Tom Mitchell is a faceting instructor who teaches at his Studio, www.mitchelljewelrystudio.com,Faceting Lessons in The Villages, FL, as well as at William Holland School of Lapidary Arts, http://lapidaryschoolregistration.org, in Young Harris, GA. He teaches classes for beginners, intermediate and advanced faceters.
In his Studio, he can teach up to two students at a time. He offers a two-day class for $250.00 or a five-day class for $450.00. Classes are from 9am until 5pm with a break for a complimentary gourmet lunch. Tom provides a kit, included in the cost of the class. It includes his workbook on faceting, “Faceting 1, Learn the Fine Art of Gem Faceting, It’s Easy”, the faceting lessonsstudent’s first stone, a polishing lap and other useful items.
At William Holland, classes are five 1/2 days, Sunday evening until Friday afternoon. To register for these classes go to http://lapidaryschoolregistration.org, click on “2025 Digital Catalog” to find the dates that Tom teaches classes in 2025. A large variety of lapidary classes are available for a tuition of $625.00 per week, including accommodations, the class, tools and materials and three meals per day. The teachers are unpaid volunteers, so a lab fee is collected by each teacher to pay for their unique materials, tools and supplies. Tom provides a lab kit of $65.00 for beginners or $90. for advanced faceters.
If you already own a faceting machine, Tom encourages you to bring your machine to class, so that you can learn the idiosyncrasies of your own machine.