Book Description
Magazine editor and popular author Sharilyn Miller knows the jewelry making audience like no one else. In this latest book, she shows crafters of all levels how to get in on the popularity of jewelry and beading, with:
-An in-depth section on design and construction techniques that makes it a snap to get started -More than 20 step-by-step bead and wire jewelry projects, including gorgeous earrings, necklaces, brooches, and bracelets
It only takes a few basic steps to start making fashionable jewelry that's guaranteed to trigger compliments.
Customer Reviews:
Agree with the rest.......2007-09-18
This is a phenomenal book. So well written and the step by step photos that are zoomed right in are incredibly helpful. The selections for projects are all inspiring and doable. I'm so happy with this book and thank the author for delivering a well thought out and complete publication that delivers what it sells. Encourage anyone to make the purchase.
This is a great book!.......2007-08-21
I checked this out at the library and after looking at it closely knew that I needed my own copy. I don't have a lot of experience with other wire work jewelry books, but I could see instantly that this one is a prize. Great ideas and they are beautifully shown and described.
Looks Great!.......2007-08-10
I recently purchased this book as a gift for my friend's daughter.My kids and I were so intrigued by it that I may end up getting another one for us!It looks great for technique and has a good selection of projects catagorised from beginner to advanced.I may get her another that has a more extensive project selection to go with it.
Wonderful, instruction book.......2007-08-09
I absolutely LOVE this book. The photos, instructions, etc. are A+. I am so glad I start reading reviews since I have bought so many books before that I THOUGHT were going to be instructional, but weren't.
New Beader.......2007-08-08
This is such a great book. Even if you are just starting out like I am you can pick up this book and make the items in it with the step by step instructions. It also helps you pick up on the lingo. I love it.
Book 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 findings—the “nuts and bolts” 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.
Customer Reviews:
A good guide.......2007-07-25
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........2007-06-08
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.......2007-06-02
This is an excellent book for beginners with beautiful but simple designs to inspire
nothing exicting.......2007-05-01
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.
Great book!!.......2007-02-10
Very good for anyone wanting to work with wire but might have been a little afraid. I am a beginner and it is awesome in its details and drawings for making findings and jewelry. I like all the practical jewelry pieces shown as well and have already made some of them.
Book Description
With this easy-to-use guide, jewelry designer Linda Jones shows readers how to create stylish pieces of their own, with just three pieces of equipment and the minimum of fuss. This book includes:
* 35 simple-to-make projects, including jewelry for weddings and pieces based on classical designs
* Ideas for fashionable designs using just wire, which is flexible and easy to fashion into a variety of shapes, and simple beads
* Step-by-step instructions to guide crafters through each project, along with creative ideas to spark readers' own designs
Anyone eager to make heirlooms will welcome the simplicity and ease of these projects, making Jones's guide the perfect introduction to this versatile craft.
Customer Reviews:
think twice before buying.......2007-08-03
Even with my several years of experience wrapping wire I found the instructions incomplete and confusing. Definitely not a book for a novice but possibly a good reference book. Beautifully illustrated though. I got some great ideas for displaying my jewelry.
Another great book by linda jones!.......2007-06-08
I have purchased other books by Linda Jones and will continue to do so! Beautiful projects, quality directions, beautiful photos.....it has it all. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes to make wire jewelry!Buy it....you won't be sorry!
Great how-to book........2007-03-24
I am a complete beginner and found this book very helpful. The instructions are easy to follow, the pictures vivid and beautiful, and the finished jewelry is lovely. There are lots of different projects to make for every level. I highly recommend this book.
Great into to wire working.......2007-03-23
If you are just learning wireworking this book is for you. Lots of great projects , easy to follow instructions and beautiful illustrations.
excellent book to master basic skills.......2007-01-03
This a great book to get you started using wire in Jewelry. Very clear & concise instructions, I mastered most skills within a short time.
Book Description
The step-by-step techniques featured in this richly illustrated book take the beginner who knows little about wirework on a journey to creating artistic and unique free-form jewelry. Using round wire that is readily available and economically viable, wireworkers learn everything from how to hold pliers to how to make ear wires, hook-and-eye closures, and cages for marbles and cabochons. Line drawings, photographs of finished objects, and a wirework gallery of pieces by the author and other contemporary wirework artists provide sample creations and ideas for the innovative wireworker.
Customer Reviews:
Not like the rest.......2007-09-18
I'm really surprised to see how many positive reviews this book has gathered. Due to this I ordered my own copy as well as Bead on A Wire by Sharilyn Miller. The two can't even begin to be compared but I'll try. All Wired Up just lacks in good photos to show techniques, the drawings are small. There are only about 5 glossy pictures at the end of the book for inspiration pieces but none for projects. I'm very disappointed in this book. However Bead on A Wire is an exceptional teaching and inspiring book, with enlarged, color photos of every aspect of learning to work with wire. The projects are just beautiful and doable. I'm a beginner but sure Sharilyn Miller's book can accomodate all levels. So glad I purchased this and will return All Wired Up.
All Wired Up.......2007-07-27
I like this book. The author put a lot of work into making the instructions as clear as possible. I like the way he starts with the basics which allows for practice and then goes into more complicated projects (but always referring back to the basics when appropriate).
A wonderful beginning..........2007-07-01
Lareau's engaging, clear writing coupled with varied projects can give the beginner a solid start in wire work. It covers basic wire techniques, wraps (donut, bead and cabochon), cages, and findings (bails, headpins, ear wires, clasps). His book shows techniques through line-art drawings and has little in the way of eye candy until the gallery at the end.
great learning tool.......2007-05-13
very easy to understand directions for the beginner. I would highly recommend this book for wire wrapping!
Basic+.......2007-05-09
This is a very good book for teaching the basics of wire working and it is well written. The items covered are very common and are the foundation for most beaders today. The gallery is inspiring enough to send the reader on to bigger and better things.
Book Description
-50+ stunningly beautiful projects for beaders of varying experience
-Full color photos show details of each piece of jewelry
-Trendy craft: beading books rank among today's best sellers in national book chains
This clever and complete guide to beading will have novice and expert beaders hunting for more materials, and freeing up more time to create beautiful jewelry.
Inside this must-have beading resource readers learn:
-Wirework techniques such as bending, hammering, wrapping and coiling
-To make clasps, links, bails, drops and ear wires
-Step-by-step instructions and more than 250 illustrations and photos demonstrating projects for a variety of skill levels
Best of all, beaders create jewelry that's a conversation piece, artwork and unique!
Customer Reviews:
Something for everyone.......2007-09-27
having beaded for a number of years I now find most books uninteresting. This was an exception. I have been making wirework jewellry for the last year and still found 6 projects on my first flick through that I am going to make. This is rare as I normally only find one maybe two that interest me. Good for all levels with project ranging from beginner to advanced.
Wonderful Ideas for Wire Jewelry.......2007-08-14
This book contains many easy to complete projects with a ton of inspiring ideas for jewelry creations.
I am just getting into wire working and this book is terrific.
disapointed.......2007-07-20
If i had looked at this book before buying it, I definatly wouldn't of bought it. The instructions were very brief and hard to understand. There was plenty of empty space for the author to put in step by step diagrams, buut there wasn't any. The projects weren't that nice either. In the whole book I only made about 2 of them. there are a lot better free wireworking projects on the wigjig website
Not what I'd hoped for.......2007-05-14
I really liked the piece on the cover and assumed that all the pieces in the book would follow in the same vein and I was sorely disappointed when the book arrived and the projects are kinda crappy. There are a couple of things worth making but they didn't make the purchase worth the cost of the book. The how to part of the book isn't very good either. Explanations assume that the reader knows how to do things and there are very few pictures showing processes. Luckily I know what I'm doing!
Great Buy.......2007-05-13
This is a great book for all levels of crafters. It has easy to follow instructions and great detailed pictures. The projects included in this book are very stlyish. I am extremely pleased with the purchase of Bead & Wire Art Jewelry.
Average customer rating:
- wire jewelry - a beginners guide
- Beautiful jewelry, but the instructions are a little vague...
- Don't waste your time or money
- Good photos and ideas, low on instruction, poor editing
- Outdated, maybe?
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Making Bead & Wire Jewelry: Simple Techniques, Stunning Designs
Dawn Cusick
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Book Description
“This inspiration-filled volume [has] instructions for more than 70 unique jewelry pieces from a diverse group of designers. Learn the tricks of using a jig, wire wrapping, twisting, coiling and hammering to create incredible effects. Combine...wirework with beautiful glass or semiprecious stone beads to create wonderful necklaces, chokers, bracelets, earrings, hair clips, pins and eyeglass chains.”—Crafts Magazine.
Customer Reviews:
wire jewelry - a beginners guide.......2007-07-20
I received this book as a gift from a daughter and it started a whole new part of my life. These designs are quite basic and it takes some fooling around to get some of them just right. But then I wanted MORE- so now I am working with metals and other media along with the wire. I don't use this book too much anymore, but it was a great first step!
Beautiful jewelry, but the instructions are a little vague..........2007-07-16
The jewelry is stunning, but like a good recipe, if you skip a step or an ingredient, you will end up with a mess. The author assumes we know what she is talking about in her instructions. The book should mention that it is for more advanced users. I am hanging onto this one though because I hope as my skills increase I will be able to use it. The designs are absolutely gorgeous. I also appreciated the jig patterns in the back.
Don't waste your time or money.......2007-04-07
This book is only good for the pictures. The instructions are nearly impossible to understand and in many instances the measurements are simply wrong. For example, the project on page 17 calls for 1 1/4" of wire to produce the link when in reality it requires 3". This is not an isolated incident. I am an experienced wire worker and can figure out how to produce the jewelry, but only by looking at the photo. There are no interim pictures to explain the process and the text is confusing. Save yourself the money and look at designs on the Internet or in magazines if you are looking for inspiration. For learning to work with wire, go to BEAD ON A WIRE by Sharilyn Miller. That book is EXCELLENT, with plenty of photos to illustrate the well-written instructions. BEAD ON A WIRE taught me everything I needed to produce beautiful jewelry with my first attempt at wire work. I still wear my first piece and always get compliments on it. And it was made with my practice copper! MAKING BEAD & WIRE JEWELRY is a waste of resources.
Good photos and ideas, low on instruction, poor editing.......2006-11-29
Lots of nice photos, but you need to figure it out yourself on how to do them. Very poorly edited - some instructions just stop in the middle of a sentence. The last design tells you to go to a certain page to get the pattern for it - and it is not on that page or on any page in the book at all. It is simply missing.
So it was a frustrating read.
However, there are some great designs. So I'd say it is a good book if you are already somewhat familiar with wire and hammering and design - good ideas for you -but not a great book for beginner jewelry makers.
Outdated, maybe?.......2006-06-06
I got this book from the library and didn't keep it for long. As a wire beginner I found the designs easy to do since there are sufficient instructions in the beginning. The jewelry pieces are very basic, and I noticed that some of them can easily snag on hair or clothing. This will pull the designs apart. I tried making a few links of some of them and found this to be true. I also found some of the designs to be way "un"-designs, I don't find they have artistic integrity. There are a few nice ideas, but I would not buy this book. Maybe it is outdated?
Book Description
Linda Jones brings you antoher 35 fantastic step-by-step jewelry projects inspired by the ever popular motifs and art of the ancient Celts. Her beautiful twisted wire and bead designs will have you dashing to your bead box. Using only some beads, a spool of wire, and a few simple tools, you can begin right away as Linda tells you absolutely everything you need to know. The projects are set up like recipes with materials lists and step-by-step instructions so they are perfect for beginners, and her unique designs will inspire those already experienced in the craft, too. With chokers, brooches, delicate chains, rings, earrings, bangles, and more. "Wire and Bead Celtic Jewelry" offers something for everyone, so whether you want to make a piece as a unique gift or for yourself, Linda shows you how. *Creating Wire and Beaded Jewelry has old over 40,000 copies worldwide. *Includes innovative and decorative jig pattern designs. *Projects include rings, bangles, kilt pins, charm bracelets, and necklaces. *Specially commissioned step-by-step photographs demonstrate exactly how to make each piece.
Customer Reviews:
Fantastic Jewelry.......2007-07-09
Excellent choice for wire jewelry patterns. This book has been very handy and I have really enjoyed creating the prices included, as well as coming up with my own variations on the patterns.
Great jewelry book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2007-06-08
I just started making jewelry and decided to purchase this book. It's just wonderful! The directions are clear and concise, good photography, and fabulous projects! I highly recommend buying it. You won't be sorry.I have another book by Linda Jones and will continue to buy her jewelry making books!They are really excellent books!
Jig Patterns galore!.......2007-06-08
I simply love this book. It shows you how to make links out of wire such as for bracelets or watch bands. Also it has a section which is my favorite near the back of the book. This section has many different Jig patterns. It is great for people like me who bought a really nice jig made out of stainless and all over the place on the internet I see patterns for the wig-jig. I bought this jig out of personal preference. And it is nice to see that I don't have to buy the wig-jig just to get the patterns. I also recommend the book "Making Bead & Wire Jewelry" by Dawn Cusick. She has even more jig patterns at the back of her book.
Book Description
Innovative ideas for creating one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces fill this fantastic new book that contains detailed instructions for making each of the 28 wound, twisted, coiled, glued, and trapped wire and fiber beads. Crafters learn to create "wibers" by combining fibers such as cotton embroidery floss and hand-dyed silk threads with a wide variety of thin gauge wires. These "wibers" can then be used to create simple beads and jewelry. Additionally, photos of jewelry pieces are featured to illustrate how easy it is to design beautiful and stunning jewelry with these self-crafted beads.
Lisa Vann has received formal training in various artistic fields, including abstract painting, interior design, textile/surface design, and metalsmithing. This is her second book.
• Creative ideas for crafters and beaders of any skill level
• Detailed instructions and helpful photographs to guide readers
Customer Reviews:
Fiber work for wire jewelry.......2005-07-02
My main interest is bead stringing and wire wrapping so I skimmed over this book for about a year. After a closer look, I bought it and wondered why I didn't do it sooner. It melds wire working technique with fiber arts. Basic wire working tools and skills are necessary for Fiber-Wire Beads Jewelry. The book doesn't teach it which is the only drawback but there are other books that do this. All Wired Up by Mark Lareau would be a perfect companion for this book.
The instructions are clear and encouraging. The photos of beads and finished jewelry are inspiring. Another plus is that it requires mimimal equipment and can be made with brass, copper or craft wire instead of the more expensive silver and gold wires.
Interesting, but falls short.......2005-01-25
This book is interesting - but it seems to be lacking in it's ability to properly show the reader how to end one of these "wiber" beads. The descriptions on how to finish the beads leave me with the impression that these beads will not hold up through repeated wearings.
When I create jewelry, I like to think that my work might someday be passed from one generation to the next. I am just not seeing that this technique will create heirloom quality costume jewelry components.
Spectacular book.......2004-04-01
Man, whoever wrote the description for this book musn't even have cracked it open! Sure, there are instructions for 30 some odd (and I might add, wonderful) beads but that's the least of this book. The bulk of it is jam-packed with amazing wire and fiber jewelry that has nothing to do with fiber wire beads. You've got to take a look at this amazing stuff....for example, fabulous neckpieces using a simple method of winding wibers around ball chain and an entire chapter on crocheting with fiber and wire! Just gorgeous.This book has been seriously under rated, it's a wellspring of innovative and elegantly simple fiber and wire jewelry.
Fiber-Wire Beads &Jewelry.......2003-02-10
I found this to be informative for myself, a beginner. My work has been in textiles and beads separately, this is a very good intro to the combination of the two. There are precise, clear instructions for the interesting designs. I am pleased with the range of possiblities going forward with my own designs.
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