Elegant Wire Jewelry: Contemporary Designs & Creative Techniques

by Kathy Frey

Book Overview

Modern and stylish, with glittering hints of color: how can jewelry that's so easy to make be so elegant? These fabulous pieces use basic techniques, such as bending, wrapping, and making simple spirals, along with different types of wire that range from sterling silver to gold-filled copper. Guided by numerous photographs and easy-to-follow instructions, novice crafters can create simple flat shapes, move on to wrapped silhouettes, and then smoothly produce three-dimensional forms. The projects use commercially made chain, ribbon, or cording to showcase the variety of unique, one-of-a-kind wire shapes. A?Selection of the Crafter's Choice Book Club.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1579909086
• ISBN13: 9781579909086
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: Lark Books (NC)
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 9.0" x 10.2"

Customer Reviews

A Wonderful Book!

This is a wonderful book for anyone who wants to explore jewelry design and creation! Frey's writing style is accessible and inviting and the photography is amazing. Frey tells readers who are just beginning, how to get started, complete with advice about what tools and materials to buy. She then offers a variety of projects, which will interest jewelry makers at various levels. This is an informative and inspirational book!