Make a Silver Spinner Ring in a Day with the Bishopsland Educational Trust
31 October: Create your own beautiful sterling silver spinner ring (also known as a meditation, worry, or fidget ring) in this one-day workshop.
- Booking essential
Using traditional silversmithing techniques, you’ll craft a silver ring – with a spinning central band – that looks stunning and is believed to help the wearer combat stress and anxiety and promote concentration, calm, and relaxation.
Our experienced tutor will guide you through every step of the process, showing you how to transform sterling silver into your finished ring. Along the way, you’ll learn essential jewellery-making skills, including sizing, forming, forging, sawing, filing, sanding, soldering and polishing, while using a range of specialist hand tools.
No previous experience is needed. All tools, materials (including sterling silver) and expert tuition are included, so you can simply enjoy the experience of creating jewellery from scratch.
Your tutor Machi de Waard is a designer/jeweller who has been making modernist jewellery in silver and gold in her studio in Reading, Berkshire for over 17 years.
You can do this course as a standalone or book multiple short courses to build up a bank of jewellery and metal smithing skills.
All the tools, materials and teaching needed to produce your rings will be provided. The course takes place at the Bishopsland Educational Trust, Hills Yard, Buscot, Faringdon SN7 8BY.
Times
Prices
| Ticket type | Ticket category |
|---|---|
| All | £130.00 |
The basics
- Booking number
Call 07557 994732
- Accessibility
There is plenty of parking on site and accessible parking spaces are marked. There are some uneven surfaces such as cobbles due to the historic nature of the Estate. Seating is provided but the nature of the course may necessitate some standing. Please contact Bishopsland Educational Trust if you wish to have an informal chat about accessibility.
- Meeting point
Hills Yard, Buscot, Faringdon SN7 8BY
- Suitability for children
This course is only suitable for those over the age of 18
- What to bring and wear
All tools and material are included. Please wear practical clothes and footwear and ensure limbs are covered. Tie back have long hair. Please also bring an apron and a packed lunch.
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