Jewelry Making for Beginners: 32 Projects with Metals

Greta Pack

ISBN 10: 048646041X / ISBN 13: 9780486460413

Editore: Dover Publications August 2007, 2007

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Simple diagrams, concise lists of tools, and easy explanations of fundamental techniques will help novice jewelry makers create dozens of beautiful baubles in no time! Using common metals such as silver, copper, iron, and tin, beginners will hone their skills, expand their creative horizons, and make such wonderful, wearable pieces as:
•Bracelets
•Brooches
•Necklaces
•Rings
•Barrettes
•Pendants
•Buckles
•Charms
•Buttons
•Scarf Holders
...and more!

Lavishly illustrated with over 400 detailed line drawings, this remarkable primer guides crafters of all ages step by simple step to jewelry making success--from sawing, piercing, and soldering to producing decorative wire work, polishing, and finishing. It also includes a gallery of gorgeous design motifs to inspire original jewelry designs!

Contenuti: METALS Copper Brass Silver Iron Tin TOOLS THE BASIC PROCESSES Sawing Piercing Filing Soldering Cleaning, Polishing, and Finishing DECORATIVE PROCESSES Wire Work Wire Twisting Making a Round Coil Making a Flat Wire Coil Making Disks and Domes Cutting Disks Punching Domes JEWELRY MAKING BARRETTES Barrette with Flat Coils of Wire Bowknot Barrette of Metal BRACELETS Bracelet of Twisted Wire and Flat Coils Bracelet Band with Dangles of Flat Coils and Beads Bracelet of Twisted Wire and Domes Bracelet Chain of Round Rings and Shaped Units with Stone Charms BROOCHES Butterfly Brooch of Copper and Brass with Tapered Coil Butterfly Brooch of Silver with Crimped Edge and Tapered Coil BUCKLE AND BUTTONS Buckle and Buttons of Domes CHAINS Chain of Round Rings Chain of Shaped Units and Round Rings Chain of Metal Strips and Round Rings Chain of Onyx Beads and Coiled Units Chain of Oval Links with Center Twist Chain of Tubes, Wire Units and Round Rings Chain of Onyx Beads Linked with Round Rings CHARMS Charm with Identification Initial Charms Mounted with Stones Charm for Good Luck NECKLACES Necklace of Flat Coiled Units Linked with Oval Ring with Center Twist Necklace of Disks and Domes Linked with Oval Ring with Center Twist PENDANTS Pendant Cross of Tubing, Dome and Units, with Chain of Metal Strips and Round Rings Pendant of Onyx with Chain of Shaped Units and Onyx Beads Pendant with Metal Cup and Stone held by Cord and Beads Pendant Foliated Cross of Tubing, Dome and Wire Units, with Chain of Tubing, Wire Units and Round Rings RINGS Ring of Flat Coils Ring with Flat Coil, Dome and Bead Ring with Oblong Flat Stone Ring with Stone Irregular in Shape SCARF HOLDERS Scarf Holder of Twisted Wire and Flat Coils Scarf Holder of Raised Metal, Domes and Wire SLIDE Slide for Sport Tie of Metal with Stone, and Tapered Coils DESIGNING INDEX

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Titolo: Jewelry Making for Beginners: 32 Projects ...
Casa editrice: Dover Publications August 2007
Data di pubblicazione: 2007
Legatura: Trade Paperback
Condizione: Used Very Good