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Couples Wedding Rings

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"My fiancé and I have just completed making our wedding bands at Workspace Studios and loved every moment of the process! Annie looked after us and is super welcoming and friendly and knowledgeable and guided us through the whole thing step by step. I found the prices to be very reasonable as well. I am so so so stoked with the outcome of our rings and so thankful for Annie’s expertise and help with bringing our ideas to life. Such a cool experience to do this together and makes the bands that much more special that we made them ourselves for each other! Can’t speak highly enough about Workspace!"

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We love making wedding rings for people, but perhaps you would like to make your own?

We offer private tuition for couples to come in and create something magical for themselves or each other with the help of an experienced jeweller. We can make you rings in two ways:

 

Lost wax casting: 

Carving your rings in jewellers wax and getting them cast in the metal of your choice, then finishing off the metal rings. This is best structured in two sessions - two hours to create the wax ring (minimum) then we send the waxes off for casting. The casting process takes around 2 weeks then we can have another workshop session to clean up the castings which could take 2 or more hours, depending on the complexity of your rings. Usually around 2 hours is enough for a simple band. This method is ideal if you want to make more shaped rings, rather than plain rings.

Fabrication: 

The other way to create your rings is using gold (or silver) sheet or bar, cut to size, soldered, then formed and finished. This process is more suited to those who either have had some soldering experience or those who are happy for your jeweller to step in and do the soldering for you if required to avoid issues with melting the gold.

The fabrication process needs an initial consultation to determine your ring size, the type of metal and the type of sheet or bar. Once we have the metal made up for you the forming and soldering of the rings might take somewhere between 3 - 4 hours or so.

What Does It Cost?

Tuition is $95 per hour for both students, plus material costs. How much the metal will be depends on the kind of metal you choose and the size and weight of your rings - so until those decisions are made it is impossible to say what your rings will cost!

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The initial consultation is not charged, but we ask the first hour to

be paid before the making session is confirmed. This is a non-refundable payment,

to cover the tutor's time and admin time should you cancel.

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We are also happy to take snapshots of your work as you go for you to keep.

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Please don't hesitate to contact us with any questions!

You can email us: info@workspacestudios.co.nz or fill in the form below.

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