Making Colorful Wire & Beaded Jewelry

by Linda Jones

Author	: Linda Jones
Publisher	: Interweave
Total Pages	: 0
Release	: 2006-04-01
Genre	: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN	: 9781596680142

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Highlighting the flexibility and fun of working with wire, these original designs twist, spiral, and wrap their way through necklaces, bracelets, and rings. Using only a few simple tools, a spool of wire, and a sprinkling of beads, aspiring jewelry designers can create adornments from metallic or colored wire. Projects are easy to adapt to taste and level of expertise, and wire-working techniques build up from simple to stunning, inspiring beginners and old hands alike. There are smart and sophisticated gold and silver wire designs, such as the Waterfall Chain necklace, as well as more casual designs made with colored wire, funky beads, and tiny seashells, including the Belly Dancer Bracelet or Exotic Charm Necklace. With sections on styles and further variations, this is a guide for anyone who wants to add some shine to their repertoire.

Bead on a Wire

by Sharilyn Miller

Author	: Sharilyn Miller
Publisher	: North Light Books
Total Pages	: 0
Release	: 2005-07-26
Genre	: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN	: 9781581806502

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Beadwork.

Wire Jewelry Masterclass

by Abby Hook

Author	: Abby Hook
Publisher	: GMC Publications
Total Pages	: 0
Release	: 2011
Genre	: Jewelry making
ISBN	: 9781861088420

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This comprehensive guide to working with wire, focusing on the intricate and rewarding craft of wire weaving, will delight and inspire all levels of jewellery-maker. The 24 projects, ranging from elegant pendants to earrings, rings, brooches and bracelets, will appeal to a wide range of tastes and are grouped into beginner, intermediate and advanced sections so that confidence grows in the reader to feel able to move on a stage. Abby's experience running tutorials on this wonderful craft shines out in the clarity of the step by step instruction for each project and the invaluable tools and techniques section. To Abby, teaching is all about getting the detail right and taking out the guess work so the maker can concentrate on the end result of a beautiful piece of jewellery.

Show Your Colors

by Jamie Hogsett

Author	: Jamie Hogsett
Publisher	: Kalmbach Books
Total Pages	: 97
Release	: 2012-08-29
Genre	: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN	: 0871167557

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Show Your Colors uses flexible beading wire as a key design element in creating these thirty fun and fashionable jewelry projects. By exposing the wire, jewelry pieces are bright and colorful, and the wire adds texture to the design. The pieces in this book create a universal appeal with the wire being just as important as the beads. All types of jewelry makers will enjoy these modern, up-to-date styles.

Knitting with Wire

by Nancie M. Wiseman

Author	: Nancie M. Wiseman
Publisher	: Penguin
Total Pages	: 185
Release	: 2013-03-15
Genre	: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN	: 1620332655

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Covering the basics of wire knitting, this manual presents a range of 30 innovative and beautiful projects, from simple to more complex, with clear directions and illustrations. Appealing to knitters, beadworkers, wireworkers, and jewelry makers, the guide offers a complete description of tools and techniques, embellishing with beads, and making finishes for the project. A history of this unusual technique is also explored, along with tips for independent projects.

Lacy Wire Jewelry

by Melody MacDuffee

Author	: Melody MacDuffee
Publisher	: Kalmbach Books
Total Pages	: 97
Release	: 2013-03-20
Genre	: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN	: 1627000747

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While the market has many books on solid, chunky wirework, there are few that teach lacy, intricate wirework done without soldering or casting. Melody’s work is airy and lacy, and while the techniques may be similar to traditional wirework, the results are unique. With step-by-step written directions, photos, and illustrations, this book presents more intermediate level techniques on how to make classic necklaces, bracelets, earrings, rings, pendants, pins, and hair jewelry.

Making Bead & Wire Jewelry

by Dawn Cusick

Author	: Dawn Cusick
Publisher	: Lark Books
Total Pages	: 134
Release	: 2002
Genre	: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN	: 9781579903886

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Explains the techniques involved in making bead and wire jewelry, discusses tools and materials, and features illustrated instructions for seventy-five projects, including necklaces, earrings, bracelets, and pins.

Live Wire Jewelry

by Katie Hacker

Author	: Katie Hacker
Publisher	: North Light Books
Total Pages	: 128
Release	: 2012-02-09
Genre	: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN	: 9781440312786

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Colorful wire jewelry with a twist! Warm, vibrant copper or cool, soothing blue—there's no doubt that color inspires us to create. Katie Hacker's Live Wire Jewelry colors your world with 30 dynamic designs, all featuring vibrant hues of colored wire. Coil, wrap, loop, weave and twist your way to dazzling necklaces, elegant earrings and playful bracelets. Dressed up or dressed down, the designs in Live Wire Jewelry are sure to make you sparkle and shine. Inside you'll find: 30 brilliant, colorful jewelry designs An in-depth course in wire-working, from types and gauges of wire to instructions on how to make jump rings, links, hooks, bundled wire beads and more Variations that demonstrate how to translate ideas from the projects into your own unique creations Add a spark of creativity and color to your wardrobe with the high-voltage designs in Live Wire Jewelry!

Freeform Wire Art Jewelry

by Gayle Bird

Author	: Gayle Bird
Publisher	: National Geographic Books
Total Pages	: 0
Release	: 2015-04-20
Genre	: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN	: 1440241333

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Twist, curl and wrap wire into one-of-a-kind jewelry! Follow along with author Gayle Bird as she teaches you everything you need to know to create her signature jewelry designs. First learn the basics of color and design, then move into essential wire tutorials. From there, you'll work your way through 20 step-by-step jewelry projects, including earrings, rings and necklaces. By the time you finish the book, you'll be ready to design your own statement jewelry, complete with swirling wire and dazzling gems. Features: • Tutorials on the essential wire techniques, including spirals, curls and more. • Chapter on design gives the foundation for creating unique pieces. • Step-by-step directions for 20 projects.