"A very good buy for the beginning wireworker." —Art Jewelry
"Regardless of your skill level, Woven Wire Jewelry deserves a permanent place in your library." —Step by Step Beads
"This book is for anyone interested in designing gorgeous pieces of jewelry."
—Knitting News
Free Form Bracelet
This bracelet project, excerpted from Woven Wire Jewelry by Linda L. Chandler and Christine R. Ritchey is fun to make and just begs to be customized. |
Gold and silver wires skillfully woven into gentle
yet substantial forms add dimension and refinement to your handcrafted
jewelry. Designer Linda Chandler, along with one of her best students,
Christine Ritchey, introduce a new wire weaving technique that varies
the number of wires and their thickness to create stunningly beautiful
bracelets, neckpieces, and pendants. Project instructions go well
beyond simple line drawings to show the assembly process of each
piece in a series of step-by-step photographs. The eight projects
begin with an elegantly simple woven bracelet, and move on to more
dramatic projects that include a domed cuff bracelet with soldered
bead ends, a free-form bracelet, a woven neckpiece, and a pendant
with a woven frame. Projects range in difficulty from easy to advanced,
and many projects can be completed without soldering (though knowledge
of soldering is a plus). The more experienced craftsperson will
savor the way Precious Metal Clay® adds striking embellishments
to four of the projects. And to help you develop your own designs,
there's a full-color gallery of finished work to inspire your imagination.
Linda L. Chandler is a jewelry
designer and teacher with more than twenty years' experience. She
is a Precious Metal Clay® certified teacher who conducts workshops
around the country in a variety of jewelry skills including wire
wrapping, metalsmithing, and glass fusing. Her work has appeared
in the book All Wired Up (Interweave Press, 2000) and the
magazine The Wire Artist Jeweller. Linda and her husband
live in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Christine R. Ritchey is has been
an independent writer/editor for ten years, as well as a potter
and jewelry maker. She has worked for D magazine and the
local PBS station in Dallas. Christine and her husband live in North
Texas with several border collies and a parrot named Gracie.
About the Beadwork How-To Series
Paperbound, 8 1/2 x 9, 144 pages, 410 color photographs,
ISBN 10: 1-931499-57-8 ISBN 13: 978-1-931499-57-6
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