WORKSHOPS FOR THE EVERYDAY BRAVE
Three and a half hours. A saw, a torch, a hammer and a lump of recycled silver. You walk in never having made jewellery, and you walk out wearing something you made yourself.
No experience needed. No tiny tables of beads. This is proper silversmithing, the same tools and techniques I use at my own bench, taught one-to-one or in a small group of friends.
Every half-day includes 12g of 100% recycled sterling silver, all tools and materials, and tea and coffee. Make a ring or a pair of earrings (or a bangle for £10 extra).
Choose how you'd like to come: on your own, as a pair, or with your own people. Read more below and then click on your chosen workshop button at the bottom of this page.
BRING YOUR TRIBE
Price: £95 per person · Duration: 3.5 hours · Group size: 3 to 5
Three to five of you, one studio, a lot of silver.
A birthday, a hen do, a team day or just a long-overdue catch-up with a torch in your hand. Bring three to five of your people and take over the studio for a private half-day.
Or come on your own and join a small group of up to five makers for a half-day at the bench and nobody needs any experience.
Everyone makes their own piece, and I'll teach you all every step, from cutting and shaping the metal to soldering, texturing and polishing. Expect concentration, laughter and at least one person who turns out to be annoyingly good at it.
What you can each make
A ring or a pair of earrings, in hammered, textured or polished silver. Or a bangle, for £10 extra each.
What's included
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3.5 hours of tuition in a private group
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12g of 100% recycled sterling silver each
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All tools, equipment and consumables
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Tea and coffee
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Everyone's finished pieces to take home on the day
Good to know
No experience needed. The minimum group is three. Wear closed-toe shoes and clothes you don't mind getting marked.
Getting a group together? Get in touch with your preferred dates and I'll find a slot that works.
Book by scrolling down this page and clicking the relevant link below...
A BENCH FOR TWO
Price: £125 each. Duration: 3.5hrs. Max participants: 2
Bring your best friend, your mum or your other half.
Two of you, side by side at the bench, making something with your own hands. A birthday you'll both remember, a day out that isn't lunch again, or the start of a slightly competitive new hobby.
You can make the same thing or something completely different. I'll teach you both every step, from cutting and shaping the metal to soldering, texturing and polishing and you'll each leave wearing what you made.
What you can each make
A ring or a pair of earrings, in hammered, textured or polished silver. Or a bangle, for £10 extra each.
Couples: making each other a ring is one of the loveliest things that happens at this bench.
What's included
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3.5 hours of tuition for the two of you
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12g of 100% recycled sterling silver each
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All tools, equipment and consumables
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Tea and coffee
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Your finished pieces to take home on the day
Good to know
No experience needed. Wear closed-toe shoes and clothes you don't mind getting marked.
Gift vouchers are available for two, and I can post a printed card.
Book by scrolling down this page and clicking the relevant link below...
AN AFTERNOON AT THE BENCH: ONE-TO-ONE TUITION
Price: £150 · Duration: 3.5 hours · Max participants: 1
Just you, me and a lump of silver. Three and a half hours, one-to-one.
An afternoon that's entirely yours. No waiting for a turn, no sharing my attention. You choose what to make, and I'll teach you every step of making it, from cutting and shaping the metal to soldering, texturing and polishing.
It's the best way to learn if you've never done this before, and the quickest way to get better if you have. Bring an idea, a picture or nothing at all; we'll work it out together.
What you can make
A ring or a pair of earrings, in hammered, textured or polished silver. Or a bangle, for £10 extra.
What's included
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One-to-one tuition for 3.5 hours
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12g of 100% recycled sterling silver
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All tools, equipment and consumables
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Tea and coffee
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Your finished piece to take home on the day
Good to know
No experience needed. Wear closed-toe shoes and clothes you don't mind getting marked.
Makes a brilliant gift. Gift vouchers are available, and I can post a printed card.
Book by scrolling down this page and clicking the relevant link below...
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150 British pounds
WHEN IT DESERVES THE WHOLE DAY
Wedding rings, your own gold, the big moments. A full day, one-to-one, with nothing rushed.
WANT MORE THAN AN AFTERNOON?
The 10-week course is where the proper skills live. Stone setting, hinges, riveting, the things an afternoon simply can't reach.
Five students, my studio, and ten weeks to get properly good.
Mornings, afternoons or Monday evenings.
Next term starts the week of 4th January 2027.
THE PRACTICAL BIT
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Garden studio in Hildenborough, Kent. Free parking outside.
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No experience needed. Genuinely none.
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Minimum age: 18.
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All tools and tuition included (sterling silver also included for workshops, but not for courses).
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Cake, tea and biscuits keep you fuelled.
Want to gift someone bold enough to try it? Vouchers are available online (instant hero points for you).
Questions? Just drop me an email: alf@thesoldersmith.co.uk