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This is a complete course in designing and making jewellery. Carefully structured tutorials guide you through every stage of the process, revealing how to translate inspired ideas into workable, wearable designs, and you'll find professional advice on presenting and selling your work. Learn about tools, equipment and safe working practices; how to build an inspirations file; select suitable materials and transfer your designs; work with precious and semi-precious stones, metals, glass, plastic, resin and wood. Clear, step-by-step photographs demonstrate all the techniques you will need, at-a-glance panels explain the effect that different techniques have on a variety of metals, and practical exercises provide guidance in tricky skills - with ideas for trying these out on inexpensive substitutes before using your chosen materials.
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106 of 107 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Whilst the "Search Inside" option gave some indication as to the quality of this book, I was blown away by the sheer depth of information and guidance.
The book is split down into 34 units with 6 practical projects that cross reference with the techniques taught. The units take you through the complete process, from finding inspiration, evaluating & translating ideas through to transferring patterns, piercing, annealing, soldering, filing and many much more. Everything is laid out in an uncluttered fashion with lots of photos so you can be sure you are following correctly whilst the text is written at just the right level - neither patronizing or too advanced.
I must confess I am only a beginner so cannot really comment on what it offers those slightly more advanced, however it does seem to have so much information that even once my confidence and skill grows I'll still be referring back to this.
A beautiful, informative book that I would highly recommend to all would-be jewellery designers.
The book is split down into 34 units with 6 practical projects that cross reference with the techniques taught. The units take you through the complete process, from finding inspiration, evaluating & translating ideas through to transferring patterns, piercing, annealing, soldering, filing and many much more. Everything is laid out in an uncluttered fashion with lots of photos so you can be sure you are following correctly whilst the text is written at just the right level - neither patronizing or too advanced.
I must confess I am only a beginner so cannot really comment on what it offers those slightly more advanced, however it does seem to have so much information that even once my confidence and skill grows I'll still be referring back to this.
A beautiful, informative book that I would highly recommend to all would-be jewellery designers.
33 of 33 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
With its attractive cover, I know you will pick this book up off the bookshop shelf if you are the least bit interested in jewellery making. From design ideas and inspiration, this book aims to take the jewellery maker through the whole process from start to finish. Comprehensive chapters include setting up a studio, materials, tools and techniques. Although it covers some of the same area as Elizabeth Olver's book Jewellery Making Techniques, the two books do not overlap too much and complement one another perfectly. The projects are laid out in easy to follow steps and the finished samples and steps are clearly photographed. You could easily use it as a week by week course. This practical book will be very useful to all jewellery makers. It's great value for money. This book would have been more rounded and complete if it had included more sources of inspiration and a good sources listing, however it does mention just a few magazines, books and website.
40 of 41 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book is great as it is described by others. However DON'T order both this and the "Start Making Jewellery: Make Your Own Beautiful Jewellery by Nicola Hurst", because however they are from different authors, they are from the same editor and they are very similar in structure, they even have some pictures the same. They are so similar that i can't tell you now that i ve just looked at them which is better,they are both great. I will leave the same comment review to the other book too, in order to prwvent others from buying so similar books together.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Jewellery Making - A Complete Course for Beginners
As a rank amateur in a silver jewellery making course, this book has been extremely helpful.It is well written with clear easy to follow directions . Read more
Published 17 days ago by hazel
more silversmithing than beading
I found this book rather daunting and had more techniques than I wished. If you are a beginner with little formal tuition thena book describing beading and gems to start with was... Read more
Published 4 months ago by rosyred
good book
Jewellery Making: A Complete Course for Beginnersthey foud it a little hard to understand they would not recomended it better have it explained by a dvd.
Published 6 months ago by wavedancer
Good Basic Book
I've only just quickly scanned the book yet have read up on one or two chapters. It's a great starter book for anyone wishing to begin jewelry making, I'm in the process of working... Read more
Published 6 months ago by John
Great Book!!
Very nice book with good ideas, help and instructions for all levels of jewellery makers.
I thoroughly recommend buying if, like me, you are just starting out.
I thoroughly recommend buying if, like me, you are just starting out.
Published 7 months ago by lazuli
Brilliant book well worth the money
I am a complete novice to jewellery making and silver soldering in particular. I had a one day workshop with a local artist where we made a simple bangle. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Babsso
Excellent
This book was delivered very quickly and is in excellent condition.
The contents are very interesting and helpful at beginner level.
Thanks very much.
The contents are very interesting and helpful at beginner level.
Thanks very much.
Published 11 months ago by Sehchar
Beginners Jewellery book
Nice book for beginners. Some interesting projects to start with but more tools are required to complete some of the projects.
Published 13 months ago by tgDevon
Good book but not as expected
I purchased this book with a view to making jewellery mostly with beads unfortunately this book deals with the more advanced side of jewellery making, however I would say for those... Read more
Published 17 months ago by W. Britton
Making Jewellery
Lovely book, but definately suited to someone who has been on or completing a jewellry making course. How ever, I found it helpful and very informative.
Published 19 months ago by Karen Wilson
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