Jewelry Making for Beginners (eBook)

32 Projects with Metals

Greta Pack (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2012
80 Seiten
Dover Publications (Verlag)
978-0-486-16834-0 (ISBN)

Infos

Simple diagrams, lists of tools, and clear explanations make it easy to fashion bracelets, brooches, buttons, charms, necklaces, rings, and more from silver, copper, iron, and other common metals. Over 400 illustrations.

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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!

Inhalt

METALS Copper Brass Silver Iron TinTOOLSTHE BASIC PROCESSES Sawing Piercing Filing Soldering Cleaning, Polishing, and FinishingDECORATIVE PROCESSES Wire Work Wire Twisting Making a Round Coil Making a Flat Wire Coil Making Disks and Domes Cutting Disks Punching DomesJEWELRY MAKINGBARRETTES Barrette with Flat Coils of Wire Bowknot Barrette of MetalBRACELETS 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 CharmsBROOCHES Butterfly Brooch of Copper and Brass with Tapered Coil Butterfly Brooch of Silver with Crimped Edge and Tapered CoilBUCKLE AND BUTTONS Buckle and Buttons of DomesCHAINS 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 RingsCHARMS Charm with Identification Initial Charms Mounted with Stones Charm for Good LuckNECKLACES Necklace of Flat Coiled Units Linked with Oval Ring with Center Twist Necklace of Disks and Domes Linked with Oval Ring with Center TwistPENDANTS 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 RingsRINGS Ring of Flat Coils Ring with Flat Coil, Dome and Bead Ring with Oblong Flat Stone Ring with Stone Irregular in ShapeSCARF HOLDERS Scarf Holder of Twisted Wire and Flat Coils Scarf Holder of Raised Metal, Domes and WireSLIDE Slide for Sport Tie of Metal with Stone, and Tapered CoilsDESIGNINGINDEX

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 19.9.2012
• Reihe/Serie: Dover Crafts: Jewelry Making & Metal Wor
• Reihe/Serie: Dover Crafts: Jewelry Making & Metal Work
• Zusatzinfo: Over 400 illustrations and diagrams
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 210 x 210 mm
• Gewicht: 225 g
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Heimwerken / Do it yourself
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Kreatives Gestalten
• Schlagworte: Dover • easy to make jewelry • goldsmithing • make your own jewelry • silversmithing
• ISBN-10: 0-486-16834-4 / 0486168344
• ISBN-13: 978-0-486-16834-0 / 9780486168340