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Crocheted Wire Jewelry: Innovative Designs and Projects by Leading Artists [Hardcover]

Arline M. Fisch


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  • Hardcover: 128 pages
  • Publisher: Lark Books,U.S.; illustrated edition edition (1 Mar 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1579906605
  • ISBN-13: 978-1579906603
  • Product Dimensions: 24.9 x 21.8 x 1.8 cm
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 787,767 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Arline Fisch is the world's foremost expert in adapting textile techniques for metal and takes the art to an entirely new level. With a thorough overview of the basics, even beginners can make breathtaking wire jewellery. She explains the characteristics of wire, how to achieve the best results, plus other advanced techniques. 28 outstanding projects come from world-famous contemporary jewellers, including a gorgeous geometric pinwheel brooch and an amazing necklace crafted in chain stitch from strands of wire in seven different colors, accented with pearls, crystal and obsidian.

About the Author

Arline M. Fisch is a world-recognized jewellery designer and her work has been widely exhibited in public collections around the world, including The Victoria and Albert Museum in London, The National Kyoto, Museum of Modern Art in Japan and The American Craft Museum in New York.

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97 of 101 people found the following review helpful
Excellent Book! 2 Jun 2006
By Sharilyn Miller - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
Excellent, excellent book! If you've been looking for a text on making jewelry by crocheting with wire, a book that provides excellent instructions plus inspirational projects, you've found it.

Given the burgeoning popularity of both wire jewelry and fiber arts (such as knitting and crochet), it comes as no surprise that the author has produced a book that celebrates the marriage of these crafts. Arline Fisch is famous, of course, for her classic resource text "Textile Techniques in Metal" (get this book, too, if you don't already have it). Her latest book focuses exclusively on the art of crochet for making jewelry. Wire is the medium; sometimes beads and found objects are also incorporated into the designs.

I appreciated the author's introductory chapters on the characteristics of various types of wire, including gold, brass, copper, fine silver, and other metals. She discusses the tools needed to crochet with wire, findings, etc. and then launches into a 17-page tutorial on crocheting with wire, including hairpin lace. Then, the projects!

The innovative jewelry designs made with single-crochet, chain stitch, bead crochet, double crochet and hairpin lace patterns are probably the main reason you will purchase this book. You'll drool over the full-color photos of gallery-worthy jewelry pieces (29 in all). The instructions are well written and illustrated with line-art diagrams. The only thing that might have improved this book would be step-by-step photos of each project, but that would have made the book much too long. Or the publishers would have had to reduce the number of projects to around 15. I believe that if you have at least a little bit of experience with crochet and follow the instructions offered in the tutorials at the beginning of the book, you will be able to make most if not all of the projects offered.

Begin with the first project offered by the author: a simple, multiple chain-stitch necklace. Then try making the multicolored bracelet, which is only slightly more difficult. Now you're ready for a challenge: crocheting wire over a form; in this case, a plastic cube. The pendant is truly unusual! By this time, you will have enough confidence to tackle the remaining projects. I really enjoyed the artistry of Arline Fisch, but also applaud her for including art jewelry projects from many other highly creative crochet-jewelry designers. You'll find lots of necklaces, pendants, bracelets, and fun earrings, too.

The book also includeds an inspiring gallery of crochet jewelry designs, a glossary of terms, extensive information on the contributing artists, and an index.

Highly, highly recommended by Sharilyn Miller, author of Bead on a Wire.
45 of 46 people found the following review helpful
Great book and worth the money! 20 Sep 2006
By E. Lyne - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
This book is inspiring for the depth and innovation of the projects shown. I expect the projects of professional artist to be pushing the limits of what can be done in the medium. I would not be interested in buying a "how to" book that showed me how to make ordinary things -- go to Michael's craft stores for such "make and take" classes. This type of book, with such a variety of projects, is meant to be used as a basis to make your own, unique pieces (not to make copies of other's designs).
55 of 67 people found the following review helpful
Not What I Expected 3 July 2006
By K. Marshall - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
I was very disappointed in this long awaited book. I teach wire crochet at a local craft store and had this book on my wish list for months. While the book had good clear instructions on the various techniques involved in crocheting wire, I found the projects to be way too bizarre to have any use for the average person. As a teacher of this technique, I feel that the person new to wire crochet will be overwhelmed with the oddness of the "over the top" designs featured here while the experienced wire crocheter, will feel let down by the perhaps one or two new techniques they may find as well as the designs being virtually non-usable in the average person's wardrobe. I am definitely feeling as though I wasted my money on this book, and as a previous reviewer stated, it is definitely headed for eBay VERY soon...

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