Jewelry Making for Beginners 32 Projects with Metals

An easy-to-follow introduction to creating jewelry from silver, copper, iron, and other common metals. Simple diagrams, lists of tools, and clear explanations of basic processes plus a healthy dose of encouragement and inspiration make it easy to fashion bracelets, brooches, buttons, charms, necklaces, rings, and more. Features over 400 illustrations.

METALS
  Copper
  Brass
  Silver
  Iron
  Tin
TOOLS
THE BASIC PROCESSES
  Sawing
  Piercing
  Filing
  Soldering
  Cleaning, Polishing, and Finishing
DECORATIVE PROCESSES
  Wire Work
  Wire Twisting
  Making a Round Coil
  Making a Flat Wire Coil
  Making Disks and Domes
  Cutting Disks
  Punching Domes
JEWELRY MAKING
BARRETTES
  Barrette with Flat Coils of Wire
  Bowknot Barrette of Metal
BRACELETS
  Bracelet of Twisted Wire and Flat Coils
  Bracelet Band with Dangles of Flat Coils and Beads
  Bracelet of Twisted Wire and Domes
  Bracelet Chain of Round Rings and Shaped Units with Stone Charms
BROOCHES
  Butterfly Brooch of Copper and Brass with Tapered Coil
  Butterfly Brooch of Silver with Crimped Edge and Tapered Coil
BUCKLE AND BUTTONS
  Buckle and Buttons of Domes
CHAINS
  Chain of Round Rings
  Chain of Shaped Units and Round Rings
  Chain of Metal Strips and Round Rings
  Chain of Onyx Beads and Coiled Units
  Chain of Oval Links with Center Twist
  Chain of Tubes, Wire Units and Round Rings
  Chain of Onyx Beads Linked with Round Rings
CHARMS
  Charm with Identification Initial
  Charms Mounted with Stones
  Charm for Good Luck
NECKLACES
  Necklace of Flat Coiled Units Linked with Oval Ring with Center Twist
  Necklace of Disks and Domes Linked with Oval Ring with Center Twist
PENDANTS
  Pendant Cross of Tubing, Dome and Units, with Chain of Metal Strips and Round Rings
  Pendant of Onyx with Chain of Shaped Units and Onyx Beads
  Pendant with Metal Cup and Stone held by Cord and Beads
  Pendant Foliated Cross of Tubing, Dome and Wire Units, with Chain of Tubing, Wire Units and      Round Rings
RINGS
  Ring of Flat Coils
  Ring with Flat Coil, Dome and Bead
  Ring with Oblong Flat Stone
  Ring with Stone Irregular in Shape
SCARF HOLDERS
  Scarf Holder of Twisted Wire and Flat Coils
  Scarf Holder of Raised Metal, Domes and Wire
SLIDE
  Slide for Sport Tie of Metal with Stone, and Tapered Coils
DESIGNING
INDEX