Wire Jewelry Masterclass: Wrapped, Coiled and Woven Pieces Using Fine Materials

Comprehensive and fabulous, Wire Jewelry Masterclass takes an in-depth look at an intricate and rewarding craft. The 24 projects, which range from simple Dragon's tear briolette earrings to a Poseidon-under-the-sea pendant, will delight and inspire jewelers of all levels and tastes. Divided into beginner, intermediate, and advanced sections, this beautifully photographed step-by-step guide is the ticket to wire jewelry expertise! 

Abby Hook has been making jewelry since she was a child and has focused on wire techniques for the past 10 years. She currently teaches her skills and designs through online tutorials and is an approved teacher on www.jewelrylessons.com. She is also one of the judges for Jewelry Lessons' International competition. Abby contributed several articles in GMC Publication's respected Making Jewellery magazine.

1) Inspiration and techniques galore - This book is fabulous. The projects have great variety and really do help you improve your techniques from start to finish. Projects are properly classified by their skill level i.e. easy, intermediate and advanced, yet you'll find beautiful projects that anyone would enjoy making or wearing throughout. I also like that the pictures for every project show variations in how the project will look if you use a different wire color (copper vs. silver) or a different bead (faceted vs. round), or a different bead size, etc. I think that really helps you make a project using the supplies you might have on-hand instead of trying to exactly reproduce the author's project. I love that the author takes you through the instructions step by step but then helps you 'make it your own'. I consider myself an intermediate wire wrapper and I think there is plenty for me to learn and practice in this book. One last thing - there's a lot of variety in the projects. Earrings, necklaces, rings, pendants, clasps, chains - no matter what your interest, I think there will be something for you.

By L. Yang on April 26, 2012


2) Best Wire Work Book Available - This is EXACTLY what I was looking for in a wire work book! I wasn't able to preview the inside of the book, so I took a chance and luckily it paid off. I have many books on jewelry making and wire working. Most of the projects aren't ones I'm crazy about or they're too simple or too 'out there'. This book is perfect. Some of the techniques and projects are more basic, but the level of advancement goes up quite a bit and every one of the projects is beautiful and useful!!! This is the book to purchase if you'd like some nicely detailed, beautiful projects for wire working. It's worth more than the cover price, since you could easily spend this much or more just buying a couple on on-line tutorials. I would give this book 10 stars if I could! It's one of the best I've ever seen in the jewelry making category.

By J. Rainey on April 30, 2012

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Wire Jewelry Masterclass: Wrapped, Coiled and Woven Pieces Using Fine Materials

WOVEN WIRE JEWELRY (BEADWORK HOW - TO)

A new wire weaving technique that varies the number of wires and their thickness to create stunningly beautiful bracelets, necklaces, and pendants is introduced in this guide. Project instructions go well beyond simple line drawings to show the assembly process of each piece in a series of step-by-step photographs. The nine projects begin with an elegantly simple woven bracelet and move on to more dramatic projects that include a domed cuff bracelet with soldered bead ends, a free-form bracelet, a woven neck piece, and a pendant with a woven frame. Projects range in difficulty from easy to advanced, and many can be completed without soldering. The more experienced craftsperson will savor the way Precious Metal Clay adds striking embellishments to three of the projects.

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Woven Wire Jewelry (Beadwork How-To)

SILVER SMITHING (JEWELRY CRAFTS)

The best book on the market that covers text on smithing including the general principles of metalwork, types and properties of metals, tools, and techniques. Numerous diagrams, photos and illustrations enhance this in-depth, how-to book on silversmithing.

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Silversmithing (Jewelry Crafts)

PRACTICAL JEWELRY RENDERING

This practical tool-in-a-book combines instruction on rendering techniques with unique guides that assist designers as they conceive jewelry and other works for the body. An envelop on the inside back cover contains a useful plastic template of circles, squares and other shapes as well as a ruler.

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Practical Jewelry Rendering