Jewellery Education
Silver Ring or Lost Wax Silver Ring Workshops - What's the difference?
Learning to make jewellery is great fun and in each of these workshops you learn different techniques for making silver rings. If you're not sure which workshop is best for you, this information might help you decide.
12 reasons to choose a Pod Jewellery Making Workshop
Our Jewellery Making Workshops truely are unique. We're based in the country, you don't need any experience and you will make a piece that suits your style and taste.
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Introduction to the 4Cs - Diamond Cut
Round brilliant diamonds show how the quality of the diamond’s cut affects visual characteristics. The diamonds are positioned in left to right order: Poor cut, Good cut, Excellent cut. The short video below explains diamond cut.
Introduction to the 4Cs - Diamond Carat Weight
The weight of a diamond is measured in carat weight. Technically, all brilliant cut diamonds of the same size should weigh the same carat. This doesn’t translate to other gemstones as the properties are different, so a one carat diamond, will be a different size to a one carat emerald or a one carat sapphire.
Introduction to the 4Cs - Diamond Clarity
When we talk about clarity, internal characteristics are called ‘inclusions’ and external or surface characteristics are called ‘blemishes’. Clarity refers to the size, number, location, nature and colour of any blemishes and inclusions.
