Taster Sessions, Courses and More
If you would like to learn the foundation skills required to design and make your own jewellery, I offer a range of taster sessions and courses to build up your skill set to develop your own unique style of making.
Silver Saturdays/Sundays Taster Sessions
for ages 16+
One-off taster sessions for absolute beginners to make a variety of silver rings, earrings, pendants or bangles. There are a wide variety of choices of ring types including stacking, spinner, hammered and patterned wire rings, as well as a variety of different types of bangle to make. You could attend our classes six times and make a different piece of jewellery each time!
Come and make a personalised, unique piece of silver jewellery to wear home straight away or to give as a special gift. My small classe sizes ensure everyone has the support they need to make their own jewellery to a professional finish, using traditional hand tools to hammer, cut, solder (using gas torches), file and polish. Come by yourself if you have always fancied having a go at something different or persuade a friend or two to try it with you!
Silver Saturdays and Sundays are the perfect activity for groups of friends or family coming together to mark a special birthday or special occasion: An unusual and fun alternative for a hen-do, bridal party, Mother’s Day, family get-together, 50th Birthday, silver anniversary, or just for something different to do together or for yourself on a weekend morning.
Hammered or Stamped Rings
Come and make a textured stamped/hammered sterling silver ring in our taster session.
Silver Spinner or Stacking Rings
Spinner rings, or stacking rings, are a great addition to anyones jewellery collection.
Ear-rings/Pendant Workshop
Design and make your own pendant/ear-rings choosing from a variety techniques to realise your ideas.
Silver Patterned Bangles / Stamped Cuff
Design and make patterned silver bangles and rings or a silver cuff to wear home, in our taster session.
8 Week Courses
The courses are structured as practical ‘hands on’ sessions. The essential skills are demonstrated each week by your tutor with plenty of time given to practice your skills. On each course, the technical information is provided session by session in a course handbook, yours to keep so that you can refer back to information as a guide when working independently.
The workshop is a fully equipped studio, packed with professional tools for you to use including rolling mills, barrel polisher, lathe polisher, gas fired torches and a full set of hand tools at each bench to use whilst at the bench.
These courses are designed to take you from being an absolute beginner right through to becoming a competent and adventurous designer jeweller, with the added bonus of being part of the BENCHspace Collective to promote and sell your work together.
Courses, Wedding Rings, and Gift Cards
Beginners Course
(8 Weeks)
Designed for people with no experience. It explains all the foundation skills needed to make your own work.
Wedding Rings
(Let’s Chat About Booking)
Wedding rings that will last a lifetime and be made with love with your own hands. Enquire today
Improvers Course
(8 Weeks)
For this course you will need the basic skills in place in order to practice more advanced techniques.
Gift Vouchers
(Give the gift of Making)
Gift vouchers are the perfect way to give someone the gift of making. Birthdays, Christmas or Special Occasions
Your Expert Instructor
Karen Cooke
Tutor