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Crystal ChicCrystal Chic
by Debbi Simon

Publisher Kalmbach Publishing
Edition Paperback

Debbi Simon's new book will introduce you to the techniques of working with hot-fix crystals and teach you how to incorporate metal, resin, wood, plastic, polymer, and more, into your own designs. Thirty unique, step-by-step jewelry projects, bonus accessory projects such as stamping and resin-making, and other hot-fix crystal applications are included.
Price: £16.99



Elements of StyleElements of Style
by Rosemary Hill

Publisher Interweave Press
Edition Paperback

Make wearable pieces of art with easy to find materials, clever techniques, and the unique designs ideas in Elements of Style. It's all about the mix in this creative approach to making fabulous jewelry. These twenty-five modern wire, bead, and fiber jewelry designs using knit, crochet, and felting techniques will appeal to jewelry makers of all levels. Get familiar with materials, tools, and techniques-crafters will use basic wireworking, beading, knitting and crochet for most projects. Crochet or knit silver or copper wire and mix it with contrasting beads and metal findings. Knit or crochet thin textured yarns, such as linen, hemp, or unique fiber blends to create wire-framed beads, fiber hoop earrings, or an elegant scarf necklace. Or use a variety of felting techniques to create wire-caged beads, wide-cuff bracelets, rope necklaces, and more. Special technique sidebars and tip boxes throughout the book ensure success with every project. The delicate scale of projects makes them a great way to use up small amounts of fiber, beads, and wire from your stash. With projects ranging from Crochet Granny Square earrings to a Scribble Lace Choker to a Knitted Tube Necklace, you'll have lots of clever designs to choose from featuring a variety of beads and fibers.
Price: £14.99



Basic Jewellery-Making TechniquesBasic Jewellery-Making Techniques
by Jinks McGrath

Publisher A & C Black
Edition Paperback

This book is essential for any studio shelf. The author guides the maker, using step-by-step instructions, through all the basics - from which tools to buy, how to design your piece, to soldering, enamelling and polishing.
Price: £12.99



Handbook of Jewellery TechniquesHandbook of Jewellery Techniques
by Charles Codina

Publisher A & C Black
Edition Paperback

This is a reference guide to the equipment, materials and techniques that can be used when making jewellery. It is aimed at the beginner but it would also be suitable for the more experienced jeweller. It shows in step-by-step sequences how to accomplish various techniques. It also explains the pros and cons of different materials and finishes and how to achieve them.
Price: £19.99



The Art of Jewellery Design The Art of Jewellery Design
by Liz Olver

Publisher A & C Black
Edition Hardback
Price: £19.99



Making Silver ChainsMaking Silver Chains
by Glen F Waszek

Publisher Lark
Edition Paperback

With instructions that walk you through the basic techniques, even a beginner can create stunning chains in less than a weekend.
Price: £12.95



Boxes and Lockets - Metalsmithing Techniques  Boxes and Lockets - Metalsmithing Techniques
by Tim McCreight

Publisher A & C Black
Edition Paperback

A companion volume to 'Jewellery: fundamentals of metalsmithing'. It introduces detailed colour photographic sequences of metalworking techniques used to create containers, hinges and closing devices.
Price: £24.99



Jewllery and Silversmithing TechniquesJewllery and Silversmithing Techniques
by Charles Codina

Publisher A & C Black
Edition Hardback

Clear step-by-step instructions on how to go about designing a piece of jewellery, implement the design, photograph the work, make mixed media pieces, use gems, achieve special techniques such as filigree, and use different surface textures. Carles Codina’s companion volume to his highly successful Handbook of Jewellery Techniques allows the reader to achieve professional-looking work, whether they are complete beginners or experienced makers.
Price: £24.99



The Jeweller's Directory of Decorative FinishesThe Jeweller's Directory of Decorative Finishes
by Jinks McGrath

Publisher A & C Black
Edition Paperback

A complete guide to the tools, materials and techniques for creating decorative finishes for jewellery. It outlines all the materials and equipment needed to carry out different techniques, together with detailed demonstrations and sample swatches.
Price: £15.99



The Jeweller's Directory of GemstonesThe Jeweller's Directory of Gemstones
by Judith Crowe

Publisher A & C Black
Edition Paperback

This is a comprehensive guide to identifying, buying, using and caring for a wide array of jewels and gems. It covers the origins of gemstones and how to assess the quality, rarity, grade and cut of precious and semi-precious stones. There are clear illustrations and colour photographs to help you identify the different types of gemstone available and demonstrate how they can be used in a vast variety of designs and settings.
Price: £16.99



The Jeweller's Directory of Shape & FormThe Jeweller's Directory of Shape & Form
by Elizabeth Olver

Publisher A & C Black
Edition Paperback

This is a guide to designing and making all forms of jewellery from earrings and pendants to cufflinks and bracelets, tie pins and rings. It includes 200 visual references for shape, form, texture and finish, with reference symbols to indicate the materials and processes used.
Price: £14.99



Jewellery Handbooks: ElectroformingJewellery Handbooks: Electroforming
by Leslie Curtis

Publisher A & Black
Edition Paperback

Electroforming is a technique used by jewellery makers as well as ceramicists and glass artists. It allows the manufacture of delicate and/or irregular shapes that would be difficult to achieve by other means, as well as repetition pieces, which can also be difficult to make. For jewellery, electroforming means that relatively lightweight and delicate shapes can still be made rigid and strong, and that fastenings, etc., can be attached to difficult or irregular shapes.
Price: £14.99



Jewellery Handbooks: EnamellingJewellery Handbooks: Enamelling
by Ruth Ball

Publisher A & C Black
Edition Paperback

Enamelling — the fusion of glass on metal — provides opportunities for amazing effects, colours and styles of jewellery. In this book, Ruth Ball outlines each of the main enamel techniques in step-by-step detail and gives an insight into the variety of modern methods available for exploration. Contents include: the fundamental preparations, enamel characteristics and types; designing, constructing, firing and finishing enamel; cloissoné; engraving and etching; painted enamel; and various additional techniques, methods and effects.
Price: £14.99



Jewellery Handbooks: Mokumé GaneJewellery Handbooks: Mokumé Gane
by Ian Ferguson

Publisher A & C Black
Edition Paperback

Mokumé Gane is an old Japanese technique for creating patterned and coloured finishes. Modern jewellers and silversmiths have adapted and modified this technique to produce stunning finishes for their work - the results of which have received worldwide acclaim.
Price: £14.99



Jewellery Handbooks: Resin JewelleryJewellery Handbooks: Resin Jewellery
by Kathie Murphy

Publisher A & C Black
Edition Paperback

Accessible and flexible, resin is an ideal material for creating jewellery. Kathie Murphy's book is an essential introductory guide to resin jewellery for newcomers and a highly useful reference tool and source of inspiration for established jewellers. It discusses resin, how to store it, different types of resin and their users and employs a step-by-step approach to demonstrate how to make a wide range of resin jewellery.
Price: £14.99



Jewellery Handbooks: The Rings BookJewellery Handbooks: The Rings Book
by Jinks McGrath

Publisher A & C Black
Edition Paperback

An illustrated and practical jewellery handbook. Jinks McGrath explores the history and significance of rings and then guides the reader through a series of step-by-step projects. She offers inspirational ideas and illustrations which are designed to encourage jewellery-makers.
Price: £14.99



Jewellery Handbooks: The Earrings BookJewellery Handbooks: The Earrings Book
by Yvonne Kulagowski

Publisher A & C Black
Edition Paperback

In this book, Yvonne Kulagowski considers issues of design and aesthetics and offers practical information about choosing metals and materials, techniques, and using different tools and equipment. She covers a wide range of topics, including styles and materials as they relate to wearability and high fashion.
Price: £14.99



Jewellery Handbooks: Wire JewelleryJewellery Handbooks: Wire Jewellery
by Hans Stofer

Publisher A & C Black
Edition Paperback

As well as being one of the earliest and most traditional materials for making jewellery, wire is one of the most accessible of jewellery making materials. Hans Stofer’s practical book is an essential introductory guide to wire jewellery for newcomers and a highly useful reference tool and source of inspiration for established jewellers.
Price: £14.99



Bridal JewelleryBridal Jewellery
by Clare Yarwood-White

Publisher A & C Black
Edition Paperback

Bridal jewellery is, for many women, the most cherished jewellery they will ever own, linked to one of the most emotionally-charged chapters of their lives. This handbook provides an insight into the unique world of catering to this market, guiding the reader through the process of consulting, designing and making. Set out in the easy to follow handbook layout, the book includes simple tips as well as step-by-step demonstrations aimed at beginners or those looking to improve their skills.
Price: £14.99



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