workshops

The Flourish Jewellery Project offers a wide range of taster jewellery making workshops to enable you to discover your hidden talents in jewellery design. Taught by one of our team of professional jewellers, these taster workshops enable you to experience and make a piece of unique silver jewellery. Using traditional silversmithing techniques you will learn how to shape, forge, bend, hammer, and solder so that you can create and make a silver spinner ring, a bangle, a pair of earrings, or even make your own wedding rings.

All profit from these workshops goes directly back into the Flourish Jewellery project enabling individuals and underrepresented communities to continue to access jewellery design education, training and discovering their creativity through making jewellery.

All our workshops are suitable for people aged 15+ and priced per person.

All our taster workshop takes place at SilverHub Jewellery School, 40 Ferry Road Edinburgh EH64AE

Maximum number of people is 6.

Make a Silver Bangle

Using recycled silver this taster workshop will introduce you to traditional jewellery making techniques. You will learn how to measure, form, create textures, solder, sand and polish and take away with you 3 beautiful and unique silver bangles.

Time: 1.30pm – 5.30pm

Saturday 4th July 2026
Saturday 5th September 2026
Saturday 14th November 2026
Saturday 6th February 2027
Saturday 10th April 2027
Saturday 12th June 2027

Make a Spinner Ring!

This taster workshop will introduce you to traditional jewellery making techniques. You will learn how to texture, form and solder silver enabling you to leave with a beautiful silver spinner ring.

Time: 1.30pm – 5.30pm

Saturday 11th July 2026
Saturday 29th August 2026
Saturday 7th November 2026
Saturday 16th January 2027
Saturday 20th March 2027
Saturday 22nd May 2027
Saturday 17th July 2027

Make A Cabochon Ring

Using traditional silversmithing techniques this short taster will introduce you to ring making and bezel setting. At the end of this workshop you will have created a silver ring with a round set cabochon stone adding a bit of sparkle to your hand!

Time: 1.30pm – 5.30pm

Saturday 15th August 2026
Saturday 3rd October 2026
Saturday 9th January 2027
Saturday 13th March 2027
Saturday 15th May 2027
Saturday 10th July 2027

Make a set of three stacking fashion rings

By using three recycled silver wires you will learn to twisting, forming and hammer the recycled silver metal creating 3 beautiful and fashionable stacking rings.

Time: 1.30pm – 5.30pm

Saturday 19th September 2026
Saturday 21st November 2026
Saturday 23rd January 2027
Saturday 27th March 2027
Saturday 29th May 2027
Saturday 24th July 2027

Make Hoop and Loop Earrings

Using recycled silver, this taster workshop will introduce to you traditional jewellery making techniques. You will learn how to – form, texture and solder silver, enabling you to leave with a beautiful pair of hoops and a pair of looped earrings.

Time: 1.30pm – 5.30pm

Saturday 8th August 2026
Saturday 17th October 2026
Saturday 30th January 2027
Saturday 3rd April 2027
Saturday 5th June 2027
Saturday 31st July 2027

Make Dot and Dash Earrings

Using recycled silver this taster workshop will introduce you to traditional jewellery making techniques. you will learn how to solder, texture, pierce and form silver, enabling you to leave with a beautiful set of silver studs and a pair of domed earrings. At the end of this taster workshop, you will have two pairs of stylish earrings created by you.

Time: 1.30pm – 5.30pm

Saturday 6th June 2026
Saturday 22nd August 2026
Saturday 31st October 2026
Saturday 13th February 2027
Saturday 17th April 2027
Saturday 19th June 2027

Make A Tube Set Gemstone Pendant

Discover the art of traditional jewellery making in this hands-on workshop using recycled silver. You’ll learn how to create a classic tube setting and securely set a round brilliant gemstone into silver tubing. Guided through techniques including measuring, forming, soldering, setting, sanding, and polishing, you’ll craft a beautiful handmade silver pendant with a professionally finished gemstone setting.

Level: Ideal for beginners – no previous experience required.

Time: 1.30pm – 5.30pm

Saturday 12th September 2026
Saturday 20th February 2027
Saturday 24th April 2027
Saturday 26th June 2027

Make Tube Set Gemstone Earrings

Discover the art of traditional jewellery making in this hands-on workshop using recycled silver. You’ll learn how to create classic tube settings and securely set round brilliant gemstones into silver tubing. Guided through techniques including measuring, forming, soldering, setting, sanding, and polishing, you’ll craft a beautiful pair of handmade silver gemstone earrings with professionally finished gemstone settings.

Level: Ideal for beginners – no previous experience required.

Time: 1.30pm – 5.30pm

Saturday 24th October 2026
Saturday 6th March 2027
Saturday 8th May 2027

Make Cabochon Stone Earrings

Discover the art of traditional silversmithing in this hands-on taster workshop, where you’ll be introduced to earring making and bezel setting techniques. Guided through the process step-by-step, you’ll learn how to create and set beautiful round cabochon stones in silver, before finishing and polishing your pieces by hand. By the end of the workshop, you’ll take home a stunning pair of handcrafted silver cabochon earrings, perfect for adding a little sparkle to any outfit.

Level: Suitable for beginners – no previous experience required.

Time: 1.30pm – 5.30pm

Saturday 10th October 2026
Saturday 27th February 2027
Saturday 21st March 2027
Saturday 3rd July 2027