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Jewellery Making: A Complete Course for Beginners

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by: Jinks McGrath

October 01, 2007
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 ... Read More:

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All About Beads: Over 100 Jewellery Designs to Make and Wear

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by: Barbara Case

March 31, 2006
I bought this book just over a week ago and set about making one of the projects straight away. The book is lovely to look at (I spent hours just pondering the possibilities!) and is very clear and detailed. I made one of the necklaces tonight (couldn't wait for all the supplies to arrive!!) and although I couldn't get the exact beads in the make up of this necklace, my necklace looks just as good and I couldn't be more pleased.
Definitely a good first buy if you want to start out in making beaded jewellery. I've now got the bug and the possibilities, using this book alone, are endless!

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Hot and Cold Connections for Jewellers

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by: Tim McCreight

September 15, 2007
A proper, no-frills bench reference to all kinds of joining - really useful, functional and not just another glossy coffee table book for hobbyists!

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Bead Fantasies: Beautiful Easy-to-make Jewellery

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by: Takako Samejima

2003-10
Lots of variation includes necklaces, bracelets, rings, hair ornaments etc with clear line drawings - using mainly right angle weave stitch. As soon as this book arrived I made the necklace on the front cover - it was easy and I love it. This book is packed full of goodies - well worth the money.

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Tiaras and Hairpins (Twenty to Make)

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by: Michelle Bungay

October 16, 2008
A great little book, lots of good photos and clear instructions.Tiaras and Hairpins (Twenty to Make) (Twenty to Make) (Twenty to Make) (Twenty to Make)

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Bead on a Wire: Making Handcrafted Wire and Beaded Jewelry

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by: Sharilyn Miller

September 30, 2005
This book has got it all unlike other jewellery books which show the designs at the beginning. This book is divided into 2 sections. The 1st section teaches the tips & techniques of wire work. The 2nd section deals with how to put the previous section into making actual jewellery, it is like a solved jig saw puzzle & the results are so impressive.

I like Linda Jones book as well but wish Bead on a Wire was my 1st book Sharilyn Miller offers much detailed explanation.

The best so far for anyone interested in Wire jewellery. My only gripe is that she finishes most of the jewellery in sulphur (aged looking jewellery) which lets some of the designs down, I would have loved to see more silver & may be gold.

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Marketing and Selling Your Handmade Jewelry

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by: Viki Lareau

2007-01
Absolute must for anyone who's thinking of turning their hobby into a business. A US book, so bear in mind things work slightly different over here (in the UK) regarding business. But the basics are incredibly helpful and will give you lots to think about! An enjoyable and motivating read.

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Jeweller's Directory of Gemstones: A Complete Guide to Appraising and Using Precious Stones, from Cut and Colour to Shape and Setting

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by: Judith Crowe

September 30, 2006
As someone going to jewellery making classes, I bought this because I thought it would be a useful gemstone reference book, but found it to be much more geared up to jewellery making, which was a really big surprise! It not only tells you how to buy the stones, but has lots of examples of how they are best used in actual jewellery. The photographs are really good - you can see what these stones are supposed to look like in real life. I'd recommend this for anyone doing jewellery who wants to buy and use gems. I've seen a few other gems books but this is by far the best.

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Creating Wire & Beaded Jewellery: Over 35 Beautiful Projects Using Wire and Beads

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by: Linda Jones

2004-09
I bought this book and "Wire and Celtic Jewellery" by the same author at once. I preferred the other title!

I have never before done any sort of jewellery craft and yet this week have made several items that are impressive for a beginner (if I do say so myself!) Linda Jones gives fantastically simple to understand instructions and her designs are both pretty and stylish.

I have given the book a four rather than a five because the styles of jewellery in the two books are quite similar and I think it could have done with a couple of slighter harder designs. I am chomping at the bit for more of a challenge than these books offer.

I would recommend this book to other beginners, it really whets your creative appetite!

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Creative Metal Clay Jewelry: Techniques, Projects, Inspiration

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by: CeCe Wire

October 01, 2007
A book full of great ideas, but more so is the way it takes the reader through the PMC concept stage by stage. Then it lets you deside and try projects giving stage by stage comments. I cannot recommend this book high enough.