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Making Designer Bead and Wire Jewelry: Techniques for Unique Designs and Handmade Findings | 
 enlarge | Author: Tammy Powley
Publisher: Quarry Books
Category: Book
List Price: $24.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 164795
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 128
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 10.6 x 8.4 x 0.4
ISBN: 1592531660
Dewey Decimal Number: 745.5942
UPC: 080665316609
EAN: 9781592531660
ASIN: 1592531660
Publication Date: July 1, 2005
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Product Description
Jewelry making is one of the most popular craft trends, and its audience continues to grow. Few jewelry books on the market emphasize the importance of the design relationship between beads, wire, and jewelry findingsuthe onuts and boltsoe of any piece. This book will show not only how to design and build your own spectacular jewelry out of beads and wire but how to design and create your own findings as well.
Most jewelry making books are geared for the beginner and provide little information for intermediate to advanced jewelry makers. Making Designer Bead and Wire Jewelry contains illustrated how-to techniques, full-color project photos, project instructions, and numerous tips that enhance the styles and skills presented. Intermediate and advanced jewelry makers will learn new techniques for creating signature elements for their designs, while beginners will get a handle on honing their skills.
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 An inspirational book January 7, 2008
This was more than worth what I paid for it. I have only been wireworking for a few years even though I've been beading 15 years and selling my jewelry in a gallery for 3 years. I've been making my own ear wires but was inspired by the ear wire ideas in this book. The directions are concise and easy to follow. I'm teaching a beading class and we're using it for project ideas already. I love the way the author expands on her designs with ideas for using the concept to create other jewelry designs. I just wish the book was hardcover or spiral bound because it will be sure to be used constantly.
A good guide July 25, 2007
I bought this book as a gift for my mother. She has found it useful, easy to understand. It is full of photographs and illustrations of all the procedures and so it is very "user friendly".
 Dressed-up beginner's book ...'Bead on a Wire' recommended instead. June 7, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I was disappointed with this book because it had the same info with less design ideas, as 'Bead on a Wire' by Sharilyn Miller. To be fair, if I had bought this book first, instead of vice-a-versa, I might not have felt as let down as I was; but, I don't think so...
All the wire designs seem to be based on one theme--the two, three or four 'Loop Eye' headpin, and how to string beads.
The book should have BEGINNER'S somewhere on the front cover. If you have already have a book listing the basic tools & techniques, you don't need this one.
Fil from LYF Designs June 2, 2007
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is an excellent book for beginners with beautiful but simple designs to inspire
nothing exicting April 30, 2007
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I enjoy reading beadwork books and have over 100 books. Most of them are Japanese, Korean and Chinese bead books, which mainly focus on stringing and are quite different from the beadwork in US. Then I was thinking to read more about wirework books and decided to get some from Amazon...
After reading the previous reviews, I thought this one might be good... But I must say that it is very disappointing... The instruction is OK and somewhat too simple and you can find similar info via internet...
The projects and the gallery are not exciting at all. (If you look closer at the pictures, the quality of some projects are really lousy.)... Many commercial online bead suppliers have much better design gallery... Another complaint is the instruction drawing. It seems there isn't a consistency to show the dominant hand and non-dominant hand ( which is important to use the tool , I think...)
If you are a very beginner, probably the best wirework book you should consider is "All wired up" by Mark Lareau. If you like step-by-step photography, I think "Getting Started Making Wire Jewelry and More " by Linda Chandler and Christine R. Ritchey is a good pick.
I would not purchase this book if I wasn't too lazy to check it out at a local Michael's.
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