This workshop is designed for beginners, it will introduce you to basic silversmithing whilst concentrating on making rings. Techniques covered will include sawing, hammering, soldering, cleaning and polishing (using a tumber) and forming metal. We will start with a series of stacker rings to build up your confidence in soldering, these will have different finishes and we will build up to sawing and soldering a more substantial rings out of sheet silver. We'll use using stamps to decorate or texture the sheet and you will be able to create an anticlastic ring or barreled, a stamped message ring and a spinner ring. We will be using a very simple method for forming the anticlastic ring that is only suitable for making rings and uses minimal equipment.

Workshops are kept small 1-3 people to make sure you get lots of attention and you will stay in your own room in a cosy renovated cottage.

There will be no single supplement and vegetarians will be well fed ! Please feel free to give us a call if you would like to have a chat about the holiday - 00 33 6 30 74 20 35 or 00 33 5 65 46 13 55 or email us your number and we'll call you back

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Here are some photos of jewellery made in our silversmithing workshops. Please click here to see more of our students work

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Dates- Please click here for our diary page

Short Break - £285
Day 1 - Arrive at Rodez Airport and depending upon your arrival time, sightseeing on the way to St Geniez d'Olt so you can settle into your room before having dinner (dinner is not included in the price)
Days 2 & 3 - Workshop days - 2 days of jewellery making. On these days breakfast and lunch will be provided at La Vidalerie.
Day 4 - Depending upon your departure time - leisurely drive to Rodez Airport in good time for your flight home

Longer Breaks 3 Days / 4 Nights Breaks - £330
Similar itinerary to above but with a day free for relaxing or sightseeing.

What is Included:
Project materials (additional materials will be available for purchase)
Tuition
Loan of tools
Accommodation (own room)
Breakfasts & Lunches at La Vidalerie (meals, drinks etc taken whilst out and about are not included)
Transfers from and to Rodez airport

Not Included
Flights - Cheap flights via RyanAir to Rodez (http://www.ryanair.co.uk).
Dinner

Workshop Size
1 to 2 people (we prefer to keep the workshops small to make sure you get individual attention but larger groups or additional places can be easily arranged.)

How To Book
You can reserve a place on this workshop by paying a deposit of £40 via PayPal (please click the button below) or cheque

Fishing in Aveyron - Please click here for more information
If you have a partner who is into fishing what could be more perfect, they get to spend their time fishing whilst you get to make jewellery !)

Where is the Aveyron

Aveyron is the fifth largest department in France but is 78th in terms of population - it really is a land of open spaces (a nature reserve covers one third of the department).

Nearest airport - Rodez (Cheap flights via RyanAir).

Stunning valley and breath taking scenery along with having 10 of the official “les plus beaux villages de France” (more than any other department) Aveyron is a photographers dream

There are many websites you could visit but here is a starting point:
http://www.cdt-aveyron.fr/uk/index.php.

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