Jewellery Making Handbook

Description

Jewellery has been worn throughout the world for centuries by a multitude of the world's cultures. It reflects our moods, our style and tastes, complements our clothes and adorns our bodies. The Jewellery Making Handbook is an inspirational and practical craft book, drawing on the creativity and skills of four experienced jewellers. Dozens of projects are divided into four sections - Wire; Sheet Metal; Beads, shells and stones; and Mixed media - using semiprecious and everyday materials to stunning effect. The Jewellery Making Handbook has a detailed section on materials and techniques, followed by projects that produce stylish and wearable pieces of jewellery for all occasions. The projects range from sophisticated and elegant to more quirky and fun ideas. Beautifully illustrated throughout, this book provides you with an opportunity to put your creative talents to work, and to make stylish and professional-looking jewellery. truly a book of jewellery for everyone.

Sharon McSwiney established her workshop in the historic Jewellery Quarte of Birmingham in 1990, where she now creates jewellery and handmade cards. Penny Williams set up her own workshop after completing her degree in Jewellery Design, and has been making and selling pieces for more than ten years. Claire C Davies is a designer, metalsmith and part-time university lecturer in Metalwork and Jewellery Making. Jennie Davies completed her Masters at the UCE School of Jewellery and now runs her own business, designing and making jewellery and greetings cards.

Myshelf.com:Another new entry in the popular Handbook series, this shows you how to make you own jewelry. It is NOT a book aimed at the beader, but at those more adventurous souls with the equipment to tackle soldering, hammering, drilling and more. It also covers polymer clays, some wirework and a bit of beading as well as a smattering of other techniques.This is a good book for getting to grips with some of these tools, and discovering what they can do. It really shows you how to know your materials too, and everything gets put through its paces. Find out what you can make with wire, with sheet metal, with clay, with string and even cake decorations and pebbles. The pieces in here are very modern, and run from the very formal (several things would look great with a suit) to the informal, and would suit most tastes. As usual with Search Press there are plenty of easy-to-follow large photographed steps to everything, and for once there are no gallery pieces, just 100% projects. Useful to anybody who wants to try something a bit different to beadwork.Machine Knitting Monthly:This is an inspirational and practical guide with dozens of step-by-step projects for all occasions, ranging from sophisticated and elegant to quirky and fun. Four sections are included covering wire; sheet metal; beads, shells and stones plus mixed media using semi-precious and everyday materials to stunning effect. Beautifully illustrated throughout, this book provides you with all you need to know to make stylish and professional-looking jewellery. The brooches, pins, bangles, bracelets, necklaces and earrings will suit every age group and taste.Jewellery has been worn throughout the world for centuries by a multitude of the world's cultures. It reflects our moods, our style and tastes, complements our clothes and adorns our bodies. The Jewellery Making Handbook draws on the creativity and skills of four experienced jewellers. There's a detailed section on materials and techniques, followed by projects that produce stylish and wearable pieces of jewellery for all occasions. The projects range from sophisticated and elegant to more quirky and fun ideas. Beautifully illustrated throughout, this book provides you with an opportunity to put your creative talents to work and to make stylish and professional-looking jewellery. It's truly a book of jewellery for everyone.Beadworkers Guild Journal:This book looks like a handbook before you even start reading. It is had backed and spiral bound so it's easy to work from. It's an inspirational and practical craft book written by four experienced jewellery makers. There are dozens of projects divided into four sections: Wire; Metal, Plastic and Paper; Beads, Shells and Stones; and Mixed Media. The materials, tools and techniques sections at the beginning are very comprehensive and even experienced jewellery makers will learn something from it. Each project has clearly photographed instructions which, when used in conjunction with the techniques, are eady to follow. If you enjoy beadowrk but would like to incorporate it with other techniques then this book is ideal for you. Bead Society of Great Britain: As I was going through this book I was very impressed not only with the content but with the ring spine which enabled the pages to lay flat when open. I am a person who is keen to try new ideas and in this book there are plenty. The layout is good with pictures and written instructions that are not difficult to follow. It is divided into sections and the first is Materials, Tools and Equipment. This has excellent pictures with good descriptions to each which is very helpful. I found it fascinating that I could lay my hands on a lot of the things within my own home. The Techniques section is very clear with picture showing how to hold and use the tools - this made me feel I really wanted to have a go making something different. Next comes the Wire section with 15 projects again with instructions and pictures making it easy to follow, bending the wire to make interesting shapes, jump rings for chains, fasteners and springs. Some of the designs incorporated beads, washers of various materials and even clock pieces! Now to the Metal, Plastics & Paper section. This includes various sheet metals such as aluminium as well as cardboard etc. The projects include brooches, pendants and earrings - all interesting and different with clear instructions. The next section has great necklaces, chokers, earrings and bracelets made from beads, shells and stones and includes a very intriguing modern necklace made from rubber tubing and beads! Section seven is Mixed Media and this uses leather, clay and Friendly Plastic, again making fascinating pieces of jewellery. To me this is a very exciting book and to my delight in the back of the book are equipment and tool suppliers. Congratulations to the authors and to everyone who made this book possible. Thank you! Mary Heslam