Welcome to the Jeweller's Bench Blog

Full of extra hints, tips and tutorials to help your jewellery making, plus behind the scenes at the Jeweller's Bench!

Joanne Tinley

Here are some tips to help you get that solder flowing in the right place.....

Joanne Tinley

As your soldering projects get more complex you can end up with multiple joins close to each other. Here's a tip for protecting previous ...

Joanne Tinley

There's a lot to learn when you start soldering! Read on and I'll explain all about the different types of solder and when to use them.

Joanne Tinley

Tutor and Founder of The Jeweller's Bench

The Jeweller's Bench is run by Joanne Tinley. She has been making her own jewellery for as long as she can remember and left her first career as a school teacher to set up business as a  jewellery designer and tutor nearly 20 years ago. She is
self-taught and like many people started with wire and beads. Learning how to solder, however, opened up a whole new world of jewellery making,  one that she is keen to share!