Yes – delivery is 100% free across the UK, with no extra costs.

Most likely because what you wore before wasn't solid copper.

The vast majority of copper jewellery sold online is only a thin copper layer over a base metal – so once that layer wears away, you're left with a dull grey metal.

Every one of our pieces is 99.9% pure copper, all the way through. No coating, no base metal, no plating. You can see and feel the difference: the weight, the warm colour and the patina that develops as you wear it.

Give it time – copper really comes into its own when you wear it every day, as the patina deepens and the piece becomes truly yours.

Every piece Margaret designs is made with care and attention to detail.

Margaret personally chooses the best materials and oversees every step in her workshop.

Her aim is jewellery that isn't just beautiful, but lasts for many years.

We get asked this all the time, so here's an honest answer.

Copper jewellery has been worn for thousands of years, long before modern medicine – but we don't make any health claims, and our jewellery is not a medical product.

What we can say: women who discover our copper at 45, 50 or 55 keep coming back – season after season, year after year – for the warm colour, the weight and the way each piece changes with them over time.

That's the difference we promise: real, solid copper that looks and feels like it.

No – there is no scientific evidence that copper jewellery has health benefits, and we won't pretend otherwise. That's why we sell it purely as jewellery.

What we can say: copper has been worn against the skin for more than 3,000 years, in almost every civilisation on earth. Roman soldiers. Ayurvedic healers. Indigenous North American craftspeople. Generations of women who inherited it from their mothers, who in turn inherited it from theirs.

They didn't wear it because of a study. They wore what their grandmothers wore – and that tradition is what we carry on.

Yes, of course.

Pure copper is naturally hard-wearing – for centuries it has been worn by fishermen, farmers and workers in all kinds of weather and in water.

That said, there are a few things worth knowing:

• Salt water and chlorine speed up the patina – your piece will darken and age faster than if you wear it dry.

• This isn't damage. It's simply copper's natural reaction to its surroundings, as with any real metal.

• Prolonged or repeated contact with chlorinated pool water can affect the surface over time.

If you'd like to keep the original shine, rinse the piece with clean water after swimming and dry it afterwards. If not – just keep wearing it. It's made to be worn, not to sit in a drawer.

Copper is a base metal, that's true.

What you're paying for is real craftsmanship, 100% pure material and the fact that this is a limited collection.

We've turned down companies that wanted to mass-produce our designs, because we won't put our name on anything that isn't made by our own hands.

Every piece in this shop has been shaped, engraved and finished by hand. When they're sold out, there are no more.

You can buy a copper-plated bracelet anywhere for a few pounds. This is something different.

We want you to order with complete peace of mind.

If you receive your order and would like to request a return, our team will personally review your case and guide you through the next steps in line with our returns policy.

We treat every request seriously, quickly and respectfully, to offer you the best possible solution: an exchange, a refund or personal support, whichever suits you best.

At Margaret Copper, our care doesn't end when you place your order.