Month: February 2026

March is National Craft Month, and what better way to kick the winter blues than by going out with friends or family and making something by hand?

Not sure about your skill level in jewellery? No problem! We have lots of introductory courses of different durations from 1 day workshops to 8 week courses.

Running in March we have a one-day stacking ring workshop and a 1 day band ring workshop. In our stacking ring workshop participants learn different wire twisting techniques and will make three different sterling silver rings. In our 1 day band ring workshop you can get more adventurous with your ring designs starting from sterling silver sheet. Students can cut out designs, experiment with hammered textures, or layer different shape cut-outs onto their rings.

Check out our website for more details on classes!

Student work from our one-day stacking ring workshop.

Student work from our one-day silver band ring workshop.

Take your jewellery off before you go to sleep!

It may sound obvious, but many people are in the habit of sleeping with their rings on.

So why does this matter? Your hands often swell at night and if you are wearing a ring all the time you may become so accustomed to it that you might not realize it has drastically reduced the circulation to your finger, which can cause nerve damage.

Another problem may occur over time is that your hands can change around the ring, so that it no longer comes off at any point.

Both situations can lead to a trip to the hospital and end with a surgeon cutting off your ring.

If you like your ring, protect it and take it off at night.

’20 Tips on maintaining our Jewellery’, Gillian E. Batcher, 2013

Photo reference: Alexis Kostuk (https://www.instagram.com/glaciale_goldsmith)