Steel wire jewelry : stylish designs, simple techniques, artful inspiration
2011
Book
Even complete beginners can work with steel wire-- it's very forgiving, and can be found at local hardware stores or home improvement centers for a fraction of the cost of silver. Let your creativity be your guide and have fun!
Item Details
ISBN:
- 9781600595387
- 1600595383
Edition: First edition.
Description: 128 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Other Title: Wire jewelry
Notes: Includes index.
Contents:
- Foreword. Steeling beauty / Keith Lo Bue
- Introduction. The proverbial coil of wire / Brenda Schweder
- The basics. Meet the new guy in town ; Steel: origins & properties ; Iron & steel jewelry: a global history / Charles Lewton-Brain ; Basics tools & techniques ; Jewelry building blocks
- The projects. Wire warm-up ; Gauges: the thick & thin of it ; Chain, chain, chains: the tip of the iceberg ; Bezels, bails & prongs: what holds it all in ; Calder & me: a dream collaboration ; Mix mastery: steel wire with other materials.
LCCN: 2010003895
Control Number: 801962
Publisher: New York : Sterling Pub., [2011]Subjects: