 Woeiriot was born in Neufchâteau, Vosges.His father and grandfather had been goldsmiths, and he followed their trade until about 1555, after which he devoted all his time to engraving.In that year he received two commissions for Lilio Gregorio Giraldi and Clément Baudin's "Pinax iconicus antiquorum ac variorum in sepulturis rituum", published in 1556, and the "Livre d'anneaux" published in 1561, dedicated to the poet .