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Books for the heavy (and not so heavy) metal crowd
Five recent and upcoming reads to inspire, learn or polish new skills
by Cathy Jakicic
Published: May 13, 2010
Beautiful Wire Jewelry for Beaders
By Irina Miech
Kalmbach Publishing Co., $21.95
Beautiful Wire Jewelry for Beaders includes 38 projects (for all skill levels) that combine wireworking with beading. There are also chapters on wire fundamentals, terminology, materials, and basic techniques. The designs incorporate gemstones, crystal, glass, and pearls with the wire and all projects — for necklaces, bracelets, earrings, rings, pins, and findings — include step-by-step instructions and photos.
Miech is a designer, teacher, and the author of books on metal clay jewelry design for beaders. She also owns the Eclectica Bead store (and adjoining Bead Studio) in Brookfield, Wis. Her other books include Metal Clay for Beaders, More Metal Clay for Beaders, Inventive Metal Clay, and Metal Clay Rings. Her jewelry designs also have been featured in BeadStyle, Bead&Button, and Art Jewelry magazines.
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Beadmaille: Jewelry with Bead Weaving & Metal Rings
By Cindy Thomas Pankopf
Lark Jewelry, $21.95
Beadmaille combines simple bead weaving with classic chain mail techniques. The book includes projects for 25 pieces — bracelets, necklaces, and earrings — as well as chapters on basic techniques, materials, and tools. Each project has step-by-step instructions and color illustrations.
Pankopf is a jewelry designer and instructor. Her designs have been published in Bead&Button magazine. She has taught classes based on her original designs in a number of venues including the Bead&Button Show. She also is the founding president of the Art Clay Society of Orange County, Calif.
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Stamped Metal Jewelry
By Lisa Niven Kelly
Interweave Press, $24.95, July 27, 2010
Metal stamping is a hot trend in jewelry making. This book focuses using stamps and metal blanks to create jewelry designs personalized with words, textures, and designs. The 19 projects incorporate wirework and metalsmithing with metal stamping and texturing in necklaces, beads, charms, bracelets, cuffs, and earrings. The book includes step-by-step instructions and photos along with chapters on tools and techniques. In addition to Kelly's projects, the book features contributions by nationally known guest artists Tracy Stanley, Kriss Silva, Lisa Claxton, Kate Richbourg, Janice Berkebile, and Connie Fox. Kelly is the founder of the online Beaducation workshops and website (beaducation.com). She is an award-winning artist and a regular contributor to Bead&Button, Art Jewelry, Beadwork, and Step-by-Step Wire Jewelry magazines. She has been teaching beadwork and wirework for more than 15 years. |
Metalworking 101 for Beaders: Create Custom Findings, Pendants & Projects
By Candice Cooper
Lark Jewelry, $19.95
Metalworking 101 for Beaders offers detailed instructions for combining beading techniques with soldering, sawing and annealing, riveting, weaving, doming, piercing, texturing, applying finishes. These techniques are demonstrated through 30 jewelry projects with step-by-step instructions and photos.
Cooper is a member of the International Feltmakers Association and Society of North American Goldsmiths. She has authored other books including Felted Jewelry and Designer Needle Felting and has appeared on the PBS program “Beads, Baubles, and Jewels.”
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Mixed Metal Jewelry Workshop: Combining Sheet, Clay, Mesh, Wire & More
By Mary Hettmansperger
Lark Jewelry, $24.95
Mixed Metal combines metal clay, with traditional metal forms including sheet metal, wire, and other embellishments in 20 jewelry projects. Also included are chapters on materials, tools, techniques and a proper work space. Each project has step-by-step instructions, illustrations and photos. An inspirational gallery of photos of other artists’ works runs throughout the book. Hettmansperger has been a crafts teacher for 25 years and has taught at the Bead&Button Show. A frequent magazine contributor, she appears regularly on the PBS program “Beads, Baubles & Jewels.” Her other books include: Wrap, Stitch, Fold & Rivet: Making Designer Metal Jewelry and Fabulous Woven Jewelry: Plaiting, Coiling, Knotting, Looping & Twining with Fiber & Metal.
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Looking for more? Some of the upcoming metal books by Kalmbach Publishing Co. include:
Beautiful Wire Jewelry for Beaders 2, by Irina Miech (October 2010)
Miech incorporates new materials and techniques into her popular wire style – more mixed metal, metal blanks, texturing and shaping metal, and brass findings.
Soldering Made Simple, by Joe Silvera (December 2010)
Silvera’s projects use butane torches only – a great first step for beaders.
Mixed Metal Mania, by Kim St. Jean (February 2011)
St. Jean is a frequent BeadStyle contributor. As always, her projects are witty, whimsical, and wildly original.
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