Category
Workshops
Teaching studios and open-shop facilities cited from first-party schedules.
34 listings
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WorkshopB Golden Jewelry School Intro to Lapidary
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City, Utah beginner stone-only lapidary class at B Golden Jewelry School, where students slab rough on the saws, shape a flat slab into a domed cabochon and polish it through the grits, with a cap of three students, a printed class price of $115 (plus a stated $5–$10 for materials), weekly Monday 6–8 p.m. sessions on the school's own class calendar through December 21, 2026, and access to the school's hourly lapidary studio ($25 an hour) after the 2-hour class.
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WorkshopBARN Introduction to Lapidary: Cutting and Carving Stones
Bainbridge Island
A dated beginner lapidary class at BARN (Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network), a community maker center on Bainbridge Island, Washington. Students cut and polish cabochons on the studio’s cutting and polishing equipment. The session on the check date ran November 10–12, 2026 (10 a.m.–3 p.m.), taught by GIA Graduate Gemologist and jeweler Karin Luvaas, at $393 for members or $481 for guests, including a $40 materials fee. Ages 14+. It is the prerequisite for BARN’s intermediate lapidary classes and its Focused Open Studio: Lapidary sessions.
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WorkshopCFMS Camp Paradise
Strawberry Valley
Week-long residential lapidary and jewelry-arts camp in Strawberry Valley, California, with published 2026 sessions and room-and-board pricing.
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WorkshopClearwater Nature Center Gem Cutting & Cabochon Workshop
Clinton
A one-day, four-hour beginner lapidary workshop run by Prince George's County Parks and Recreation (M-NCPPC) at Clearwater Nature Center in Cosca Regional Park, Clinton, Maryland. Adults use diamond saws, grinders and polishing equipment to cut a rough stone into a polished cabochon. It runs on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. under two recurring titles, with a Jewelry: Cabochon Cutting session on October 3, 2026 and a DIY Gem Cutting & Jewelry Making session on November 7, 2026. Tickets are $30 for residents and $39 for non-residents, ages 18 and up.
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WorkshopDIYcave Intro to Lapidary: Learn to Make a Cabochon
Bend
Bend, Oregon two-hour beginner cabochon class at the DIYcave community makerspace, where students trim a slab on the saw and then grind, sand and polish it to a finished cabochon on a cabbing machine, with seven dated October 2026 sessions (October 13–27, 4–6 p.m.), a maximum of 2 students per session, all materials and tools included, printed prices of $129 (non-members) and $103.20 (DIYcave members), and no membership required.
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WorkshopDuluth MakerSpace Lapidary 101
Duluth
A two-hour, hands-on introduction to lapidary at the Duluth MakerSpace, a member-run cooperative workshop in Duluth, Minnesota. The class presents the shop's saws, drill, lapidary polishers and cabbing machines, with hands-on time on the saw and cabbing arbor, and is the first step toward Lapidary Studio certification. It runs Thursday, Oct 22, 2026, 6:00–8:00 p.m., costs $40 ($35 for members), is for ages 18+, and showed 5/5 enrolled (full) on the check date.
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EFMLS Wildacres Workshop
Little Switzerland
Eastern Federation week-long residential Wildacres workshop with published spring dates, tuition+room+meals package, and lapidary/jewelry class catalog — distinct from the SFMS Wildacres weeks already listed.
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El Paso Mineral and Gem Society Lapidary Classes (Redgie Medlock School of Jewelry Arts)
El Paso
A recurring six-week lapidary class in El Paso, Texas, run by the El Paso Mineral and Gem Society at its school (the Redgie Medlock School of Jewelry Arts) in Memorial Park Senior Center. Students cut rock into slabs, then shape and polish cabochons to set in jewelry. Lapidary meets Monday and Wednesday, 9 a.m.–12 p.m. The session on the check date ran October 26 to December 2, 2026. The society’s pages list a $50 fee per six-week class session, plus material fees, with up to 6 students per session and basic tools and materials provided for beginners. Silversmithing, lost wax casting and creative arts classes run on the same schedule.
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WorkshopEvergreen State College Lapidary and Fine Metals
Olympia
A four-credit Summer 2026 in-person lapidary and fine-metals course at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. Students cut cabochons from stone slabs on slab saw, trim saw and cabochon equipment, then set them in brass, copper and sterling silver projects. First meeting Tuesday, August 4, 2026, noon, in LAB 2 2214 (Fine Metal Studio); CRN 40068 (second session). Required course fee $170; Summer undergraduate resident 4-credit tuition totaled $1,112.40 on the check date (non-resident higher). Non-admitted / special students can register for summer classes.
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WorkshopGem Cutters Guild of Baltimore Lapidary 1.0
Baltimore
Baltimore, Maryland two-day beginner cabochon class (Lapidary 1.0 with Amelia Urbanski) at the Gem Cutters Guild of Baltimore's own workshop on Clipper Mill Road, with dated sessions November 14–15 and November 28–29, 2026 (10 a.m.–4 p.m.), a $240.00 registration price, a $35 materials fee for slabs for three stones, six seats per session, and no experience required.
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WorkshopGoggleWorks Jewelry Making Lapidary Earrings
Reading
Reading, Pennsylvania public one-day lapidary class at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, shaping and polishing stone earrings in the Metalsmithing Studio for $80 non-member / $68 member, with a dated Friday, October 9, 2026 session (6–9 p.m.).
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WorkshopIdaho Rocks & Gems Cabochon Class
Boise
A walk-in, roughly two-hour cabochon class at Idaho Rocks & Gems, a rock, crystal and lapidary shop in Boise, Idaho. Students learn to select a stone and cut and polish it into a cabochon, for $35. After passing the class, rock-club members get one hour a week on the shop's cabbing machines, and 10-hour cab punch cards are $50. The shop's home page says classes are offered daily on a walk-in basis.
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WorkshopIgnite Jewelry Studios Cabochon Basics: Cutting and Polishing
Asheville
One-day, 8-hour beginner cabochon workshop at Ignite Jewelry Studios in downtown Asheville, North Carolina, on Sunday, November 8, 2026 (9 a.m. ET) with guest instructor Dan Portale, who teaches rough selection, cutting, shaping and polishing on a Cab King machine. It costs $100 plus $0–$15 in materials, the class is capped at 6 students, and each student finishes a cabochon to take home.
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WorkshopMary C. O'Keefe Cultural Arts Center Public Jewelry and Lapidary Class
Ocean Springs
A monthly drop-in jewelry and lapidary class at The Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Arts Center in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, taught by members of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Gem and Mineral Society. It runs every third Wednesday of the month (or on special request) from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. for ages 18 and up. It's open to the public with no registration required. There is no class fee, only the cost of a material kit paid in class. Topics include gemstone cutting, gemstone identification, wire wrapping, chainmaille, beading, metal etching, silversmithing, precious metal clay and hand-tied pearls.
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WorkshopMeltdown Studio Lapidary
Albuquerque
Albuquerque jewelry-making school and studio with weekend Introduction to Lapidary intensives and guided lapidary open studio; the intro weekends were sold out with a no-charge waitlist on the check date.
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WorkshopMesa Arts Center Lapidary
Mesa
Mesa, Arizona arts-center studio curriculum for multi-week lapidary and jewelry hybrid classes, including From Rock to Ring cabochon-to-setting sessions.
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WorkshopMetalwerx Cabs in a Day
Waltham
Waltham, Massachusetts one-day public cabochon workshop at nonprofit jewelry school Metalwerx (Cabs in a Day with Allison Keast), dated November 13, 2026, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., with printed tuition $225 plus $20 studio fee and no experience required.
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WorkshopMid-Tennessee Gem & Mineral Society Lapidary at Fifty Forward
Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee public lapidary / stone-polishing courses run by Mid-Tennessee Gem & Mineral Society at FiftyForward Donelson Station, with Fall 2026 sessions starting October 1 (member $40 / non-member $70 center fee plus about $40 maintenance), multi-week cabochon curriculum, and phone registration through Fifty Forward.
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WorkshopNC State Crafts Center Cabochons
Raleigh
Raleigh, North Carolina university craft-studio beginner cabochon course with published Fall 2026 Sunday sections and tuition ($195 public / $115 NC State students), stones and equipment included.
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WorkshopNorthside ISD Community Education Gemstones and Lapidary Arts
San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas adult community-education lapidary course from Northside ISD, where beginners cut and polish 2–3 finished gemstones on diamond lapidary equipment supplied by the Southwest Gem and Mineral Society, with a printed $65 fee plus a $30 supply fee paid to the instructor, three 3-hour weekly sessions per run (morning, afternoon or evening), instructors John Speck and Scott Bossard, and dated runs in October, November and December 2026 at Northside Learning Center, Bldg C.
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WorkshopNova Labs From Slab to Cab Lapidary Sign-off
Fairfax
Fairfax, Virginia three-hour cabochon-and-bezel class (TS_S04 From Slab to Cab) at the Nova Labs nonprofit makerspace that serves as its lapidary tools sign-off, teaching safe use of the cabochon machine and trim saw while students cut, shape and polish a slab into a cabochon and set it in a bezel pendant, with dated October 21 and 22, 2026 sessions, printed prices of $90.00 (members) and $110.00 (non-members), and slabs and bezels provided.
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WorkshopNW Rockhounds Beginning Lapidary: Cabochon Cutting
Seattle
A 3.5-hour beginner cabochon-cutting class at NW Rockhounds, a Lake City, Seattle rock shop and lapidary education center. Students cut provided Brazilian agate into a calibrated oval cabochon. The class is for ages 18+, has 4 students, and costs $100 with supplies included ($119.62 with Eventbrite fees). It is required before you can use the shop's open lapidary studio. One listed date is Sunday, Nov 15, 2026, 11 AM–2:30 PM PT.
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WorkshopRoseville Rock Rollers Introductory to Cabochon Making
Roseville
A six-session beginner cabochon class taught by volunteer instructors in the lapidary shop of the Roseville Rock Rollers Gem & Mineral Society, a nonprofit club in Roseville, California. Students learn to pick rough, use the saws, grinders, sanding wheels and polishers, and finish three cabochons from material the society provides. It is open to the public, costs $80 per person (shop fee, materials and supplies included), is limited to four students per session, and runs in recurring Monday and Wednesday time slots that you book by calling the instructor.
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WorkshopSawtooth School Lapidary Cabochons
Winston-Salem
Winston-Salem, North Carolina public lapidary cabochon courses at Sawtooth School for Visual Art (Glass Studio 208), with multi-week 5600 classes at $230 non-member / $207 member (November 4–December 2, 2026 Available on check) and one-day 56001 workshops, materials included, ages 14+.
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WorkshopSchack Art Center Introduction to Lapidary
Everett
Everett, Washington art-center beginner lapidary workshop ($200) cutting agate and jasper cabochons across three published 2026 Saturday sessions.
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SFMS Workshops at Wildacres
Little Switzerland
Week-long Southeast Federation workshop sessions at Wildacres Retreat near Little Switzerland, North Carolina, with published 2026 weeks and lodging/tuition packages.
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WorkshopStudio JSD Lapidary Class
Grand Haven
A 2½-hour beginner lapidary class at Studio JSD, a jewelry gallery, studio store and makerspace in Grand Haven, Michigan. Students learn the studio's lapidary equipment and cut and polish at least one stone, using their own rough or the studio's. The class is $65 and is the prerequisite for using the lapidary equipment on their own during open studio ($10 an hour). Dated sessions posted on the check date were Oct 31 (sold out), Nov 14 and Dec 1, 2026, each 10 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
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WorkshopTuscarora Lapidary Society Fall Classes
Brookhaven
Brookhaven, Pennsylvania lapidary education center with published Fall 2026 cabochon and faceting tuition ($140 / $145 non-member) and a full multi-week class calendar.
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WorkshopTwin Cities Maker Lapidary 101
Minneapolis
A three-hour beginner lapidary class in the lapidary shop at Twin Cities Maker, a member-run makerspace in Minneapolis. Students learn the slabbing saw, band saw, drill press, cabochon grinding wheel and grinding/polishing wheel system, and how to use templates to cut shapes for jewelry settings. It is open to non-members, with sliding-scale fees from $58 to $111 including a $10 materials fee. Posted sessions on the check date were Saturday, November 14 and Saturday, November 28, 2026, 2–5 p.m., with three spaces left in each.
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Vista Gem & Mineral Society Beginner Lapidary & Silversmithing Classes
Vista
A recurring six-week beginner lapidary and silversmithing class in Vista, California, run by the Vista Gem & Mineral Society (VGMS) at its shop at 1930 Watson Way, Suite B. Students learn to cut and polish stones, along with basic silversmithing to make finished jewelry. Sessions run Wednesdays 6–9 p.m. (plus one Saturday 9 a.m.–1 p.m. session a year), cost $400 per six-week session (materials and silver not included) and take 8 students. Membership is required ($35 a year for an individual). On the check date all 2026 classes were full and the 2027 session dates were posted. Advanced classes are $85 per six-week session.
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White Rabbit Galleries Lapidary Class
Barberton
Barberton, Ohio community art center's monthly all-levels lapidary class taught by Ron White. It meets the second Friday (5–7 p.m.) and second Saturday (noon–2 p.m.) of each month for $25 per participant, with dated October and November 2026 sessions.
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WorkshopWilliam Holland School of Lapidary Arts
Young Harris
Week-long lapidary, cabochon, faceting and jewelry classes in Young Harris, Georgia. Lodging and meals on site; see the 2026 class schedule and how to register.
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WorkshopWisconsin Union Wheelhouse Intro to Lapidary
Madison
Madison, Wisconsin public Wheelhouse Studios beginner lapidary class through the Wisconsin Union, meeting Wednesdays 5:30–9 p.m. at the Madison Gem and Mineral Club for $210, with a dated fall 2026 session (September 23–October 28) and a matching Intermediate series.
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WorkshopWolf Craft Cabochon Workshop
Nevada City
A four-hour hands-on cabochon-cutting workshop at Wolf Craft School and Collective in Nevada City, California. The next open session on the check date was Friday, November 13, 2026, 12:00–4:00 p.m., at 205C York Street for $115.00. Instructor Leora Coronel teaches trim-saw, grinding-wheel and cabbing-machine work so students leave with at least one finished cabochon. A separate Friday, January 8 product page is also on the school's Shopify store (year not printed in the title; confirm before booking).