Handcrafting Chain and Bead Jewelry: Techniques for Creating Dimensional Necklaces and Bracelets

Scott David Plumlee

ISBN 10: 0823022994 / ISBN 13: 9780823022991

Published by Potter Craft (edition ), 2006

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Handcrafting Chain and Bead Jewelry: Techniques for Creating Dimensional Necklaces and Bracelets
• Publisher: Potter Craft (edition )
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0823022994
• ISBN 13: 9780823022991
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Handcrafting Chain and Bead Jewelry shows how to create beautiful, dimensional silver, copper, and brass chains using simple tools. The main style is based on the elegant, classical Byzantine pattern, and uses the Golden Ratio to determine the circumference of a chain’s interlocking rings based on the thickness of the wire. Illustrated step-by-step directions show how to calculate the circumference of the rings, how to wrap wire into coils, how to cut, and finally, how to assemble the chain. Starting from the basic Byzantine, new chain makers can then progress to increasingly Byzantine variations, including linear, knot, crown, and combination chains. Incorporating beads and charms offers endless possibilities for crafters who will soon, surely, be locked up in chains!

About the Author

Scott David Plumlee has led more than 140 workshops on chain jewelry at crafts venues nationwide since 2001. His work has been featured in Bead&Button and Art Jewelry magazines. He is an authority on ancient chain designs, has created more than sixty unique chain designs based on mathematical formulas. His chain-making workshops have been presented throughout Washington State. He now lives in Manhattan, Kansas.

www.davidchain.com