Working with Wire: An Online Session Spotlighting the Versatility of Wire for Jewellers and Silversmiths

23 Jun 2026

The Goldsmiths’ Craft & Design Council (GC&DC) is partnering with the Goldsmiths’ Centre and The Worshipful Company of Gold and Silver Wyre Drawers to host an online session dedicated to the history, techniques and applications of precious wire in jewellery and silversmithing. 

The talk, titled Techniques in Focus: Working with Wire, will take place online at 6pm on July 14th 2026. It will feature goldsmith and award-winning jeweller Jean Scott-Moncrieff, also a long-time judge of the Goldsmiths’ Craft & Design Council Awards, who will share stories of her work and reveal the breadth of potential that wire offers to a craftsperson.

The talk will introduce the historical context, principal technical processes and tools employed by makers working with wire, and the range of applications for precious wire. The talk will also explore a detailed case study following the process of making Jean's Etruscan Necklace, and a range of creative work by past GC&DC Award winners made using wire. 

Techniques in Focus sessions are open to all, with an opportunity for attendees to ask questions and join in the conversation online. 

Speaking of the session and subject matter, Jean Scott-Moncrieff says,

“I am absolutely thrilled to join the GC&DC and the Goldsmiths' Centre for this talk exploring the use of precious metal wire. Wire has long been foundational to my practice; I hope sharing these traditional techniques will deeply inspire and inform fellow jewellers in their own craft to get curious and creative with wire."  

John Ball, Chairman of the GC&DC, says,

“We’re thrilled to partner for a second year with the Goldsmiths’ Centre on a virtual Techniques in Focus session. This year, we highlight the work of the Gold and Silver Wyre Drawers and Jean Scott-Moncrieff, exploring the many beautiful and intricate ways that precious wire can be used in jewellery and metalwork craft. We look forward to welcoming our community to this session.”

The session complements the opening of the Goldsmiths’ Craft & Design Council’s (GC&DC) 2026 Awards Exhibition at the Goldsmiths’ Centre, showcasing a curated selection of winning entries from the 2025/26 GC&DC awards, from July 2nd to September 10th 2026. 

In addition to the exhibition and Technique in Focus session, on the afternoon of July 7th, emerging makers are invited to book a slot to take part in our Jewellery Feedback Session: Refining Your Finish with GC&DC, hosted at the Goldsmiths’ Centre. 

Participants will have the opportunity to talk with industry experts and GC&DC judges, Peter Crump, Robin Kyte and Steve Jinks, about an example of finished jewellery they have made, to gain tips, feedback and guidance on the development of their skills, approach and designs going forward.

For more information on the GC&DC Awards and this year’s other competition winners, or to learn more about the Council’s work, visit the GC&DC Website.

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Source: GC&DC