Book Review - Chainmaille

Book Review - Chainmaille Jewelry Pattern E-Book - Culture Jewelry

I like to make a project from all of the books that I receive for review; this way I am able to give an honest opinion about the product from first hand experience. I hesitated to start any projects from Culture Jewelry because I thought that the projects were going to be really time consuming and difficult. Well, I could not have been more wrong!! Matthew Woodbury of Culture Jewelry has another jewelry designer addicted to chain maille! My only complaint was the fact that I ran out of jump rings and could not start another bracelet. -- Lisa

Chainmaille Jewelry Pattern E-Book by Culture Jewelry is an easy to follow, step by step book that teaches you how to create your own distinctive jewelry designs. Once you get the rhythm of each pattern, it becomes a relaxing project that you can do anywhere. The process takes little thought and effort, making it a great project to do while watching TV in the evenings, or visiting with your family and friends.

What makes this e-book stand out above the rest? The instructions to an indispensable tool that gives you two more hands to create your designs, the chainmaille jewelry assembly jig. Without it, I am not sure how designers can create chainmaille! The tool took me 10 minutes to assemble and was a time saver in creating my first bracelet.

Chainmaille Jewelry Pattern e-book covers:
Instructions to build a chainmalle jewelry assembly jig ***
Pliers -- choosing, preparing
Proper technique to close jump rings for a seamless ring
Jump ring sizing
Sources for jump rings and tools
Finishing bracelets and necklaces
Cleaning jewelry
Design
Patterns - 9 different patterns
Take a look at the table of contents: Table of Contents

Full Review

Lisa
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Jewelry Making HQ Feature Jewelry Artist - July and Aug

Carol Weidman of Iceopals Jewelry is our featured artist for July and August - A lady of many talents and a great sense of humor. Stop on by to get to know one of your fellow jewelry artists and forum moderator, she is a lot of fun.

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Lisa
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Bead on a Wire Book by Sharilyn Miller Book Review

When it comes to designing jewelry, the journey is the destination. So go for it: Be creative, be patient, take your time, take lots of notes while you work out new designs and embrace your mistakes. It's all part of the journey, and it starts right here. Sharilyn Miller -- Bead on a Wire

I have just found my new FAVORITE book! Bead on a Wire by Sharilyn Miller is a book that has to be left on your coffee table; you'll look through it over and over again. The jewelry is absolutely gorgeous as is the photography that was done by Sylvia Bissonnette. In the new book Sharilyn has covered a diverse selection of jewelry designs to help stimulate the imagination and take you to a new level. Gone are the lackluster and mundane pieces that are flooding the market today, you'll be destined to create extraordinary works of wearable art after following some of the simple, step by step instructions. Sharilyn encourages you to incorporate the techniques taught in her book along with your own creative style to transform your piece into something of beauty. She gives you the tools, the techniques and the suppliers to accomplish this. I would consider this book to be for the beginner to advances wire jewelry designer; it offers many tips and techniques for the novice, plus techniques and design ideas for the advanced.

Topics Covered in Bead on a Wire
Jewelry Tool Kit - Lists the essential tools and materials
Techniques - The fundamentals of making wire jewelry
Design Tips
Projects - 20 Unique jewelry projects
Resources - Suppliers, Publications
Artificially Aging Jewelry - Oxidizing
Metric Conversion Chart

To purchase:
To purchase Sharilyn's Book Bead on a Wire, just visit your favorite on-line or local book store. ISBN 1-58180-650-7

To get your signed copy of Bead on a Wire, e-mail Sharilyn directly.

Take a live workshop with Sharilyn Miller:
Workshops held at The Bead Station in Lake Forest, California(For information, call The Bead Station at (949) 859-2323; e-mail: beadstn@sbcglobal.net):
Workshop Schedule