Bring a coin · during the pre-game
The Ring-Making Station
A jeweller is hand-making rings from coins tonight. Bring a coin with a story, watch it become a ring, wear it home. Drilled, shaped and hammered right there while you hold a drink.
15.05.27 · The Cargo Shed · roughly 4:20–7:30 PM
Bring your coin
Pop it in a pocket or a clutch. One coin makes one ring, so bring a spare if you're feeling indecisive. Don't have one? There'll be coins and ready-made rings to pick from at the station.
Watch it be made
The jeweller works right there at the reception — drilled, shaped, hammered and polished while you hold a drink and heckle politely.
Wear it home
You leave with a ring made from your own coin, on the night, at our party. Better than a bonbonniere.
The keepsake
A ring that was a coin that was a story
Every ring keeps the coin’s edge — the milling, the date, sometimes a faint word or two — hammered round and polished on the outside, with the coin’s own face still readable on the inside of the band. Nobody else in the world has the same one.
- Sized to your finger on the spot
- Polished to a soft satin or high shine
- Silver and cupronickel coins form best
- Takes about ten minutes, start to finish
Ring-making runs through the pre-game only, between roughly 4:20 and 7:30 PM. Come early — the jeweller is one person and this will be popular.
What makes a good coin
- A collector's coin or special coin you've been saving for exactly this kind of moment
- A travel coin from somewhere that mattered
- Something inherited — a grandparent's pocket change
- A coin from the year you were born, or the year you met someone
- A silver coin, ideally — softer metals form best
- Anything you're happy to see reshaped, because there's no undoing it
- Forgot to bring one? There will be a selection of coins and pre-made rings to choose from at the station
No coin, no problem — it’s just as good to stand and watch, or choose from the selection of coins and rings at the station. There will be sparks, small hammers and someone crying about their nana’s sixpence.