Wonderful, Wearable Wire: Elegant and Easy Wire Jewelry Designs Using the Olympus Wigjig : Over 180 Designs for Beginning to Advance Wire Workers

by Karen Ray and Betty Bacon

Book Overview

Wonderful, Wearable Wire is a new book of 180 wire working designs made on the WigJig Olympus Transparent Jig. This 172-page book has 5 chapters - "Chains, Links and Clasps", "Pendants and Earrings",... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Spiral-bound
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0965078426
• ISBN13: 9780965078429
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Helwig Industries Llc
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.8" x 0.5" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

Wonderful, Wearable Wire

The reviewer above obviously didn't even read the book, as it gives (in several places) the website and 800 number of where to order the jig used. Also, the Wig Jig is not a mass production jig, it and the designs in the book are intended for personal use.The book is an excellent start for beginners - It gives specific step by step instructions. The jig is not required for any of the designs, but it does make things easier & quicker.

Instructions and directions

If you just bought wire-bending equipment and need help, buy this book. It's perfect for the novice-- slide your clear Wig-Jig Olympus over the template, put in the pegs and copy the designs. The book contains interesting and important wire-bending start-up information, too. More advanced? Lots of information and projects for you, too. The book is divided into sections by project (ornaments, pendants, links and clasps)with easy and challenging projects in each section. The book is wirebound, so you can fold it flat open. One pattern per page keeps you focused, not flipping pages. Some of the pages are busy with information, and require some patience to understand. One important page not to miss: the one that says patterns are all under current copyright, and are for personal use only.

Wonderful, Wearable Wire

This is a very good book for the novice to advanced wire jewelry artist. Using the Olympus Wigjig is very easy. You just place your wigjig over the template in the book, add the pegs and wrap wire in the directions of the arrows. Success is had by all with this solderless process! Makes great wire ornaments. You will truly love it for making jewelry to wear and give.

Excellent for beginner to advanced

This book gives tips you may not find anywhere else. The format is easy to read and digest. The number of designs given freely will certainly wake up your creativity. If you have not purchased a book on jewelry making or wire working this is the place to start. You can sit down and make some professional quality items immediately. If you are accomplished this will add to your repertoire with new designs and building of new skills with the Olympus. I am most impressed!!!