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On 10th May Craig and Sian joined me to make their wedding rings. Using 18k white gold and 9k white gold, they made beautiful rings for each other.
Here are some images of their day with me.
18k and 9k white gold wire
Getting started
Shaped to the right size
The solder
Soldering
At the bench
Checking the size
Making the ring round
Using the ring sizer
Polishing
The wedding rings
On 8th May I was joined by Charlotta and Gerry to make their own wedding rings. They did a fantastic job making each other wedding rings. It was a great day and here are some images from their day.
On 2nd May, Holly and Tom joined me to make their own wedding rings. Tom made Holly’s 2mm ring and Holly made Tom’s 6mm ring. We had a lovely day together and the rings are beautifully finished – both were delighted with the results. I have since had a lovely email from them, which I hope they won’t mind me sharing with you!
“Tom and I just wanted to drop you a email to let you know that we thoroughly enjoyed the wedding ring workshop! It was such a wonderful day and, we both agreed, was probably the best thing we’ve done so far in the wedding planning process. We would thoroughly recommend it to everyone who is getting married…. and we actually have! The rings have turned out better than we could’ve hoped and we’re absolutely chuffed to bits. Tom has actually had to hide them somewhere in the flat because I kept taking them out to look at! Eek! But of course, it wouldn’t have been half as fun if it weren’t for such a lovely teacher! It was such a pleasure meeting you and working with you for the day. We’ll send over a picture or two of us wearing the rings on our wedding day!”
On Tuesday 24th April David and Carrie-Ann joined me to make their own wedding rings. Working in platinum and palladium they worked hard, and finished the day with two lovely rings. Here are some images from their day in the studio.
Palladium and platinum wire
Beginning to make the rings
Cutting the metal
Soldering
Soldering
Checking the size
Making the ring round
At the bench
The finished rings
David and Carrie-Ann
On 21st April 2012 Georgina Franklin taught a stone setting workshop in my studio, with myself offering a helping hand. We had a very good day with some ambitious rings made. All students had some previous experience, which allowed them to work on projects a little more complicated. Kerry made two rings using claw settings. She did a brilliant job of making the round claw setting which involved lots of very delicate soldering. Bridget used 18k gold to make her rub over settings, something she had not done before and was quite nervous about. Finally Heather – who has lots of making experience – wanted to polish up her skills and learn different ways to set. She set a very deep stone into the band in an unusual way, including learning how to forge the ring to a tapered edge.
We were all delighted with the final results, with thanks going to Georgina for that final tweak!
Adding solder
Georgina demonstrating forging
Soldering the setting to the shank
A ledge is soldered into the setting
Ready to set the stones
Ready to solder
Setting the stones
Heather's ring
Kerry's ring
Kerry's ring
Bridget's rings
The students!
I am a contemporary jewellery designer maker based in rural Herefordshire. My collection is subtle and pure incorporating clean lines and a soft finish. I pass on my skills through teaching jewellery workshops from my jewellery making studio. All designs are handmade.
