Workshops for autumn 2025 The Workshop reopens on September 12th 2025 after the summer break. Three courses are offered at a much reduced rate – £99 per day for one-to-one tuition (usually £150). Take a look at the Tuition page...
The Workshop reopens on September 4th 2024 after the summer break. Take a look at the Tuition page to get details of all six courses available to book in advance here on the site. Courses are tailored to your individual...
Carole is an advanced jewellery making student who has engaged with the very demanding task of making a silver chain using the techniques of the ancients. Here you can see images of how the process is begun. A copper ‘tail’...
Ethan wanted very much to learn about making precious jewellery so his mother brought him to the Workshop for a one day taster session in which he very successfully made a hammered silver ring. Ethan has natural ability at working...
Tricia and Trevor have got the ‘jewellery making bug’ and made silver bangles for their children.
My Wife and I attended a one-day course to make our own wedding rings, it was one of the most interesting and enjoyable experiences we have had. Lucy is so knowledgeable, explains and demonstrates every step we needed to make...
Ice and Icicles inspire student Beverley who came to the Workshop in January to begin the practical work of creating her neck ornament in silver. 40 years ago Beverley was an art student but had to give up her education...
Student Jayne has visited Lucy’s Workshop in the past to learn how to make some simple silver rings. On her recent visit in May she learnt how to set a synthetic cabochon ruby into a chunky silver ring.
Edna has been a regular student at the Workshop for a year and has been learning many techniques whilst working on a major project – a large flower pendant 8cm in diameter made in fine silver with 18ct yellow gold....
Rhona’s wax carving was cast in silver and now looks like this. With the casting process an exact replica of the wax model is created in metal. This is an ancient technique used by the Egyptions and other ancient civilisations.
Rhona created this carved wax model in January 2018 for the lost wax casting process. Her completed silver casting is also shown alongside.
Elaine Stewart came for a day in December 2017 to learn the basics of jewellery making and created these amazing feather earrings! Elaine is in the gun trade and designs exceptionally beautiful customised engraving and gold inlay for...
Carol is an adept designer who previously worked in the costume department at the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon . Carol pursues her very original design ideas in regular one-to-one sessions in Lucy’s Workshop. Here is her ‘Pod’ pendant design...
Frances, Heather and Holly came to the Workshop in September to each make a piece of precious jewellery. They were all complete beginners. Frances made a silver ring: Heather made a silver pendant using a bronze age hare motif and Holly...