Wire + Metal: 30 Easy Metalsmithing Designs - Softcover

"You could not possibly find two more competent and experienced, delightful and energetic wire workers and designers to create such a beautiful, colorful, and imaginative book about wire work and metal. This extremely well written book has pulled together lots of intriguing emphasis on how to create jewelry of all sorts using wire with metal. Therefore, if you have ever been curious about the techniques of partnering wire with metalworking, this is the book you will want to grab, pour over, and learn from! ...I think that Denise and Jane have created a classic teaching book, with a perfect balance of information sharing and inspiration sharing....Three words: Get this book!" --Pretty Kitty Dog Moon Jewelry "Adding metalwork to our repertoire is something that continues to be daunting for many beaders. Well, I swear to you, if you are wanting to do it but frightened to take the plunge, you couldn't find better guides who will help you immerse yourself gradually than Denise Peck and Jane Dickerson in their new book Wire + Metal, published by Interweave." --Beading Arts "The authors are excellent teachers and it comes through in this book. They take you from the fundamentals of tools and material choices, to technique basics of a wrapped loop, to texturing, and even the use of a torch. The instructions are clearly written and easy to follow. This book is jammed with 30 really cool projects projects that are beautiful and will offer a chance for those new to jewelry making to expand on the skills you learn as you move from what they designate as beginner to intermediate. Great resource!" --Crafter's Corner

Easy-to-do techniques at the comfort of your kitchen table!

Authors Denise Peck and Jane Dickerson introduce simple wire- and metalworking techniques that have big impact. Working with precut metal blanks and thin gauge sheet, as well as with inexpensive and readily available tools, you can produce results similar to much more complex metalsmithing techniques.

Explore lashing, stitching, simple weaving, coils, spirals, twisted wire, and incorporating beads with wire. You’ll be exposed to metal pieces being hole-punched, dapped, hammered, textured, colorized, and patinated. This book features thirty step-by-step projects that require only basic jewelry-making skills, but will result in stunning contemporary jewelry. Wire + Metal covers a wide range of styles that will appeal to beginner to advanced jewelry makers.