Punching, hammering, embossing! These are some of the techniques you will learn in this 3-hour ring-making workshop where you will learn the fundamentals of silver jewellery making!
The possibilities really are endless as to what surface texture you can create on silver with a little imagination, and you will be able to play and experiment to your heart's content and create a unique, wearable piece of art to take away at the end of the session!
This masterclass is suitable for complete beginners, or those with some previous jewellery-making experience that would like to experiment further with texture on metal. The small class size means that you'll get plenty of one-on-one help to bring your creation to life.
What to expect:
Use a variety of different tools and techniques to create your personalised piece, from letter punches to the rolling mill to replicate the texture of many fabrics, papers, laces and more!
Making a booking: I open up a number of dates for each month for this experience and hopefully these will work for most people. However, if you have a date in mind that isn't showing as available please do get in touch with me as I would love to host you if I can. The final session for 2024 will be 10th November and classes will resume in spring 2025, with additional classes incoming too! Keep an eye on our profile for updates x
Age restrictions: 18+
Adult | £90 |
Group ticket for 4 people | £320 |
Sophie was a great teacher for two beginners in the ring making world! She was really helpful wit...
My partner and I did the ring texturing workshop together and loved it! Sophie is the perfect hos...
We had the best time making our rings with Sophie. She is kind and knowledgeable about the craft....
My partner and I did the ring texturing workshop together and loved it! Sophie is the perfect host and a wonderful teacher. She created a laid back, calm environment for us to be creative in and gave great guidance along the way. We both came out with beautiful rings and felt very excited that we had made them ourselves! Would recommend and we would definitely go back!
Sophie was a great teacher for two beginners in the ring making world! She was really helpful with everything and really took time to show us how to do everything properly! Would 100% recommend anyone to take part in Sophie’s workshop!
We had the best time making our rings with Sophie. She is kind and knowledgeable about the craft. We made some gorgeous rings that we are super happy with and also just had lots of fun trying out all the different techniques on copper first before making our final rings! We have already told lots of our friends about it as had such a good time. Thanks Sophie! (Also her dog iggy is a sweetheart)
Loved it
My Mum and I had the most fantastic morning learning how to make our silver rings with Sophie. It has made me appreciate the work that goes into ring making and love that we both have jewellery to remind us of this forever. Sophie was a fantastic teacher and incredibly knowledgable! I would highly recommend this to anyone, what a fantastic experience and love that I have made my own beautiful, personalised ring to wear. Thank you, Sophie!
I loved my ring making class with Sophie. She was a brilliant teacher and really explained everything so well. She helped bring my creative side out and bring my idea to life. I would recommend this experience to anyone and would love to do another class with her one day
Sophie was great - really enjoyed myself and learnt a lot (as well as getting a lovely piece of jewelry out of it)
I booked this workshop for myself and my partner for our anniversary weekend. Sophie is a fantastic host, super kind and knowledgeable, and we even got to meet her lovely dog! Myself and my partner thoroughly enjoyed the workshop and experimenting with all the different techniques to texturise metal. We are so happy with our final ring designs! We are both complete novices when it comes to jewellery making but it has given us the itch to explore more. Can't recommend highly enough!
We had a wonderful time creating our own rings, Sophie made it easy and fun despite no prior experience. Would definitely recommend!
Amazing tuition, super knowledgeable host, will definitely be back. Thank you!
Brilliant class, really informative - teacher is genuinely great at their craft and very knowledgeable and helpful. I did find this call challenging as a novice to jewellery making but my end product looks incredibly well made and I am extremely pleased with it! Good location, quite a small studio but not much space is needed for this craft anyways- just bear in mind if a full class I imagine it would be close quarters! Nothing bad at all to say, I would book this again!
Covid testing is carried out in the event that our tutor Sophie should feel unwell and you will be notified if a session should need to be re-scheduled because of covid. All tools are thoroughly cleaned before and after each session and hand sanitiser is readily available.
The Ring Atelier is a Bristol-based metalwork studio providing jewellery masterclasses for both the complete beginner and the more experienced maker looking to build on existing skills!
Our host Sophie has been a Jeweller and Goldsmith for over 15 years, and believes there is something magical about the transformation from raw materials into a finished piece of jewellery! She’s so excited about passing on the skills she has learned throughout her career so that others can experience the joy of making things by hand in precious metal.
Sophie began her career as a Jeweller in 2008 after completing an Applied Arts Degree at Plymouth College of Art, where she specialised in Jewellery and Metalwork. She is also a graduate of the prestigious Bishopsland Educational Trust and a QEST silversmithing scholar. She has worked for many highly regarded contemporary Jewellers including Jane Adam, Daphne Krinos and Josef Koppmann, acquiring a wealth of skills and technical knowledge along the way.
She has been teaching jewellery making for the past 6 years and absolutely loves it! Sophie will be there to guide you every step of the way and excited to see what beautiful and unique pieces you create!
Techniques covered in our masterclasses include ring making, earring and pendant making, soldering and riveting, the texturing of metal, Keum Boo (gold fusing), hinge making, stone setting, chain making & Box making. Keep an eye on our listings for more experiences going live over the next few months!
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