BENCHspace Silver School
…Because making matters
BENCHspace is a silversmithing and jewellery workshop that offers you the opportunity to come and make your very own silver jewellery in your own unique style.
Taster Sessions
BENCHspace offers 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.
Taster sessions are a perfect gift for those extra special celebrations – including birthdays, anniversaries, hen parties, bridal parties, (to make bridesmaid, best man, bride and groom gifts) Corporate away days, Team Building and more.
Great for friends and family
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’m Karen, a silversmith with over 25 years of experience in designing, making & teaching.
In the last 12 months
Why Choose Us
Here are a few reasons
- 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!
Testimonials
What people are saying
Taster sessions are the ideal way to discover new skills and make some amazing jewellery to wear…
Designed for all abilities and run every weekend they are the ideal way to spend creative time with your favourite people. Treat yourself, meet likeminded friends to share the day with and wear home with pride your new amazing jewellery!
Browse or book at bench-space.com
New year, new classes...
3 fabulous necklaces finished this week in the workshop….
Well done @tasha.clarke.12 @eaec001 and Gill for all those solder joins 👌🏆👏
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Adding a little wiggle to your stacking ring set! ✨
@benchspacesilverschool showcases the magic of wiggly dies to create unique textures on silver wire. Here, 2mm round silver wire is transformed into a wavy masterpiece using these innovative tools. From dinky dies to vices, this workshop is a treasure trove of techniques for beginners and seasoned makers alike.
Looking to elevate your jewelry-making game? Explore tools like these from @proopsbrothersltd—a shoutout to this amazing family-owned UK business for their craftsmanship and dedication to the trade.
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Spend time together and make fabulous jewellery…
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Beautiful bangles made yesterday on our workshop.
Personalised with really special words inside the cuffs to be worn everyday … pertinent for the new year ahead.
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It’s that time of year!! Gift vouchers are available online for all our jewellery making workshops.
Gift vouchers last for 1 year - so you have plenty of time to choose a date for your workshop class or course.
Gift vouchers are sent instantly (or any date you choose) which you can personalise with any image you like.
The perfect creative gift for someone special.
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Sand casting workshop now listed…
Only 6 spaces available.
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New classes listed on our website, just in time for Santa…
They’ll love it as they made it themselves…
Last minute spaces available this Saturday to make your own silver bangles or cuffs.
Treat someone special to a creative day in our jewellery studio so they can wear it on Christmas Day!
Book online at bench-space.com
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BENCHspacers work in progress…
…tension setting stones, commissioned rings, a silver link chain and the start of a 9ct gold chain amongst others.
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Today’s photos are of Needle files, they are used to file around your metal piece smoothing off edges and getting into though very hard to reach places. Each one is a different shapes, so round, square, triangle, oval and most are double sided except one, where it is smooth on 1 side, so when you are filing in tiny spaces, you only file the metal below the file and not above. Due to my work having alot of cut out sections, I use these a lot!
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Well done everyone!
Many thanks to all our lovely guests who made these wonderful rings today…
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Any amount, any class, any date….
Jewellery making workshops
Why will they love it? Because they made it themselves…
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Bespoke bangles … stamp it with a special message, New Year’s resolution, song lyrics, poetry, names and dates, words of bliss…
Our last taster session before Christmas…
Saturday 14th December (10am-4pm)
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Christmas arm candy…
Our last taster session before Christmas is the ever popular silver bangles and cuffs workshop.
Saturday 14th December
Make your own bespoke bangle in your own distinctive style, made to fit you perfectly.
3 last minute spaces now available on our website.
Book at bench-space.com and look amazing on Christmas Day!
A brilliant bunch making bespoke beautiful rings this morning.
Well done everyone….they looked fabulous!
Prong setting cabochon stones...
Some of our recently finished prong and bezel settings made by our lovely level 3 class...
Stunning stones and splendid settings, not bad for their first ones!
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