Making Metal Beads by Pauline Warg
With this comprehensive guide, jewellers can craft 30 stunning one-of-a-kind beads in shimmering silver, copper and brass. Crafters will build a repertoire of skills, from surface embellishing to adding decorative elements. A gallery of handmade beads provides inspiration. With this comprehensive guide, jewellers can craft 30 stunning one-of-a-kind beads in shimmering silver, copper and brass. An introduction provides metalwork basics, followed by design ideas and techniques. Transform commercial beads using simple stamping, chasing and dimpling. Use cold connections to produce riveted and woven beads. Create variations in the form by using patterned, textured or hammered sheet metal. Crafters will build a repertoire of skills, from surface embellishing to adding decorative elements. A gallery of handmade beads provides inspiration.
Pauline Warg has taught at the Manchester Institute of Art, the University of New Hampshire, The Jewelry Institute, Maine College of Art and Metalwerx. She is currently an Artisan Member of the Society of North American Goldsmiths and a member of the Enamelist Society.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781600596094 |
| ISBN 10 | 1600596096 |
| Title | Making Metal Beads |
| Author | Pauline Warg |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Lark Books,U.S. |
| Year published | 2010-09-07 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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