Wire-wrapped jewelry techniques : tools and inspiration for creating your own fashionable jewelry

Wire-wrapped jewelry techniques Tools and inspiration for creating your own fashionable jewelry

Lora S. Irish

Book - 2018

"A little wire, a few simple tools, and some brightly colored beads are all that is needed to create intriguing fashion statements. Features eight step-by-step projects for stunning necklaces, pendants, brooches, hairpins, and earrings"--

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Subjects
Jewelry making.
Wire jewelry.
Published
Mount Joy, PA : Fox Chapel Publishing Company, Inc [2018]
Language
English
Main Author
Lora S. Irish (author)
Item Description
Includes index.
Physical Description
176 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
ISBN
9781565239555
  • Chapter 1. Materials
  • Wire
  • Tools
  • Beads
  • Chapter 2. Getting Started
  • Wire-Wrapping Terms and Structure
  • Varying Visual Effects with One Bent-Wire Link
  • Basic Bent-Wire Shapes
  • Technique 1. Forming Bent-Wire Links
  • Wrapping Basics
  • Chapter 3. Techniques
  • General Wrapping
  • Technique 2. Tightly Packed Wrapping
  • Technique 3. Loosely Packed Wrapping
  • Technique 4. Cluster Wrap
  • Technique 5. Random Loose Wrap
  • Working with Beads
  • Technique 6. Random Loose Beaded Wrap
  • Technique 7. Wire-Wrapped Caged Beads
  • Technique 8. Wire-Wrapped Bead Dangles
  • Technique 9. Adding Beads to Wrapping Wire
  • Technique 10. Wire-Wrapped Bead Clusters
  • Technique 11. Wrapping with a Beaded Wire
  • Wrapping Patterns
  • Technique 12. Working a Wrapping Pattern
  • Technique 13. Wrapping Patterns with Multiple Arms
  • Technique 14. Adding Beads to a Wrapping Pattern
  • Technique 15. Woven Wrapping Patterns
  • Technique 16. Wrapping with a Coil
  • Adding Elements
  • Technique 17. Adding a Coil Element
  • Technique 18. Adding Half-Circle Coil Elements
  • Technique 19. Adding a Bent Loop
  • Technique 20. Adding Multiple Bent Loops
  • Technique 21. Adding a Beaded Wire
  • Technique 22. Adding a Looped Wire
  • Technique 23. Embellishing Decorative Loops
  • Securing and Adding Arms
  • Technique 24. Securing Free-Floating Arms
  • Technique 25. Adding a Bending Wire
  • Technique 26. Adding Multiple Bending Wires
  • Technique 27. Separately Securing Wire Arm Ends
  • Special Techniques
  • Technique 28. Wrapping Sequential Layers
  • Technique 29. Hiding Securing Wires with Beads
  • Technique 30. Filling a Space
  • Chapter 4. Projects
  • Sunset Pendant
  • Spring Fling Hoop Earrings
  • Snail Trail Necklace
  • Kristen Necklace and Earrings Set
  • Tumbleweed Earrings
  • Salsa Necklace
  • Victorian Hot-Air Balloon Pendant
  • Coiled Hairpin
  • Technique Quick Reference
  • About the Author
  • Index

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