Personalised Jewellery Workshop

About the Course

Personalised jewellery-making class
In this workshop you will learn to make a solid silver pendant and pair of earrings that you can create to your own unique design. You will be guided through all the options available to you and have a chance to practice your ideas on paper and copper before you begin to work in silver.
Available to you will be texturing hammers, hand punches. saws, drills and shaping blocks to use as you wish.

You will learn traditional techniques throughout the course as follows:
• Texturing.
• Piercing with a jewellers saw.
• Drilling.
• Hand making earring findings.
• Using hand punches.
• Soldering.
• Annealing.
• Forming shape.
• Finishing.

The workshop is equally suitable for students who have not done a workshop with Bigbury Mint before or who already have some basic jewellery making skills.

To book a place or for any questions, please phone 01548 830717 or email [email protected]
*** We also have gift vouchers available if you would like to give this as a gift. ***

*** All silver supplied is recycled 925 EcoSilver ***
Under 16’s must be accompanied by an adult.
*NB. We can only accommodate students enrolled on the course to be in the building.

Your workshop will be run by our Silversmith Vicky –
Your tutor, Vicky, has been designing and making jewellery since 2012 when she studied at Penwith School of Art in Cornwall. The first tap of a hammer ignited a passion for jewellery making which has seen her complete a degree and set up her own small business. Over the past few years, she has enjoyed teaching the art of jewellery making at Bigbury Mint.

Where to find us –

Our Workshops are held at Bigbury Mint, Ermington – close to the towns of Ivybridge and Modbury and within easy driving distance of the local beaches and Dartmoor. There are plenty of pubs and cafes nearby to refresh and fill up before or after your class.

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Or arrival at River Park Industrial Estate drive straight down the steep hill and you will find us near the end just behind ‘Westcountry Cookers’. Free parking is located in front of the building, please enter through the second door signposted ‘Jewellery Workshop Entrance’.

Clothing & Safety –
Your Safety is our priority: Please wear clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty, aprons can be worn. No scarves, shorts, miniskirts/dresses as legs need to be covered and no flipflops, open-toed sandals or open-toed shoes are allowed in the workshop. Hair must be tied up. Safety googles are provided when needed.
It is advisable to wear a few layers as the temperature can fluctuate in the workshop.

Refreshments –
Tea, Coffee and Milk are provided during the course, and drinking water is available. Please bring anything else you may wish to drink (we do not usually have non-dairy milk so please bring your own if necessary). We do not allow alcohol nor the consumption of food in the workshop.

Terms and Conditions.

We will need you to pay for your course in full before booking is confirmed.

Please note that full refunds can only given with a minimum of 30 days notice. If the notice is less than 30 days, we are sorry but you will not receive any refund for this course.

Cost. £63 payable on booking.

Call 01548 830717 or email [email protected]