Stackpole Books - Basic Jewelry Making

Basic Jewelry Making

Master wire and bead techniques to craft gallery-quality jewelry pieces

This fully illustrated guide shows how to make all kinds of funky and elegant bracelets, earrings, necklaces, and pendants using beads and wire. It begins with the basics planning a design, attaching fittings, making secure crimps, selecting beads so crafters can quickly get started creating one-of-a-kind pieces. Simple wire-bending techniques allow crafters to make beaded drop earrings as well as more elaborate necklace and bracelet designs. Advanced techniques use metallic, sterling silver, even 14-carat-gold wire to make gallery-quality jewelry in almost any style and size. Featuring design ideas by a variety of jewelers, this book includes pictures and descriptions of tools and materials, a guide to common types of beads, advice on proper lengths and fit, and inspiration for creating a wide range of styles. Book specifications: wirebound paperback, 116 pgs., 8 1/2 in. x 11 in. Publisher: Stackpole Books, 2006.

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