OUR PROGRAM
Half-Day Silver Workshop
Duration: 3-4 hours (09:00 – 12:00 / 14:00 – 17:00).
Participants: Maximum 5 people.
Output: 1 or 2 pieces of jewelry (total of 10 grams).
Price: 59$ for a person
The Techniques of Silversmith
Join us in preserving the rich tradition of Luang Prabang’s silversmiths, who historically created intricate pieces for the royal family and temples. This workshop invites tourists to craft their own silver jewelry, guided by local artisans.
The making of silverware starts with smelting the raw silver, normally in ingot or bead form. (Nowadays, raw silver used in silver crafting is usually in the form of pea-sized beads). The smelting process separates the impurities from the silver and the pure silver is poured into moulids to form bars.
Then the silver is rolled and stretched and pulled into silver strands of different thickness. In the past all this is made by hand, but nowadays, the rolling and stretching of the silver into strands can be made by passing the silver many times through a set of rollers powered either by a foot pedals or electricity. Then the silver is wound into coils and ready to be shaped into the design you are looking for.
Then depending on the taste of customers, the completed jewelry pieces have to receive the final “whitening” or “darkening” treatment by using a special kind of chemical to achieve the desired effect.
To remove any irregularities, the jewelry pieces are polished. Finally, all the pieces are checked for quality prior to handing it to customers.
You can make your own . Luang Prabang Souvenirs
