Chasing and repousse are methods of embellishing metal objects that have been in use for millennia. With the use of punches and hammers, a wide range of items from delicate jewellery, such as earrings, to pieces of monumental sculpture can be adorned using these techniques. The book provides clean and practical instruction that will be of use to both beginners and the more practised craftsperson. Highly illustrated, the book gives a clear idea of how these methods can be used for a wide range of...
This book is aimed at wire jewellery artists yearning to expand their skills in metalwork but without the desire to set up a full metalsmithing studio. All metalwork in Wire + Metal can be done with basic tool many wire-workers are already familiar with, plus a few new ones. Incorporating prefab metal blanks, blanks punched from sheet metal, and sheet metal cut with shears, everything will be fabricated with easy-to-do techniques that can be done right at the kitchen table. Wire work includes l...
Create contemporary copper jewelry as Sharilyn Miller, the best-selling author of Bead on a Wire, teaches you how to make beautifully designed and afforable pieces, from bracelets and necklaces to earrings and pins. Copper offers jewelry makers a stylish, yet inexpensive alternative to silver, and is attractive, easy to work with, and very accessible. Inside you will find: Step-by-step photography for all projects and techniques Tips for mixing metals with copper to create one-of-a-kin...
Best of Bead&button Magazine (Best of Bead & Button Magazine)
by Editors Of Bead&button Magazine
Create jewelry that is uniquely you with Custom Cool Jewelry. Add a personal, handcrafted touch to any piece using just a few easy-to-find materials for one-of-a-kind results every time. Melinda Barta, assistant managing editor of Beadwork magazine, shows clever ideas for boutique-style projects with a personal twist. All it takes is basic jewelry-making and crafting skills. Think outside the box with Melinda's unconventional uses of common crafting supplies. Learn to bake bead collages with re...
Jewelry was worn by ancient Egyptians at every level of society and, like their modern descendants, they prized it for its aesthetic value, as a way to adorn and beautify the body. It was also a conspicuous signifier of wealth, status, and power. But jewelry in ancient Egypt served another fundamental purpose: its wearers saw it as a means to absorb positive magical and divine powers-to protect the living, and the dead, from the malignant forces of the unseen. The types of metals or stones used...
Bead Runway Kumihimo Technique Pattern Series Volume 1
by Cindy Grayson
Charms are the latest hot accessory to hang on your jeans, bag, key ring, belt or phone. Expert beadworker Stephanie Burnham has designed twenty fabulous charms you will want to make using simple techniques and gorgeous beads. Twenty great designs Twenty alternative colour schemes Clear step-by-step instructions Easy and fun to make
This beautiful, luxury book is the culmination of years of jewellery collecting by one of Azerbaijan's most prominent philanthropists.
Beadwork developed as a decorative craft in Europe in the middle ages. It was first used to enhance embroidery but in the seventeenth century, complete objects were made from beads, and soon every girl was expected to include it among her accomplishments. There was a decline in the popularity of beadwork during the eighteenth century but in the nineteenth century feminine crafts of all kinds assumed great importance and beadwork flourished. This book describes and illustrates the many different...