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Workshops for the Everyday Brave

Join me (Alf), the firestarter behind this brand, for jewellery-making experiences that are more rebellion than polite craft class.

In my Kent studio, rules are bent (safely), creativity runs riot, and you walk away with something real, bold, a bit wonky in the right places, and unmistakably yours.

These aren't your average "sip tea and follow instructions" sessions. They're hands-on, laughter-filled, slightly chaotic in the best way, and designed to push you past safe and into stand-out.

You'll learn to measure, cut, file, solder, shape, texture and polish sterling silver, the same skills I use every day. By the end you'll take home not just a finished piece of jewellery, but the buzz of having made something brave with your own two hands.

Three ways to do it:

AN AFTERNOON AT THE BENCH

Private tuition, just you and me.

Three and a half hours, a bench each, and my full attention. No class to keep pace with, nobody watching over your shoulder, no compromise on what you make. Come with an idea, come with a scribble on the back of an envelope, or come with nothing at all and we'll work it out between us.

Most people who book this have never picked up a piercing saw. That's the usual starting point.

Three dates before the end of the year. One in October, one in November, one in December. When they're gone, the next are in the new year.

£265, everything included.

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A BENCH FOR TWO
Bring one person. A shared private afternoon, just the two of you and me, benches side by side. The two of you get my full attention with nobody else in the room.

 

Perfect for a mum and daughter, two friends, a couple, a pair of the reliably curious.

Three dates before the end of the year. One in October, one in November, one in December. When they're gone, the next are in the new year.

£185 per person, everything included.

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BRING YOUR OWN PEOPLE

Three to five makers, your date.

A birthday. An anniversary. A milestone that deserves better than dinner. Or the friends who've been saying "we should do something" since March.

You pick the date, I'll build the day around it. Everyone gets their own bench, everyone makes their own piece, nobody stands about watching. Intimate, daring, and considerably more memorable than bottomless brunch.

From £105 per person.

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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 28th September.

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THE PRACTICAL BIT

  • Studio in Hildenborough, Kent. Free parking outside.

  • No experience needed. Genuinely none.

  • Minimum age: 18.

  • All tools and tuition included (sterling silver also included for workshops, but not for courses).

  • Cake, tea and biscuits keep you fuelled.

Want to gift someone bold enough to try it? Vouchers are available online here (instant hero points for you).

Questions? Just drop me an email: alf@thesoldersmith.co.uk

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