Wire style

Featuring original ideas from top jewelry designers, this collection covers a range of contemporary and stylish projects, such as bracelets, necklaces, earrings, and pendants. Beginning with a primer on basic tools and techniques and covering fundamental wire-working skills in detail, including wire-wrapping, weaving, coiling, chain-making, hammering, texturing, and oxidizing, this guide helps jewelry makers of all skills levels develop a range of talents. Each project includes a comprehensive materials list and step-by-step instructions that guide crafters through a variety of projects, including wrapping found objects with wire, making chain mail, creating spirals, straightening wire, making jump rings and ear wires, and creating clasps.

INTRODUCTION; Wire Style; Wire; Tools; Techniques; PROJECTS; Daisy Chain Bracelet; All Wrapped Up; Definitely Looped; "S" is for Silver; I'm Hooked; Grape Clusters; Glass Nests; Winding Vines; Centipede; 3x3; Silver Springs; Asian Wisdom; Encrusted Cuff; So Cagey!; Pretty Pulleys; Exclamation Points; Simply Charming; King of Rings; Catch-All; Rolling Rings; Framed and Coiled; Coiled Again!; Twigs; Twisted Bracelet; Elemental; French Rope; All That Glitters; Overwrought; Grapevine; Sticks & amp; Stones; Ribbons Bracelet; Finders Keepers; Tourmaline Columns; Singular Sensation; Opal Waves.

Dance All NightUnparalleled; Waste-Not Bracelet; Swingin' Style; Industrial Magic; Geometry; By the Beautiful Sea; Double Crossed; Heaps of Rings; Ring-a-Ling; 2x2; Silver Clovers; Suspended; Tears of Blue; Jewels of the Sea; Contributors; Sources; Further Reading; Index.