Linda Jones brings you antoher 35 fantastic step-by-step jewelry projects inspired by the ever popular motifs and art of the ancient Celts. Her beautiful twisted wire and bead designs will have you dashing to your bead box. Using only some beads, a spool of wire, and a few simple tools, you can begin right away as Linda tells you absolutely everything you need to know. The projects are set up like recipes with materials lists and step-by-step instructions so they are perfect for beginners, and her unique designs will inspire those already experienced in the craft, too. With chokers, brooches, delicate chains, rings, earrings, bangles, and more. "Wire & Bead Celtic Jewelry" offers something for everyone, so whether you want to make a piece as a unique gift or for yourself, Linda shows you how. *Creating Wire & Beaded Jewelry has old over 40,000 copies worldwide. *Includes innovative and decorative jig pattern designs. *Projects include rings, bangles, kilt pins, charm bracelets, and necklaces. *Specially commissioned step-by-step photographs demonstrate exactly how to make each piece.
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Linda Jones trained at London Metropolitan University, specializing in enameling. She began teaching wire jewelry eight years ago, and now runs creative wire workshops from her studio in Kent. She also designs and makes one-off pieces to commission. Linda is the author of seven books on the subject of wire jewelry, including the soon-to-be-published Wire & Beaded Wedding Jewelry, all published by CICO Books. Visit her website at www.wirejewellery.co.uk.
The author is based in Kent, UK.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Aeltari
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I was rather excited about this book at first, I read the reviews and they were all good so I knew it couldnt go terribly wrong all told. The thing to keep in mind is that each of us has a different working style and we need to translate what we read/see/learn into our own methods.
This book is fine for gathering inspiration, but as for the projects themselves...not so much.
My biggest gripe about the projects is that they seem downright "messy". It seems an odd thing to say considering that celtic design was not done by precision computers or fancy tools but by humans with crude tools, but we have come to expect a certain standard in the items we make today, even by hand. There are some pieces that look as though they were made by a child, and I would not think to sell them as professional work and in most cases I would not wear them myself. Another example is the hair barettes. No attempt is made to wrap or otherwise cover the ugly raw metal of the clip itself! Its unsightly. The spirals themselves are often not well shaped and have unrounded edges.
The designs' integrity comes into question for me in many cases as well. They seem unstable, and catching them on one small thing such as a catch on a purse or being grabbed by an errant string (or eager child) would seem to warp and tear the design asunder.
Linda says not to hammer the cross pieces on designs but that is just not true. You can, and MUST hit them once to strengthen them or indeed the designs are too soft and will pull apart with regular wear. Do not pound on them, but a good tap or two is essential.
Overall it is interesting to read the bits of celtic history strewn throughout, and perhaps catch a bit of inspiration from some of the pieces but I was not completely impressed by this book.
This book is fine for gathering inspiration, but as for the projects themselves...not so much.
My biggest gripe about the projects is that they seem downright "messy". It seems an odd thing to say considering that celtic design was not done by precision computers or fancy tools but by humans with crude tools, but we have come to expect a certain standard in the items we make today, even by hand. There are some pieces that look as though they were made by a child, and I would not think to sell them as professional work and in most cases I would not wear them myself. Another example is the hair barettes. No attempt is made to wrap or otherwise cover the ugly raw metal of the clip itself! Its unsightly. The spirals themselves are often not well shaped and have unrounded edges.
The designs' integrity comes into question for me in many cases as well. They seem unstable, and catching them on one small thing such as a catch on a purse or being grabbed by an errant string (or eager child) would seem to warp and tear the design asunder.
Linda says not to hammer the cross pieces on designs but that is just not true. You can, and MUST hit them once to strengthen them or indeed the designs are too soft and will pull apart with regular wear. Do not pound on them, but a good tap or two is essential.
Overall it is interesting to read the bits of celtic history strewn throughout, and perhaps catch a bit of inspiration from some of the pieces but I was not completely impressed by this book.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By C. Ferland
Format:Paperback
It one of my first wire jewelry book, I bought it after spending an afternoon in a bead shop looking at dozens of other books. It is a great book to start with.
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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Jig Patterns galore!
Jun 7 2007
By Humming bird
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I simply love this book. It shows you how to make links out of wire such as for bracelets or watch bands. Also it has a section which is my favorite near the back of the book. This section has many different Jig patterns. It is great for people like me who bought a really nice jig made out of stainless and all over the place on the internet I see patterns for the wig-jig. I bought this jig out of personal preference. And it is nice to see that I don't have to buy the wig-jig just to get the patterns. I also recommend the book "Making Bead & Wire Jewelry" by Dawn Cusick. She has even more jig patterns at the back of her book.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Linda Jones is always a winner!!
Nov 17 2007
By N. Gadomski
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Format:Paperback
This book, as well as all of the author's others, is just terrific! She always presents very creative, yet acheivable projects. I enjoy doing my wire work freehand (no jig), and all of her designs make that easy for me to accomplish with stunning results. Ms. Jones also presents a vast array of styles, so her designs can appeal to many different jewelry artists. I have enjoyed every single one of Linda Jones' books, and I hope that she has more coming out very soon!
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Can't believe this was written by a "pro"
July 20 2011
By msotherden
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Format:Paperback
The author, Linda Jones, has purportedly been making wire jewelry for over twelve years. Twelve years of experience implies (at least to me) a level of craftsmanship that is noticeable. Linda's wire work in this book looks like it was thrown together by someone with about a year's experience playing with wire.
I make my living as an artist. Although my focus is not jewelry, jewelry making is sometimes involved (albeit peripherally) to my craft. I have enough experience with wire work to be looking for a book that has really diverse projects in it, or some fresh ideas on something. Not only did Linda's book NOT deliver on anything I'm looking for, I think that it's a waste of money for ANYONE to consider.
Here's why:
1) Many of the designs are made in a wire gauge that is, frankly too thin for whatever item is being made. The item won't hold up to normal wear and tear.
2) Many of her wire ends are cut with the angle left on, rather than being filed off. It's shoddy craftsmanship. It also means she's holding her cutting pliers backwards when cutting.
3) She uses GLUE to secure the ends of some of her projects, and one ring has elements glued together. Glue is generally thought of by pro jewelers to be a total no-no, or a last resort when making jewelry.
4) Many of the designs feature spirals. Ad nauseum. Many of the ways she has configured said spirals are likely to make the designs catch on things unintentionally and totally bend them out of shape.
I gave it two stars (rather than one star) because the photographs describing each item were well done.
I make my living as an artist. Although my focus is not jewelry, jewelry making is sometimes involved (albeit peripherally) to my craft. I have enough experience with wire work to be looking for a book that has really diverse projects in it, or some fresh ideas on something. Not only did Linda's book NOT deliver on anything I'm looking for, I think that it's a waste of money for ANYONE to consider.
Here's why:
1) Many of the designs are made in a wire gauge that is, frankly too thin for whatever item is being made. The item won't hold up to normal wear and tear.
2) Many of her wire ends are cut with the angle left on, rather than being filed off. It's shoddy craftsmanship. It also means she's holding her cutting pliers backwards when cutting.
3) She uses GLUE to secure the ends of some of her projects, and one ring has elements glued together. Glue is generally thought of by pro jewelers to be a total no-no, or a last resort when making jewelry.
4) Many of the designs feature spirals. Ad nauseum. Many of the ways she has configured said spirals are likely to make the designs catch on things unintentionally and totally bend them out of shape.
I gave it two stars (rather than one star) because the photographs describing each item were well done.
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