Making Bead & Wire Jewelry: Simple Techniques, Stunning Designs: Amazon.ca: Dawn Cusick: Books

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This volume offers 75 pieces of jewellery, made of beads and wire, requiring only a few simple tools and easy-to-learn techniques. The projects include: earrings, necklaces, bracelets, pendants, a contemporary eyeglass chain, hair clip, filigree choker, finger rings, pins and an eyeglass cord. There are complete instructions on bead and wire crafting basics; materials, tips and techniques, tools and work spaces.

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Dawn Cusick lives and works in Asheville, North Carolina as an editor.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Not For Beginners, Dec 31 2003

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Ajames Wallace "ajbmw" (N. Grosvenordale, CT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Making Bead & Wire Jewelry: Simple Techniques, Stunning Designs (Hardcover)

I received this book for Christmas as I had told my husband that I was interested in trying beading. This book has beautiful pictures, but lacks instructions. I am an experienced crafter as well as a florist so I can follow instuctions, but these were confusing and did not show any step by step instructions. If you do not know how to do wire and bead jewelry, do not look to this book for help.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Find a wire work instructor first, Feb 26 2004

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Christine Saalbach (San Antonio TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Making Bead & Wire Jewelry: Simple Techniques, Stunning Designs (Hardcover)

Some previous experience with wire work is definitely required before beginning projects in this book. Going into wire work with no previous experience might disappoint you with the resulting tangle.

The projects in this books are stunning and very tempting to try but you'll need an instructor to help you to learn wrapping tension and how to use bent wire templates This book would be an excellent textbook to reinforce lessons in a hands-on class. My advice: basic wire work class first, then give these projects a shot.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Even I Can Do It, Jan 14 2004

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Susan Reynolds (Loudoun County VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Making Bead & Wire Jewelry: Simple Techniques, Stunning Designs (Paperback)

Let's start with one question: "Can an ordinary person make this jewelry?"

You betcha. With just a little imagination, and the willingness to play with the wire a bit to get the hang of it, even non-wire workers (me for instance) actually can make any number of the projects in the book.

And speaking of projects, you'll have lots to choose from, since something like 70 jewelry pieces are included, the styles and techniques as varied as the designers of these amazing earrings, hair clips necklaces, bracelets, and pins are.

In reality the designs look much more complex (meaning: "oh my gosh I can't do that!") in these drop dead gorgeous photos than they actually are. Using the instructions the reader can learn to use a jig to master the currently very "in" technique of wire wrapping. But this book doesn't stop there! Instructions include newer tricks of the trade with age-tested hammering, twisting and coiling techniques.

Clear directions are given along with great photos for the use of a something called the "Wigjig" (essentially resembles a small transparent pegboard) which is used to "wrap" the wire to form designs that make up the jewelry. Oooh so much fun!

The patterns for each of the gorgeous projects are of course included, but also the process is simplified with line drawings showing how the wire is wrapped around the pattern of pegs.

Not content to confine the subject to wire, the author shows us how to add beads, stones and even gorgeous glass to create the most astounding and impressive array of items I can imagine in one place.

I'm betting that when you finish a small project with these step by step instructions many complements from impressed family and friends will come your way. And you'll be hooked on making jewelry, on a small scale or as an income-producing venture.

In short; the jewelry designs in this book are absolutely fabulous, and better - they are adaptable to differences in taste and materials. Take one design from this and another design from another and you have a totally unique piece!

It's on my "Must Have" crafting book shelf and is a valuable resource for anyone interested in this fascinating subject

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5.0 out of 5 stars Book I use repeatedly
I find I can go back again and again to this informative book to work on the projects inside. The back pages include templates for the designes in the book and are easy to use... Read more

Published on Nov 10 2003 by Snow Dragon

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Ideas
I already had a device simular to the wigjig and tried using it without much instruction... and got very frustrated. Read more