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Metalsmiths reveal new findings in jewelry trends

Following up their best-selling book Handcrafted Wire Findings, Denise Peck and Jane Dickerson give jewelers more techniques, more (and different) findings, and more inspiration. Handcrafted Metal Findings features 30 step-by-step tutorials for metal findings that require only basic jewelry-making skills. Working with precut metal blanks and thin-gauge sheet metal, Denise, Jane, and several contributing artists have created great-looking findings--head pins, bead caps, bails, charms, connectors, cones, and more--all...

Creating beautiful handcrafted wirework jewelry is at your fingertips with Wirework Jewelry Workshop. Crafting jewelry is made fun and engaging with this easy-to-follow workshop in a book. You'll find page after page of inspiration and techniques, along with a wealth of advice on tools, materials, and proper methods for making stunning wirework jewelry including necklaces, rings, bracelets, and earrings. This book is accessible for beginners with 450 colorful step-by-step photographs, straightforward instructions, and handy tried-and-true tips....

Learn the art of stringing and linking handcrafted jewelry Start thinking of a name for your jewelry-crafting workstation because people are going to be asking you, "where did you get that?" Stringing & Linking Jewelry Workshop, an easy-to-follow workshop-based book, covers everything you need to know to do exactly what the title suggests. There are 30 projects in all, accompanied by 450 gorgeous step-by-step photographs and clear-cut instructions, to take you by the hand and show you the ropes. Expert jewelry designer Sian...

Have you ever gazed in wonder at a faceted gemstone, at the ever-changing interplay of light, colour, and sparkle, and asked yourself how such a thing could come into being? Gemstones have been a source of fascination, mystery, and power for millennia, yet it is only in the last few decades that the tools and knowledge for creating these tiny miracles have been available to the average person.

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Note: This is Volume 2 of Amateur Gemstone Faceting, containing Chapters 10 to 20. To track down Volume 1, search for "Amateur Gemstone Faceting Volume 1: The Essentials."

Have you ever gazed in wonder at a faceted gemstone, at the ever-changing interplay of light, colour, and sparkle, and asked yourself how such a thing could come into being? Gemstones have been a source of fascination, mystery, and power for millennia, yet it is only in the last few decades that the tools and knowledge for creating these tiny miracles have been available to the average person.

In...

Take your beadweaving designs to the next level

Explore an inspired approach to weaving beaded jewelry with Beadweaving Beyond the Basics. Experiment with color and shape with these 24 gorgeous designs from beadweaving teacher and Beadwork contributor Kassie Shaw. In addition to showcasing classic stitches, including Herringbone, Peyote and St. Petersburg, these designs incorporate Kassie's innovative variations on Right Angle Weave--Double Diamond Right Angle Weave, Faux Right Angle Weave and Layered Right Angle Weave. In-depth primers on these new approaches will get you...

Join the social media sensation and make some sensational jewelry in an hour or less It s becoming a household name for crafters and DIYers of all levels Kollabora. With more than 22,000 Facebook followers and a growing network of 1 million crafters, Kollabora is a booming force in the craft community. Now for the first time, Kollabora s wildly popular jewelry patterns are available to you in this inspired edition Super Simple Jewelry.

Add chic, new items to your jewelry box from earrings to necklaces, bangles to rings....

Add Vibrant Color to Your Jewelry

Enameling is the one of the best ways to add color to your jewelry--and anyone can do it In Jeweler's Enameling Workshop, master jeweler Pauline Warg shares her easy-to-follow approach to enameling. You'll first learn the basics of kiln firing and torch firing, including equipment, tools, safety, and how to troubleshoot problems. Then, twenty projects for beautiful necklaces, pendants, earrings, bracelets, and rings walk you through various dry and wet enameling techniques. You'll learn to:

• Stencil simple designs using multiple...

Luxurious and stylish braided jewelry

Eye-catching, ornate and fashionable, jewelry created with soutache braid can be made easily

In Sensational Soutache Jewelry Making, you'll learn the basic techniques of soutache embroidery, and then get creative with 15 easy-to-follow projects for bracelets, earrings, brooches, rings and necklaces. Get inspired by author Csilla Papp's ideas, then use your imagination to put your own twists on projects like the simple but stunning Zima Earrings and Baroque Bracelet, or a challenging statement piece like the India Choker. Color and...