jewelry making

Presents a collection of approximately seventy-five entries that describe the people, places, terms, and tools in the history of jewelry.

Step-by-step instructions explain simple techniques that can be used to create different pieces of jewelry, using basic materials.

Examines the tools and techniques of jewelry making; looks at methods of working with wire, sheet metal, plastic, paper, beads, shells, and stones; and includes illustrated instructions for a variety of projects.

A guide to creating wire jewelry that explains the basics of making jewelry components, combining various colors and gauges of wire, creating wire beads, using a wire jig, and wrapping beads, glass, and mesh with wire.

Discusses historical and cultural influences on fiber and bead jewelry designs and presents more than twenty patterns and illustrated step-by-step instructions for making a fiber and bead necklace.

Step-by-step illustrated guide to making more than forty jewelry projects.