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How to Make Jewelry : Jewelry Making Tools

Basic Jewelry Making Basic Jewelry Making $17.96 This fully illustrated guide shows how to make all kinds of funky and elegant bracelets, earrings, necklaces, and pendants using beads and wire. It begins with the basics ? planning a design, attaching fittings, making secure crimps, selecting beads ? so crafters can quickly get started creating one-of-a-kind pieces.Simple wire-bending techniques allow crafters to make beaded drop earrings as well as more elaborate necklace and bracelet designs. Advanced techniques use metallic, sterling silver, even 14-carat-gold wire to make gallery-quality jewelry in almost any style and size.Featuring design ideas by a variety of jewelers, this book includes pictures and descriptions of tools and materials, a guide to common types of beads, advice on proper lengths and fit, and inspiration for creating a wide range of styles.Book specifications: wirebound paperback, 116 pgs., 8 1/2 in. x 11 in.Publisher: Stackpole Books, 2006.

Complete Guide To Making Wire Jewelry $14.94 Complete Guide To Making Wire Jewelry features a collection of more than 20 projects from Art Jewelry magazine, including necklaces, rings, bracelets, and much more! Introduces you to basic wire-working tools and techniques, then shows you how to make wire jewelry using such methods as coiling wire, weaving chain mail, wrapping, and shaping. Includes step-by-step instructions and close-up photos. Softcover: 112 pages.

Making Memories Tools Vintage Groove Kit $8.29 Making Memories Tools are just what every crafter needs. Make yourself a special craft tool box. Have everything on hand so that when you start crafting you are prepared. Vintage Groove Kit- Kit contains Chain Nose Pliers(best used for opening and closing jump rings) , Round Nose Pliers(cone shaped nose used to make multiple loop sizes) and a Side Cutter( used to cut jewelry findings, chain, and wire).

Making Wire Jewelry $5.79 Features 13 easy projects for stylish and fun accessories. Readers will learn the key techniques for making great wire necklaces, bracelets, earrings, and pins.

Chain Mail Jewelry Chain Mail Jewelry $22.45 Once used to create protective garments, chain mail techniques and patterns have now been adapted for jewelry making by innovative artists. Making chain mail jewelry requires few tools to achieve impressive results.From an Inlaid Chain Mail Pendant to a Japanese Hexagonal Mail Collar, the 30 extraordinary projects in this book will introduce you to a variety of exciting techniques for all skill levels.Book specifications: hardback, 144 pgs., 8 3/4 in. x 10 1/4 in.Publisher: Lark, 2006.

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