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First Time Jewelry Making

Author Tammy Powley
Release Date: 2019/03/01
ISBN: 9781631596995
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First Time Jewelry Making is a concise introduction to the craft of jewelry making,with easy tutorials and projects for a variety of popular mediums.

Table of Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Basics
    1. General Jewelry-Making Tools
    2. Jewelry Findings
  3. Bead Stringing
    1. Tools and Supplies
    2. Techniques
    3. Crimping with Crimping Pliers
    4. Securing Crimp Covers
    5. Securing First Bead Tip
    6. Securing Second Bead Tip
    7. Knotting: 2 Strands
    8. Knotting: 1 Strand
    9. Not Your Classic Knotted Bracelet
    10. Multi-Strand Floating Bead Necklace
  4. Wirework
    1. Tools and Supplies
    2. Techniques
    3. Work Hardening Wire
    4. Filing Wire
    5. Making a Wire Coil
    6. Wrapping a Simple Loop
    7. Longer Unwrapped Loops
    8. Making a Wrapped Loop
    9. Making a Figure 8 “Eye”
    10. Making a Wire Hook
    11. Wire-Wrapped Beads
    12. Wire-Wrapped Briolettes
    13. Gypsy Crystal Earrings
  5. Chain Making
    1. Tools and Supplies
    2. Techniques
    3. Filing Jump Rings
    4. Wire Cutter Jump Rings
    5. Jeweler’s Saw Jump Rings
    6. Connecting Jump Rings
    7. Polishing & Tumbling
    8. Double Up Two-Tone Bracelet
    9. Red Rhapsody Double Chain Bracelet
  6. Fabricating Metal
    1. Tools and Supplies
    2. Techniques
    3. Making Holes
    4. Sawing
    5. Piercing
    6. Filing
    7. Texturing
    8. Forging on a Mandrel
    9. Stamping
    10. Shot Through the Heart Pendant
  7. Metal Clay
    1. Tools and Supplies
    2. Techniques
    3. Rolling Metal Clay
    4. Cutting Shapes with Cutters
    5. Cutting Shapes with Templates
    6. Making Slip
    7. Layering Clay
    8. Texturing Metal Clay
    9. Stamping Metal Clay
    10. Kiln Firing Metal Clay
    11. Firing Metal Clay with a Torch
    12. Firing Metal Clay in a Hot Pot
    13. Finishing Fired Metal Clay
    14. Silver Link & Crystal Earrings
  8. Resin
    1. Tools and Supplies
    2. Techniques
    3. Mixing Resin
    4. Pouring Resin for Casting
    5. Adding Color
    6. Adding a Top Coat
    7. Japanese Paper Ladybug Pendant
  9. Resources
  10. Contributing Designers
  11. Acknowledgments
  12. About the Author
  13. Index
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