• Your favorite rotary abrasives/polishers
• Needle File Set
• Dividers
• Forming Pliers (whatever you like to use when making ear wires)
• Prong pusher
• Bead Setting Set (Rio #113344)
• Additional Barrett Escapement file recommended, not required
• Your favorite rotary abrasives and hand tools

Materials Kit, payable to instructor $190-220 depending on the stones chosen

• Flat sterling silver stock
• Square silver stock
• 20g round sterling silver wire
• Matched pair of round quartz, multiple color options will be available
• 10 pieces of 2mm grey spinels or lab diamonds
• Sterling silver jump rings
• Soft charcoal block
• Hard and medium silver solder
• Series of cylinder burs 
• Series of round ball burs
• 1mm drill bit
• Brass Stone Pusher and sticky wax
• Circle segment template
• Knife Edge Pumice wheel

Artist BIO

Baleigh Acebo has tinkered with craft and jewelry since she was a wee adolescent. After pursuing a BFA in Creative Writing she realized she had made a terrible mistake on a very expensive education because what she wanted to do was work with her hands.  She then enrolled in the North Bennet Street School’s Jewelry Making & Repair program in Bahston, MA and everything was good again. Baleigh was technically trained to craft her own tools, fabricate intricate pieces from scratch, handset diamonds & precious gems and repair fine jewelry. Baleigh is a process jeweler and gets turned on from the problem solving involved in designing intricate pieces and setting weird stones.  Her work employs bold colors and graceful geometry that she finds inspiring from everyday design. Baleigh works out of her home studio that she shares with her hubs Alex, along with their 3 adorable floofs.