First Time Jewelry Making
The Absolute Beginner's Guide--Learn By Doing * Step-by-Step Basics + Projects
Published on 28. March 2019
128 pages
978-1-63159-699-5 (ISBN)
Description
With the expert guidance of jewelry-making expert Tammy Powley in First Time Jewelry Making, your goal is within reach.
The detailed descriptions of materials and easy step-by-step instructions for a variety of techniques will have you making earrings, necklaces, bracelets, and more in no time. The book guides you through the basics for a variety of jewelry mediums and methods, from bead stringing and wirework to chain making, metalwork, resin, and more. Simple projects like the Red Rhapsody Beaded Chain Bracelet, the Silver Metal Clay Link Earrings, and the Japanese Paper Ladybug Resin Pendant introduce you to skills you'll use often as you continue to learn about and explore jewelry making.
With First Time Jewelry Making, you'll soon be creating your own amazing jewelry designs with confidence.
The detailed descriptions of materials and easy step-by-step instructions for a variety of techniques will have you making earrings, necklaces, bracelets, and more in no time. The book guides you through the basics for a variety of jewelry mediums and methods, from bead stringing and wirework to chain making, metalwork, resin, and more. Simple projects like the Red Rhapsody Beaded Chain Bracelet, the Silver Metal Clay Link Earrings, and the Japanese Paper Ladybug Resin Pendant introduce you to skills you'll use often as you continue to learn about and explore jewelry making.
With First Time Jewelry Making, you'll soon be creating your own amazing jewelry designs with confidence.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
Illustrations
200 color photos
File size
14,45 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-63159-699-5 (9781631596995)
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Additional editions
Tammy Powley
First Time Jewelry Making: Volume 7
The Absolute Beginner's Guide--Learn By Doing * Step-by-Step Basics + Projects
Book
05/2019
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Person
Tammy Powley is a jeweler and workshop instructor who has written several books on jewelry making, including The Complete Photo Guide to Jewelry Making, Second Edition. She is also the former host and manager of About.com's jewelry-making website. She lives in Port St. Lucie, Florida. To see more of her work, visit her blog The Crafty Princess Diaries at tammypowley.com.
Content
- Intro
- Introduction
- Basics
- General Jewelry-Making Tools
- Jewelry Findings
- Bead Stringing
- Tools and Supplies
- Techniques
- Crimping with Crimping Pliers
- Securing Crimp Covers
- Securing First Bead Tip
- Securing Second Bead Tip
- Knotting: 2 Strands
- Knotting: 1 Strand
- Not Your Classic Knotted Bracelet
- Multi-Strand Floating Bead Necklace
- Wirework
- Tools and Supplies
- Techniques
- Work Hardening Wire
- Filing Wire
- Making a Wire Coil
- Wrapping a Simple Loop
- Longer Unwrapped Loops
- Making a Wrapped Loop
- Making a Figure 8 "Eye"
- Making a Wire Hook
- Wire-Wrapped Beads
- Wire-Wrapped Briolettes
- Gypsy Crystal Earrings
- Chain Making
- Tools and Supplies
- Techniques
- Filing Jump Rings
- Wire Cutter Jump Rings
- Jeweler's Saw Jump Rings
- Connecting Jump Rings
- Polishing & Tumbling
- Double Up Two-Tone Bracelet
- Red Rhapsody Double Chain Bracelet
- Fabricating Metal
- Tools and Supplies
- Techniques
- Making Holes
- Sawing
- Piercing
- Filing
- Texturing
- Forging on a Mandrel
- Stamping
- Shot Through the Heart Pendant
- Metal Clay
- Tools and Supplies
- Techniques
- Rolling Metal Clay
- Cutting Shapes with Cutters
- Cutting Shapes with Templates
- Making Slip
- Layering Clay
- Texturing Metal Clay
- Stamping Metal Clay
- Kiln Firing Metal Clay
- Firing Metal Clay with a Torch
- Firing Metal Clay in a Hot Pot
- Finishing Fired Metal Clay
- Silver Link & Crystal Earrings
- Resin
- Tools and Supplies
- Techniques
- Mixing Resin
- Pouring Resin for Casting
- Adding Color
- Adding a Top Coat
- Japanese Paper Ladybug Pendant
- Resources
- Contributing Designers
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Index
