Make Your OWn Wedding Ring Workshops are back!

Last Saturday, I welcomed the first couple into my studio to make their own wedding rings since the start of lockdown, and I won’t pretend that I wasn’t feeling just a bit nervous about it all.

Here in the Forest Of Dean, we’ve got away very lightly with the number of Covid cases and my studio has been my little cocoon of safety. I now have a door that opens onto of the main Taurus Crafts complex, but I have a barrier across, and as I’m most definitely a “workshop” rather than a shop, its always visits by appointment only. I’ve had a few clients visit me, and the odd person look in and ask me about what I do, but that’s only been for a few minutes at a time, and they’ve stayed near the door, so a whole day of two people actually making in there was a bit different!

We had a really great day though, and “most” of my safety measures worked well. Working in face masks was difficult, but I’d also ordered some visors, which proved to be a much better solution (apart from the lack of a tea drinking flap!). I’d also got the essential hand sanitiser, a fresh bar of soap, paper towels(biodegradable of course), my big screen to stand behind for demos and I set up a table with a separate kettle and tea, coffee and biscuits. 

I also ran the workshop slightly differently in that, because the rings were being made in platinum, we made practice silver ones first. This turned out to be a really good idea, as it meant that the couple got to practice all the techniques, including soldering their silver rings, and could then decide which things they felt confident with on the actual rings and which they wanted me to help them out with. We decided to fuse the platinum rings to avoid leaving a solder line, which is a bit tricky if you’ve never done it before, but they did everything else themselves. Having a practice ring meant that lots of different textures could be tried out, and that the couple had something to take away on the day, while they wait for the proper rings to be hallmarked, so I think this is something I’m going to continue doing for everyone.

Here’s a few photos of the day and if you’d like to have a chat about booking to make your wedding rings, please do get in touch via the contact page. Last Saturday, I welcomed the first couple into my studio to make their own wedding rings since the start of lockdown, and I won’t pretend that I wasn’t feeling just a bit nervous about it all.

Here in the Forest Of Dean, we’ve got away very lightly with the number of Covid cases and my studio has been my little cocoon of safety. I now have a door that opens onto of the main Taurus Crafts complex, but I have a barrier across, and as I’m most definitely a “workshop” rather than a shop, its always visits by appointment only. I’ve had a few clients visit me, and the odd person look in and ask me about what I do, but that’s only been for a few minutes at a time, and they’ve stayed near the door, so a whole day of two people actually making in there was a bit different!

We had a really great day though, and “most” of my safety measures worked well. Working in face masks was difficult, but I’d also ordered some visors, which proved to be a much better solution (apart from the lack of a tea drinking flap!). I’d also got the essential hand sanitiser, a fresh bar of soap, paper towels(biodegradable of course), my big screen to stand behind for demos and I set up a table with a separate kettle and tea, coffee and biscuits. 

I also ran the workshop slightly differently in that, because the rings were being made in platinum, we made practice silver ones first. This turned out to be a really good idea, as it meant that the couple got to practice all the techniques, including soldering their silver rings, and could then decide which things they felt confident with on the actual rings and which they wanted me to help them out with. We decided to fuse the platinum rings to avoid leaving a solder line, which is a bit tricky if you’ve never done it before, but they did everything else themselves. Having a practice ring meant that lots of different textures could be tried out, and that the couple had something to take away on the day, while they wait for the proper rings to be hallmarked, so I think this is something I’m going to continue doing for everyone.

Here’s a few photos of the day and if you’d like to have a chat about booking to make your wedding rings, please do get in touch via the contact page.