The Jewellers Retreat Season 2 - episode 1 - watch now!

Episode one of the Jewellers Retreat is now available to watch. This is day one of the retreat and the jewellers are challenged to make a necklace for a special occasion for someone close to them. They have just 5 hours. Do they get finished in time? Watch to find out!

 

 

what is the jewellers retreat?

In case you haven’t seen, this is a show that we have made for you. I invited three Jewellers Academy Diploma students to my home for three days of jewellery making. Each day, the students made three different jewellery projects under time constraints. They had an expert jeweller mentor available to ask for help and support and the show features lots of tips and tricks as well as some drama!

Watch episode 1 now:

 
 
 

Do watch the episode before scrolling as I’m sharing the finished pieces and some highlights from the show.


day 1: the jewellery

 

kath

Kath made a necklace inspired by retro sweets for her best friend Jill.

 
 

Render of Kath’s sweetie necklace, by Anelia Kuprina

Kath’s finished sweetie necklace from episode 1

 

 

kate

Kate made a necklace for a friend who was caught up in Kiev at the beginning of the war. The piece is inspired by the national flower of the Ukraine, the sunflower

 
 

Kate Seow’s finished sunflower necklace and render painted by Anelia Kuprina

 

 

tressa

Tressa made a necklace for her friend Vanessa who had just finished chemotherapy for breast cancer. It is inspired by kintsugi, the art of mending pottery with gold powder and symbolises staying optimistic when things fall apart

 
 
 

Tressa’s kinsugi necklace and render painted by Anelia Kuprina


Answering your questions

There were a couple of questions about tools and materials shared in the YouTube chat for this episode.

Kate was asked about the torch that she was using. It is a Dremel Versatip that she uses for very precision soldering

Tress was asked about the gold wire she used for the kintsugi. It was 22ct yellow gold 5mm round wire.


I’m sure you’ll agree that all the jewellers did amazingly well on day one.

Day two is episode 2 of The Jewellers Retreat and it premieres on our YouTube channel on Wednesday 20th December 2023 at 8pm GMT. I would love you to join us for the premiere where some of the team will be chatting with you and we’ll be giving away some prizes. Add the date to your diary now!


 

Your next read

Find out more about the three jewellers featured in season 2 of The Jewellers Retreat