Silversmithing for Jewelry Makers

Silversmithing for Jewelry Makers
Author: Elizabeth Bone
Publisher: Interweave
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012-01-03
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781596684997

Your expert techniques with a silver lining! A comprehensive guide, Silversmithing for Jewelry Makers details techniques, surface treatments, and innovations specifically designed for all jewelry makers working in silver, and especially focuses on the needs and interests relevant to metal-jewelry artisans. Explore basic skills as well as specialist techniques, including filigree, chasing, annealing, engraving, etching, casting, and much more. Plus, profiles of contemporary practitioners are included in every section, along with galleries illustrating a range of beautifully crafted finished works. The handy resource section also features a how-to for selling jewelry in the contemporary accessories market. Experienced jewelry makers interested in either exploring silver for the first time or taking their silver jewelry to the next level will love this harmonious marriage between expert silversmithing advice and a jewelry artisan sensibility.

Indian Silversmithing

Indian Silversmithing
Author: W. Ben Hunt
Publisher: Echo Point Books & Media, LLC
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-01-10
Genre:
ISBN: 9781648372575

W. Ben Hunt's Indian Silversmithing offers a rich history of this southwestern Native American craft and provides an invaluable reference manual for crafters and hobbyists who want to learn and practice the art themselves.

The Metalsmith's Book of Boxes & Lockets

The Metalsmith's Book of Boxes & Lockets
Author: Tim McCreight
Publisher: Hand Book Press
Total Pages: 144
Release: 1999-09-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780965824897

Introduces metalworking techniques such as how to create hinges and catches

How to Create Your Own Jewelry Line

How to Create Your Own Jewelry Line
Author: Emilie Shapiro
Publisher: Union Square + ORM
Total Pages: 313
Release: 2018-04-13
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1454710853

A successful jewelry designer offers a practical guide to starting your business, selling your creations, and building your brand. To develop a successful jewelry line, designers have to be more than just creative artists—they have to understand the ins and outs of running a crafts business. Emilie Shapiro’s detailed guide explores the many facets of creating a quality handmade collection that people will buy, including: where to sell your work how to do small-scale production how to carry out market research and publicity how to price and present your pieces for greatest effect, and much more Includes photos