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Unit 47, The Shipyard Estate, Brightlingsea, CO7 0AR

BENCHspace ...because making matters

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BENCHspace is a silversmithing and jewellery workshop that offers you the opportunity to come and make bespoke jewellery in your own unique style.

Taster Sessions

BENCHspace offers a range of taster sessions, courses and masterclasses to build up your skill set with step-by-step expert tuition, enabling you to spend some creative ‘me’ time in our fully equipped workshop. For all abilities, from absolute beginner to competent jeweller.

Taster sessions are a perfect gift for those special celebrations – including birthdays, anniversaries, hen parties, bridal parties, (to make bridesmaid, best man, bride and groom gifts) corporate away days, team building and creative time with friends.

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Bring your friends and family to share your special occasion, creating amazing jewellery to wear home with pride and great memories to share.

Your Expert Instructor

Karen Cooke

I have over 30 years of experience in the jewellery trade and am a fully qualified teacher, silversmith and jeweller and have taught all ages and abilities over the years. I look forward to supporting you in all your making adventures.

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Why Choose Us

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Enjoy learning in our fully equipped jewellery workshop.
Each person has their own jewellers’ bench with full set of tools.
Make your own amazing jewellery to fit perfectly in your own unique style!

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Because making matters…

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We offer a range of taster sessions and courses to build up your skill set with step-by-step expert tuition, enabling you to spend some creative ‘you’ time in our fully equipped workshop.

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A tool for every occasion …

Oh my… counting every tool in the workshop on a very hot day is not our idea of fun.

@magpie_metalsmith and I were stocktaking today during the break in classes and we officially have reached peak toolage.

We didn’t find any mystery tools but I was reacquainted with some old friends. 😍

What’s your favourite tool?

My favourites are my monster of a barrel polisher
(it needs a name- if you have any suggestions?)

and my old faithful ring stretcher called Frank Pike (as it’s from that tool shop in Hatton Garden -that is sadly no longer there)

#oldjewellerytools #benchspacejewelleryclasses #benchspacesilverschool #tooladdict #jewellerytooladdiction

A tool for every occasion …

Oh my… counting every tool in the workshop on a very hot day is not our idea of fun.

@magpie_metalsmith and I were stocktaking today during the break in classes and we officially have reached peak toolage.

We didn’t find any mystery tools but I was reacquainted with some old friends. 😍

What’s your favourite tool?

My favourites are my monster of a barrel polisher
(it needs a name- if you have any suggestions?)

and my old faithful ring stretcher called Frank Pike (as it’s from that tool shop in Hatton Garden -that is sadly no longer there)

#oldjewellerytools #benchspacejewelleryclasses #benchspacesilverschool #tooladdict #jewellerytooladdiction ...

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Jul 18

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A mirror finish is the hardest to achieve.

A good finish on your jewellery will determine the quality of your work. Edges are important in jewellery and a good finish will always elevate your work!

When you start polishing and finishing and working up through the Emery grades, all sorts of horrors come to light 🫣

Fire stain rears its ugly head and this plain silver ring made by Linda was covered in grey fire stain, just under the surface of the silver. She worked hard for hours polishing out the fire stain that covered most of this ring. (I didn’t get a photo of before just afterwards!)

🔥 Understanding Firestain on Silver 🔥

Ever noticed a purplish or cloudy discoloration on your silver pieces, especially after heating? That’s likely firestain, and it’s a common issue in silversmithing!

So, what causes it?

When sterling silver (which is an alloy of 92.5% silver and 7.5% copper) is heated during processes like soldering or annealing, the copper content in the alloy reacts with oxygen in the air. This reaction forms copper oxide, which, unlike silver oxide, is much harder to remove and appears as those tell-tale purple, red, or gray stains below the surface.
Think of it as the copper “burning” beneath the silver’s surface when exposed to high temperatures and oxygen!

Knowing the cause helps us understand why jewelers take precautions to prevent it and can take hours to remove it afterwards… I’ll do another post about how to remove fire stain later …

#SilverCare #SilversmithingTips #JewelryFacts #Firestain #JewelryMaking
#benchspacejewelleryclasses

A mirror finish is the hardest to achieve.

A good finish on your jewellery will determine the quality of your work. Edges are important in jewellery and a good finish will always elevate your work!

When you start polishing and finishing and working up through the Emery grades, all sorts of horrors come to light 🫣

Fire stain rears its ugly head and this plain silver ring made by Linda was covered in grey fire stain, just under the surface of the silver. She worked hard for hours polishing out the fire stain that covered most of this ring. (I didn’t get a photo of before just afterwards!)

🔥 Understanding Firestain on Silver 🔥

Ever noticed a purplish or cloudy discoloration on your silver pieces, especially after heating? That’s likely firestain, and it’s a common issue in silversmithing!

So, what causes it?

When sterling silver (which is an alloy of 92.5% silver and 7.5% copper) is heated during processes like soldering or annealing, the copper content in the alloy reacts with oxygen in the air. This reaction forms copper oxide, which, unlike silver oxide, is much harder to remove and appears as those tell-tale purple, red, or gray stains below the surface.
Think of it as the copper “burning” beneath the silver’s surface when exposed to high temperatures and oxygen!

Knowing the cause helps us understand why jewelers take precautions to prevent it and can take hours to remove it afterwards… I’ll do another post about how to remove fire stain later …

#SilverCare #SilversmithingTips #JewelryFacts #Firestain #JewelryMaking
#benchspacejewelleryclasses ...

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Jul 16

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Spoonfullness…

At BENCHspace we are all about you doing it for yourselves and demystifying the jewellery making process. So at the @tendringshow we wanted to show off what we do best and provide an “ohh that’s interesting!” moment..

I have spent many of the last weeks trawling round charity shops, car boot sales and on eBay to try to find interesting silver plated antique teaspoons. They are actually quite difficult to find! (I even enlisted a tv famous treasure hunter to help me track down lovely spoons for us) just so that we could run my idea of ‘choose a spoon and we’ll make it into a ring for you while u wait’ - and I managed to amass a wonderful collection …

and everyone LOVED it!

We must have made at least 35 -40 spoon rings for everyone on the day (we lost count), people loving to have a rummage in the spoon box to find their perfect spoon and queuing to wait for their turn to see it made into a ring.

Our lovely student @mandysmemories33 helped me and was the star spoon maker, bringing her muscles and humour on a very hot day to get the perfect size for everyone ! Many thanks 🥄

We made them for partners, boyfriends, girlfriends and even whole families - so if you are now the proud owner of a new spoon ring- thanks for coming to see us and as we always say after a BENCHspace jewellery workshop;

E n j o y w e a r i n g i t ! !

#spoonrings #benchspacejewelleryclasses #benchspacesilverschool #makeyourownjewellery #makeyourownjewelleryclasses

Spoonfullness…

At BENCHspace we are all about you doing it for yourselves and demystifying the jewellery making process. So at the @tendringshow we wanted to show off what we do best and provide an “ohh that’s interesting!” moment..

I have spent many of the last weeks trawling round charity shops, car boot sales and on eBay to try to find interesting silver plated antique teaspoons. They are actually quite difficult to find! (I even enlisted a tv famous treasure hunter to help me track down lovely spoons for us) just so that we could run my idea of ‘choose a spoon and we’ll make it into a ring for you while u wait’ - and I managed to amass a wonderful collection …

and everyone LOVED it!

We must have made at least 35 -40 spoon rings for everyone on the day (we lost count), people loving to have a rummage in the spoon box to find their perfect spoon and queuing to wait for their turn to see it made into a ring.

Our lovely student @mandysmemories33 helped me and was the star spoon maker, bringing her muscles and humour on a very hot day to get the perfect size for everyone ! Many thanks 🥄

We made them for partners, boyfriends, girlfriends and even whole families - so if you are now the proud owner of a new spoon ring- thanks for coming to see us and as we always say after a BENCHspace jewellery workshop;

E n j o y w e a r i n g i t ! !

#spoonrings #benchspacejewelleryclasses #benchspacesilverschool #makeyourownjewellery #makeyourownjewelleryclasses ...

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Jul 15

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Your bench awaits…

Our jewellery beginners course is now live on our website:
Monday mornings or Thursday evenings, starting from week commencing 08.09.25 - 07.11.25.

More info and booking at bench-space.com

Start your new hobby with us and you’ll never be bored again… ⚒️

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Jul 14

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What is BENCHspace about?

I was at a business course today and found out that many corporate ideas that underpin most business experts are not what I want for us… and made me reflect on how I started out.

I read this book when studying 10 years ago for my arts MA (many thanks to @_________kaavous.______ !) and although it’s a bit dry (because it’s a set of instructions) the idea is that you can make positive changes in your immediate environment that helps to foster connection and creativity and to improve it all, little by little, for all of us.
Connection is known to be the antidote to depression, and creativity is a powerful tool that can talk down anxiety from the edge. Making stuff, especially with others, is therefore magical soul therapy and much needed in modern life!
BENCHspace was born out of these ideas and that creative play is so important to who we are.
I’ve been in the jewellery/ silversmithing trade from age 18 at all different levels and then retrained as a teacher working in both primary & secondary schools, and know first-hand how uncreative the curriculum now is.

BENCHspace is about offering opportunities that bring people together to create, collaborate and grow, building skills and confidence in our own abilities that can make a real difference to how we see ourselves.

That’s where BENCHspace came from 6 years ago and we continue to offer classes, courses and masterclasses to continuously upskill and create a metalsmith/ jewellery community for like-minded souls. We take you from being an absolute beginner through to a confident jeweller (with a side hustle- if you like) every step of the way.

People often say that they’ve found their tribe in our workshop - and that’s such a wonderful compliment x

So gift yourself on a taster session, you’ll be amazed at what you can achieve….because making matters.

#creativity #mentalhealth #connection #makingskills #positiverevolution #benchspacesilverschool #benchspacejewelleryclasses

What is BENCHspace about?

I was at a business course today and found out that many corporate ideas that underpin most business experts are not what I want for us… and made me reflect on how I started out.

I read this book when studying 10 years ago for my arts MA (many thanks to @_________kaavous.______ !) and although it’s a bit dry (because it’s a set of instructions) the idea is that you can make positive changes in your immediate environment that helps to foster connection and creativity and to improve it all, little by little, for all of us.
Connection is known to be the antidote to depression, and creativity is a powerful tool that can talk down anxiety from the edge. Making stuff, especially with others, is therefore magical soul therapy and much needed in modern life!
BENCHspace was born out of these ideas and that creative play is so important to who we are.
I’ve been in the jewellery/ silversmithing trade from age 18 at all different levels and then retrained as a teacher working in both primary & secondary schools, and know first-hand how uncreative the curriculum now is.

BENCHspace is about offering opportunities that bring people together to create, collaborate and grow, building skills and confidence in our own abilities that can make a real difference to how we see ourselves.

That’s where BENCHspace came from 6 years ago and we continue to offer classes, courses and masterclasses to continuously upskill and create a metalsmith/ jewellery community for like-minded souls. We take you from being an absolute beginner through to a confident jeweller (with a side hustle- if you like) every step of the way.

People often say that they’ve found their tribe in our workshop - and that’s such a wonderful compliment x

So gift yourself on a taster session, you’ll be amazed at what you can achieve….because making matters.

#creativity #mentalhealth #connection #makingskills #positiverevolution #benchspacesilverschool #benchspacejewelleryclasses ...

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Jul 13

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Summer school… 🌞

We have been so pleased to welcome our lovely beginners for our 3 day summer school.

They have been really busy mastering new tools and techniques and have all gone home with fabulous new jewellery to wear!

@magpie_metalsmith is a fabulous tutor and has guided them all through lots of new information and new skills.

We hope you enjoyed your adventures in metalsmithing and continue your creative journeys ⚒️👌👏

Well done folks!

#benchspacesilverschool #jewellerybeginners #jewelleryworkshop

Summer school… 🌞

We have been so pleased to welcome our lovely beginners for our 3 day summer school.

They have been really busy mastering new tools and techniques and have all gone home with fabulous new jewellery to wear!

@magpie_metalsmith is a fabulous tutor and has guided them all through lots of new information and new skills.

We hope you enjoyed your adventures in metalsmithing and continue your creative journeys ⚒️👌👏

Well done folks!

#benchspacesilverschool #jewellerybeginners #jewelleryworkshop ...

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Jul 12

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Thanks so much to everyone who visited us at the Tendring Show today. It was so lovely to show everyone what we do and what we love making.
The work of our amazing students and tutors on display made me very proud !!
A very big thanks to @amandakestell for bringing her I for spoon bending and making a gazillion spoon rings today for everyone. To demo Dawn for her tools and bench skills
X and to Tash for being
the best bench buddy
A special thanks to @tasha.clarke.12 @jewells_statement_silver @amandakestell @johnpayne @k.t.eden Matt, Lizzie, @beeatshellards for helping us set up and the loan of equipment and to @magpie_metalsmith @thesilverwallop @marlieswhite for loaning us your beautiful work!

#benchspacejewelleryclasses #jewelleryworkshop #jewellerymaker ##tendringshow #tendringshow2025

Thanks so much to everyone who visited us at the Tendring Show today. It was so lovely to show everyone what we do and what we love making.
The work of our amazing students and tutors on display made me very proud !!
A very big thanks to @amandakestell for bringing her I for spoon bending and making a gazillion spoon rings today for everyone. To demo Dawn for her tools and bench skills
X and to Tash for being
the best bench buddy
A special thanks to @tasha.clarke.12 @jewells_statement_silver @amandakestell @johnpayne @k.t.eden Matt, Lizzie, @beeatshellards for helping us set up and the loan of equipment and to @magpie_metalsmith @thesilverwallop @marlieswhite for loaning us your beautiful work!

#benchspacejewelleryclasses #jewelleryworkshop #jewellerymaker ##tendringshow #tendringshow2025 ...

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Thanks so much to everyone who visited us at the Tendring Show today. It was so lovely to show everyone what we do and what we love making.

The work of our amazing students and tutors on display made me very proud !!

A very big thanks to @amandakestell for bringing her 💪 for spoon bending and making a gazillion spoon rings today for everyone🥄🥄🥄. To demo Dawn for her tools and bench skills ⚒️ and to Tash for being the best bench buddy 👏👌

A special thanks to @tasha.clarke.12 @jewells_statement_silver @amandakestell @johnpayne @k.t.eden Matt, Lizzie, @beeatshellards for helping us set up and the loan of equipment and to @magpie_metalsmith @thesilverwallop @marlieswhite for loaning us your beautiful work .

Thanks so much to everyone who visited us at the Tendring Show today. It was so lovely to show everyone what we do and what we love making.

The work of our amazing students and tutors on display made me very proud !!

A very big thanks to @amandakestell for bringing her 💪 for spoon bending and making a gazillion spoon rings today for everyone🥄🥄🥄. To demo Dawn for her tools and bench skills ⚒️ and to Tash for being the best bench buddy 👏👌

A special thanks to @tasha.clarke.12 @jewells_statement_silver @amandakestell @johnpayne @k.t.eden Matt, Lizzie, @beeatshellards for helping us set up and the loan of equipment and to @magpie_metalsmith @thesilverwallop @marlieswhite for loaning us your beautiful work . ...

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Jul 9

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One from last night’s class …

Nice little silver labradorite pendant inspired by the planets…

Oops but Kelly forgot to add a bail before securing the stone, a very common thing to do in the excitement of finishing a piece. (The chain needs to go through at right angles to the pendant otherwise it won’t sit flat on the body). We can add jump rings etc but can’t solder it with heat unless we take the stone out or protect it from the heat, or do a cold connection such as riveting. I think Kelly is going to make some thick jump rings to fix on the top which will be strong enough not to need soldering. 👌👍

One from last night’s class …

Nice little silver labradorite pendant inspired by the planets…

Oops but Kelly forgot to add a bail before securing the stone, a very common thing to do in the excitement of finishing a piece. (The chain needs to go through at right angles to the pendant otherwise it won’t sit flat on the body). We can add jump rings etc but can’t solder it with heat unless we take the stone out or protect it from the heat, or do a cold connection such as riveting. I think Kelly is going to make some thick jump rings to fix on the top which will be strong enough not to need soldering. 👌👍 ...

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Jul 8

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Prong practice…

Lovely labradorite silver pendant made by Niki on our L3 classes. The double prongs were a challenge but she got there and it looks great!

🥳⚒️

Well done with persevering with those soldering skills Niki, one day you’ll love it!

#benchspacejewelleryclasses #jewellerymaker #jewellerybeginner #jewellerymakersofinstagram #handmadejewellery #jewelleryworkshop

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Jul 7

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Fancy new aprons!

I’ve just collected these from @myiconbranding who embroidered them all and they look amazing.

A very big thank-you to my fabulous student Liz who hand-made twelve of them, all out of beautiful heavy duty duck canvas.

Not only will they protect you all but you’ll all look super stylish in the workshop too 🤩

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Jul 6

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Our beginners absolutely loved it!

It was the last week of our 8 week L1 course last week and these are the first pieces made by our lovely students!

All very different ideas and styles emerging. Lots of skills learnt from week one and they are ready now to progress to our L2 course with a focus on technical skills.

Well done folks! See you all in September for more adventures in metalsmithing ⚒️👍.

If you’d like to join our growing BENCHspace family, sign up to our newsletter
(via website- link in bio- hit subscribe )
so you get first dibs on release dates for booking a course. Quite often the L1 course dates are booked up before I get to advertise them.

🤫 sshhhh but I can tell you that the next L1 course will commence week beginning 08/09/25 on :

Monday mornings 10am-12.30pm
Thursday evenings 6.30-9pm

L I M I T E D S P A C E S ‼️

C O M I N G S O O N ‼️

P.S. Please note that when bookings go live on the website we can’t hold, reserve or pre-book any spaces. All spaces must be booked via the website. We don’t hold waiting lists.

Our beginners absolutely loved it!

It was the last week of our 8 week L1 course last week and these are the first pieces made by our lovely students!

All very different ideas and styles emerging. Lots of skills learnt from week one and they are ready now to progress to our L2 course with a focus on technical skills.

Well done folks! See you all in September for more adventures in metalsmithing ⚒️👍.

If you’d like to join our growing BENCHspace family, sign up to our newsletter
(via website- link in bio- hit subscribe )
so you get first dibs on release dates for booking a course. Quite often the L1 course dates are booked up before I get to advertise them.

🤫 sshhhh but I can tell you that the next L1 course will commence week beginning 08/09/25 on :

Monday mornings 10am-12.30pm
Thursday evenings 6.30-9pm

L I M I T E D S P A C E S ‼️

C O M I N G S O O N ‼️

P.S. Please note that when bookings go live on the website we can’t hold, reserve or pre-book any spaces. All spaces must be booked via the website. We don’t hold waiting lists. ...

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Jul 5

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Well done you smashed it! ⚒️

Literally…we spent the morning hammering and hitting things and made beautiful jewellery.

Well done lovely people… see you again soon for more adventures in making! x

#benchspacesilverschool #benchspacejewelleryclasses
#jewellerytastersessions
#jewelleryworkshops

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Some of the things we made in June….

It’s been such a busy month with all our weekend taster sessions, weekly courses (L1-4) and our monthly masterclasses - and our lovely guests and students have been smashing it!

Look at all the wonderful things they’ve made!

It was week 8 (the final week) last week and so look out for the bragging post coming soon with all the amazing results from the beginners course….

Some of the things we made in June….

It’s been such a busy month with all our weekend taster sessions, weekly courses (L1-4) and our monthly masterclasses - and our lovely guests and students have been smashing it!

Look at all the wonderful things they’ve made!

It was week 8 (the final week) last week and so look out for the bragging post coming soon with all the amazing results from the beginners course…. ...

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Jul 2

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Prong setting practice…

These are Kelly’s little prong settings for her 5mm sparkly stones, that may or may not become earrings. She hasn’t decided yet as they are her first practice of making these types of settings on our L3 class. These can be a bit fiddly to get the wire prongs soldered on straight and equally spaced around the setting to begin with plus the little jump ring soldered centrally too.

She has done really well and is making excellent progress in levelling up her techniques!
#benchspacesilverschool #benchspacejewelleryclasses #handmadejewellery #jewelleryworkshop #jewellerymakers #jewellerybeginner #jewellerymakersofinstagram #

Prong setting practice…

These are Kelly’s little prong settings for her 5mm sparkly stones, that may or may not become earrings. She hasn’t decided yet as they are her first practice of making these types of settings on our L3 class. These can be a bit fiddly to get the wire prongs soldered on straight and equally spaced around the setting to begin with plus the little jump ring soldered centrally too.

She has done really well and is making excellent progress in levelling up her techniques!
#benchspacesilverschool #benchspacejewelleryclasses #handmadejewellery #jewelleryworkshop #jewellerymakers #jewellerybeginner #jewellerymakersofinstagram # ...

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We still have a couple of spaces on our earrings and pendants workshop on Saturday 19th July..

It is a great introduction to traditional silversmithing techniques to learn how to make your own designs in silver. With expert tuition and a workshop full of tools, you’ll be amazed at what you can achieve!
Plus you go home wearing your own fabulous jewellery.

Visit bench-space.com for more details.

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We introduce prong setting on our L3 classes alongside bezel setting. Prong settings are very versatile and can be used for faceted or cabochon stones of any size and so are a great technique to learn!

#benchspacejewelleryclasses #benchspacesilverschool #jewelleryworkshop #handmadejewellery #handmadestonesetting #stonesetting #prongsetting

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We introduce prong setting on our L3 classes alongside bezel setting. Prong settings are very versatile and can be used for faceted or cabochon stones of any size and so are a great technique to learn!

#benchspacejewelleryclasses #benchspacesilverschool #jewelleryworkshop #handmadejewellery #handmadestonesetting #stonesetting #prongsetting

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Nominations close today for your Tendring Creative Champion Award 2025…. ⬇️

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Nominations close today for your Tendring Creative Champion Award 2025…. ⬇️

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The Death’s-head hawkmoth has distinctive markings on its back that look to us like a skull, it is however a cunning disguise.
It is mimicking another insect (that is smaller than itself) and so its lower wings and head markings are designed to look like a queen bee and steals honey using a clever disguise. It emits a scent that mimics the bees’ own pheromones, allowing it to sneak past guards and enter the hive undetected. Once inside, it feeds on the honey, sometimes even making a high-pitched squeak that might further confuse the bees.

Clever eh? I learnt all this from my eldest who is off to uni soon to study entomology- so this is for him as it’s his second favourite insect.

Hand fabricated from silver using fusing techniques inspired by @ringgoldnicole

#handmadejewellery #benchspacesilverschool #jewellerymakersofinstagram #handfabricatedjewellery #nicoleringgold

The Death’s-head hawkmoth has distinctive markings on its back that look to us like a skull, it is however a cunning disguise.
It is mimicking another insect (that is smaller than itself) and so its lower wings and head markings are designed to look like a queen bee and steals honey using a clever disguise. It emits a scent that mimics the bees’ own pheromones, allowing it to sneak past guards and enter the hive undetected. Once inside, it feeds on the honey, sometimes even making a high-pitched squeak that might further confuse the bees.

Clever eh? I learnt all this from my eldest who is off to uni soon to study entomology- so this is for him as it’s his second favourite insect.

Hand fabricated from silver using fusing techniques inspired by @ringgoldnicole

#handmadejewellery #benchspacesilverschool #jewellerymakersofinstagram #handfabricatedjewellery #nicoleringgold ...

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