Jewelry category: 449 books
by Janis Frank
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2018
This collection of bracelet and necklace designs range from very basic and repetitive motifs to more intricate. The patterns include photos, hints and tips to help you along in the more difficult parts. If you have basic crochet skills, you can easily make some of these projects in a single evening.
Patterns...
Sculptural Metal Clay Jewelry
Techniques and Explorations
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2013
Beginning with an overview of the properties of metal clay, including safety information and metalsmithing terms, this thorough resource offers detailed procedures for creating a variety of components, settings, findings, attachments, 3-D forms, and textured effects. Each technique is shown with step-by-step...
Beaded Jewelry: Knotting Techniques
Skills, Tools, and Materials for Making Handcrafted Jewelry. A Storey BASICS® Title
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2015
Get all knotted up! This fun guide has all the information you need to make your own jewelry using knotting techniques. You’ll learn how to evaluate, select, and care for pearls and gemstones; how to select findings and tools; the pros and cons of different stringing materials; and much more. Clear...
by Kathy Flood
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2011
The take-it-with-you collecting resource...
Warman's Jewelry Field Guide 2nd Edition features more than 400 detailed color images and current values for some of the world's most stunning fine and costume jewelry.
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Key categories covering everything from funky fads...
Handcrafted Wire Findings
Techniques and Designs for Custom Jewelry Components
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
Why spend hundreds of dollars stocking up on expensive manufactured clasps, jump rings, ear wires, bails, and much more when you can get exactly what you need for a fraction of the cost? With Handcrafted Wire Findings you can learn how to make all of these things and more with your choice of materials....
by Sally White
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2013
Make unique knitted jewelry. This book includes instructions and patterns for knitted jewelry.Beautiful, unique gifts for all your women friends and family members.AND the plus point is ..... it is much easier to make them than you would assume!!
Make a Statement
25 Handcrafted Jewelry & Accessory Projects
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2015
From runways to boutiques, statement jewelry has become the coveted accessory. In Make a Statement, jewelry designers Janet Crowther and Katie Covington share their trade secrets for using basic techniques and easy-to-source materials to make stylish jewelry and accessories, from a gold bib necklace...
Creating Crystal Jewelry with Swarovski
65 Sparkling Designs with Crystal Beads and Stones
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2011
Elegant, old-world jewelry with modern style.Working with world-famous Swarovski crystal beads, author Laura McCabe creates luminous necklaces, earrings, pendants, and rings for beaders of every skill level. The author provides complete step-by-step instruction for 20 projects (10 for beginners) --...
by Maurice Dufrène
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2012
The Art Nouveau movement that flourished at the turn of the 20th century had profound influence on the decorative arts, including jewelry. The style's sweeping, rhythmic curves and use of stylized floral and animal forms lent themselves well to adaptations in precious stones and rare metals. Lalique,...
Knitted Wire Jewelry
Techniques. Projects. Inspiration
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2009
Knitting & Wire Combine to Create 25 Gloriously Original Pieces!
Distinguished by their fine gauge and delicate beauty, the 25 projects in this book take jewelry-making to fresh and unexpected places. Using knitting to transform cold, hard wire into a moldable, organic fabric, Samantha...
Advanced Chain Maille Jewelry Workshop
Weaving with Rings and Scale Maille
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2015
Chain maille patterns and weaves that take jewelry design into new frontiers!
Jewelry artists will enjoy a collection of new, less-common weaves and challenging projects that inspire and educate.
Author Karen Karon begins by reviewing basic chain maille weaves in order to set the stage...
Beautiful Hand-stitched Jewelry
35 unique projects inspired by Tokyo style
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2015
Beautiful Hand-Stitched Jewelry is packed with alluring and stylish ideas from Japanese textile artist, Emi Iwakiri, for making your own designer necklaces and chokers, bracelets and bangles, brooches and pins. Using traditional Japanese crochet techniques, these adorable designs use fabrics, ribbons,...
by Oppi Untracht
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2011
The definitive reference for jewelry makers of all levels of ability--a complete, profusely illustrated guide to design, materials, and techniques, as well as a fascinating exploration of jewelry-making throughout history.
Chain and Bead Jewelry Geometric Connections
A New Angle on Creating Dimensional Earrings, Bracelets, and Necklaces
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2014
In Chain and Bead Jewelry Geometric Connections, wirework jewelry designer Scott David Plumlee shares his techniques for creating an amazing array of original designs using copper, silver, brass, and gold jump rings, all inspired by geometric shapes.
By adapting and building on the traditional...