Wire jewelry : beaded and beautiful ; 70+ captivating jewelry designs

Noted designer and author Irina Miech returns to her favorite medium with Wire Jewelry: Beaded and Beautiful , a collection of 24+ timeless wire jewelry projects beginners can create with a minimum investment in tools and materials. Using a clear, illustrative teaching style, Irina introduces standard wire techniques like wrapping loops, spirals, and zig-zags; hammering; creating simple clasps, and much more. Jewelry makers can apply their new skills to beautiful earrings, rings, pendants, bracelets, necklaces, and captured cabochons that have a timeless, classic look and feel. The focus is on materials and tools readily available at national retailers and independent bead shops alike: base metals, beads, semiprecious stones, and cabochons in various sizes and shapes. Even the findings — chain, clasps, and jump rings — are easy to find. With Wire Jewelry: Beaded and Beautiful , jewelry makers at every level will be able to create timeless jewelry pieces using standard techniques and materials. Noted designer and author Irina Miech returns to her favorite medium with Wire Jewelry: Beaded and Beautiful, featuring 24+ creative bracelets, earrings, pendants, rings, necklaces, and captured cabochons for jewelry makers at every level Table of Contents Introduction Basics Materials Tools Techniques Wire Shapes Coiling Patterns Focal Point Frames and Bails Cabochons and Focal Point Stones Acknowledgements About the Author Presents more than 70 projects including necklaces, bracelets, earrings, rings, and pendants