| Make wearable pieces of art with the clever techniques and
unique designs ideas in Elements of Style. It’s all about the mix
in this creative approach to making fabulous jewelry.
These seventeen modern wire, bead, and fiber jewelry designs using knit,
crochet, and felting techniques will appeal to jewelry makers of all levels. Get
familiar with materials, tools, and techniques—crafters will use basic wireworking,
beading, knitting and crochet for most projects. Crochet or knit silver or copper
wire and mix it with contrasting beads and metal findings. Knit or crochet thin
textured yarns, such as linen, hemp, or unique fiber blends to create wire-framed
beads, fiber hoop earrings, or an elegant scarf necklace. Or use a variety of
felting techniques to create wire-caged beads, wide-cuff bracelets, rope necklaces,
and more. Special technique sidebars and tip boxes throughout the book ensure
success with every project. The delicate scale of projects makes them a great
way to use up small amounts of fiber, beads, and wire from your stash. With projects ranging from a Felted Rings Cuff and Framed Beads Bracelet to a Knitted Tube Necklace, you’ll have lots of clever designs to choose from featuring a variety of beads and fibers.
Paperbound, 8½ x 10¼, 128 pages
60 photographs, 25 illustrations
ISBN 978-1-59668-079-1
About the author:
Rosemary Hill learned crochet and embroidery at age six, beading at seven,
and knitting at nine. She is currently a graphic designer and illustrator living
in California’s wine country. After knitting several lace shawls that always
fell off her shoulders, she started designing and selling shawl pins—and
Designs by Romi was born! In 2006, she began writing patterns for knitted wire
and beads, two of which have been published in Knitty.com. She lives in Geyserville,
California.
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