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Wire wrapping is a quick and easy technique that will take your jewelry making to the next level. A little wire, a few simple tools, and some brightly colored beads are all you need to start creating your own intriguing fashion statements. By adding new wires to basic links, you can alter simple links into complex and fascinating focal designs. Wire-Wrapped Jewelry for Beginners teaches 30 expert wire wrapping methods, such as forming bent-wire links,...
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Master the art and craft of metal jewelry making in your own home studio!
Great jewelry is original, well-designed, and - with the right tools - can be created at home by the aspiring artist. The Jeweler's Studio Handbook guides you through the process of equipping your own jewelry studio and teaches you the techniques that will have you crafting one-of-a-kind metal jewelry in no time.
Artist Brandon Holschuh walks you through planning your workspace,...
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2012.
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"Gemstone Settings is the most in-depth, technical guide to stone setting. Jewelry makers will enjoy an encyclopedic overview, which features an extensive summary of stone-setting and techniques for creating beautiful gemstone jewelry, from basic bezels and prongs to pave;, carre;, clusters, and numerous others-including cold joins, precious metal clay, settings for fragile stones, and settings that allow the stones to move. You'll also discover...
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2016
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In the pages of this book, you'll find: 50 flat braiding projects, including friendship bracelets, shoelaces, bag handles, jewelry, watch straps and more; A kumihimo square braiding loom to remove and practice on; specially-drawn graphics, detailed instructions, tools, and materials needed for success; clear, annotated illustrations and photographs of the completed project; projects that start out simple and increase in complexity, offering beginners...
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[2010]
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Offering detailed explanations and step-by-step photography to demonstrate procedures, this handbook includes a complete reference section featuring tool shapes, an index of gems, a glossary, standard sizes and measurements, conversion tables, and an extensive list of resources. Additionally, the manual offers a directory of tools and materials-including a key to identifying tools for a “beginner's kit”-a historical introduction to jewelry, and...
10) Metalsmithing for jewelry makers: traditional and contemporary techniques for inspirational results
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2014.
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[2010].
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A guide for home jewelry makers shows how you can make professional-quality jewelry right at home. Demonstrates how an easy-to-use torch can solder nearly any small-scale jewelry project with success. Includes 12 charming jewelry projects with all the instructions you will need for the construction process.
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2004.
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The first book on how to make vintage-style jewelry, this guide teaches readers how to create over 25 beautiful heirlooms of their own. Using a range of affordable and widely available materials, Deborah Schneebeli-Morrell presents classic and unique projects, including: -An elegant evening necklace with a Victorian feel -A silver charm bracelet with old mementos and pressed silver beads -A silk evening bag with matching velvet trim -A brooch made...
15) Creative beading
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2018- <2019>
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Jewelry makers in search of stitching projects love Kalmbach's Creative Beading series. Beaders will find 75+ projects from the latest year of Bead & Button magazine. All the projects are designed by the magazine's contributors and editors, fully tested by the editors, and accompanied by step-by-step instructions, photos, and illustrations. The emphasis is on bead stitching, the most popular technique among Bead & Button readers. With more than 75...
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Metal Detecting cuts right through the technical jargon and spells everything out with full-color illustrations and easy to understand terms, making this book easy to follow, regardless of your prior treasure hunting experience. Novices and seasoned veterans will both find plenty of helpful information buried in the pages of this bookfrom choosing your first metal detector to finding locations loaded with unlimited treasure possibilities, and everything...
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2009.
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Beautiful Wire Jewelry for Beaders features projects that combine wireworking skills with beaded jewelry design. The book is technique-driven, with chapters on wire fundamentals, terminology, materials, and basic wireworking techniques, and projects that develop the reader’s skills. The projects incorporate gemstones, crystal, glass, and pearls and are designed for both beaders and wireworkers of all skill levels. Beautiful Wire Jewelry for Beaders...
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