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Silver jewellery making

Waard, Machi De (Writer on jewelry making) (author.). Richardson, Janet (Jeweler), (author.).

Summary: A beginner's step-by-step guide to creating beautiful silver jewellery. Silver Jewellery Making is a practical beginners' guide to making silver jewellery. Seven step-by-step projects guide you through the core skills and techniques that will enable you to progress to making your own beautiful jewellery. The tried-and-tested projects have been developed by Machi and Janet, who have over 40 years of industry experience teaching others this amazing craft. The emphasis is on teaching good practice and acquiring the basic techniques and skills to give the reader a solid basis for developing their jewellery-making capabilities. Tools are introduced for each individual project, and their uses and correct handling explained. Troubleshooting tips explain how to overcome common problems that may arise. At the end of each project, there are examples of how the skills gained can be used to make other items. The book is perfect for those who wish to start jewellery making either on their own or as a supplement to beginners' classes.

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  • ISBN: 9781782217350
  • ISBN: 1782217355
  • Physical Description: print
    192 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
  • Publisher: Tunbridge Wells, Kent : Search Press Limited, 2021.

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General Note:
"A complete step-by-step course for beginners" -- Cover.
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note: Introduction -- Tools and materials: Tools ; Materials -- Setting up: Setting up your work area ; Setting up a benchpeg ; Setting up a vice -- Core skills: Using a piercing saw ; Filing ; Soldering ; Pickling ; Finishing -- The projects: Two simple rings ; Two twist rings ; Stone-chip earrings ; Textured pendant ; Stone setting for a ring ; Brooch with cut card technique ; Fused pendant and stud earrings -- Moving forwards: The four-step plan.

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Subject: Jewelry making
Silverwork Technique
CRAFTS & HOBBIES / Jewelry
CRAFTS & HOBBIES / Metal Work
Jewelry making
Silverwork Technique
Genre: Instructional and educational works.
Handbooks and manuals.
Instructional and educational works.
Handbooks and manuals.

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Silver Jewellery Making : A Complete Step-By-Step Course
Silver Jewellery Making : A Complete Step-By-Step Course
by de Waard, Machi; Richardson, Janet
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Silver Jewellery Making : A Complete Step-By-Step Course

Machi is a designer jeweller and jewellery tutor. Jewelry has been a full time pursuit since early 2007, with work being shown at galleries, fairs and exhibitions. Machi combines her studio practice with teaching, having taught jewelry making for over ten years at various locations in Berkshire and Buckinghamshire, UK. Machi was Artist in Residence at South Hill Park Arts Centre in Bracknell, UK for 2010 and 2011. Machi's interests in modern art, particularly in sculpture and minimalism, influence her work. Machi lives in Reading, UK. www.machidewaard.co.uk Janet Richardson trained in Sheffield and has been a jeweler and silversmith for over 40 years; it is what she has always done. She loves making and is constantly investigating new techniques and skills. Teaching has become as much a love as designing and she delights in the achievements of her students. Janet has exhibited in Britain and abroad through galleries, arts trails and craft fairs. Having started her business in London she now resides in Berkshire, UK. www.janetrichardson.co.uk

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