Jewelry Studio: Wire Wrapping by Linda Chandler and Christine Ritchey
Wire is a favorite design material for jewelry artists, allowing for the creation of simple loops and embellishments to more involved, intricate pieces. In Jewelry Studio: Wire Wrapping, Linda Chandler and Christine Ritchey – the best-selling authors of Woven Wire Jewelry and Getting Started making Wire Jewelry and More – take the mystery out of wire wrapping and share their insider secrets for making gorgeous jewelry from bundles of joined wire, no soldering required! This technique allows the jewelry maker to create timeless, elegant pieces that are beautifully simple to elaborately complex.
One of the appeals of wire jewelry is that it is timeless and unique. “You won’t find wire-wrapped jewelry in department stores,” says Chandler and Ritchey. “By its very nature, this jewelry is always handmade, and thus on of a kind. A well-made piece of wrapped jewelry will be treasured for many generations.”
Geared toward jewelry makers of all skill levels, Jewelry Studio: Wire Wrapping starts with a discussion of safety, tools, and materials – including the types of metals appropriate for wire wrapping. Packed with more than 400 photographs, the book shows all the basics of wire wrapping step by step, and then takes the reader through progressive skill-building projects to teach a range of wrapping techniques. Included are helpful tips, tricks, and techniques necessary to build a solid foundation before beginning a first project.
Then it’s on to the projects, which start with the basic bracelet and builds readers’ skills gradually. In no time they’ll be ready to make more elaborate project like eye-popping rings, bracelets, earrings, and pendants. Chandler and Ritchey offer variations on most of the projects to get creative juices flowing, and encourage readers to make each project their own by adding or subtracting beads, changing wire gauges, or using a new idea for a clasp. “Most importantly, have a sense of humor and have a good time making your jewelry,” says Chandler and Ritchey.
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Reviewer’s Fav:
- Patterned Wire, Bracelet, Earrings and Pendant – Pages 111 to 123
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- Jewelry Studio: Wire Wrapping
- by Linda Chandler and Christine Ritchey
- Paperbound – 8.5” x 9”
- 128 pages
- 17+ projects and variations
- Full Color photographs and illustrations
- Published by: Interweave Press
- ISBN: 978-1-59668-059-3
 $22.95- 2008
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