Essential Links for Wire Jewelry, 3rd Edition: The Ultimate Reference Guide to Creating More Than 300 Intermediate-Level Wire Jewelry Links (Fox Chapel Publishing) 14 Projects and Step-by-Step - Softcover

Lora S. Irish

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1497103290 ISBN 13: 9781497103290

Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing, 2022

Synopsis

Learn how to make and connect wire links to create stunning jewelry!

• 346 wire links that can be used in countless combinations to form necklaces, earrings, and bracelets
• 14 jewelry-making projects, including 3 sets of matching pieces, to help you experiment with color, new shapes, and combining elements
• Step-by-step instructions and photos for bending, twisting, and coiling jewelry links
• Use your favorite jewelry wire for each project—gold, silver, copper, and bronze will all look great with these projects—and embellish with your favorite beads
• Author Lora S. Irish is an internationally renowned artist and popular author, with over half a million copies of her books sold

In this updated, compact 56-page reference guide, you'll learn to use your favorite jewelry wire—whether gold, silver, copper, or bronze—to create more than 300 different wire links that can be used in countless combinations to form necklaces, earrings, and bracelets.

Internationally renowned artist and talented author Lora S. Irish shows you how to use a handful of tools and materials to produce fun and elegant pieces simply by learning the basic steps. You'll find a collection of helpful wire techniques and tutorials, from the basics to coiling and adding beads.

These 346 creative links to master and combine will inspire any jewelry-maker, from beginners to experts. After you have mastered the art of twisting and coiling jewelry links, you can let your imagination run wild! Experiment with color, new shapes, and combining elements to enhance your wardrobe with pieces that are truly your own!

This expanded third edition contains 8 new pages and 4 stunning new projects — for a total of 14 — to get you started and inspire your jewelry-making creativity.

Get started making and connecting wire links to create stunning jewelry, with Lora Irish as your guide, inside Essential Links for Wire Jewelry, 3rd Edition!

"An incredible resource for all jewelry creators. You'll want to keep this book handy to inspire, create, learn, and express yourself with jewelry. Lora puts joy into the art of jewelry making."
—Gay Isber (aka "Sugar"), author of Making Wow Jewelry and Learn to Make Amazing Resin & Epoxy Clay Jewelry

About this title

About the Author

Lora S. Irish is an internationally known artist and author, whose acclaimed books include Great Book of Carving Patterns, Great Book of Celtic Patterns, Great Book of Dragon Patterns, Great Book of Tattoo Designs, The Official Vampire Artist's Handbook, Relief Carving Wood Spirits, World Wildlife Patterns for the Scroll Saw, and many more. Fox Chapel Publishing has sold more than 500,000 copies of Irish's books. Lora is also a frequent contributor to Woodcarving Illustrated and to Scroll Saw Woodworking and Crafts magazines.

From the Back Cover

Learn to Make and Connect Wire Links to Create Stunning Jewelry

Use your favorite jewelry wire, from gold or silver to copper or bronze, to create more than 300 different wire links that can be used in countless combinations to form necklaces, earrings, and bracelets. Internationally renowned artist and author Lora S. Irish shows you how to use a handful of tools and materials to produce fun and elegant pieces, simply by learning the basic steps.

After you have mastered the art of twisting and coiling jewelry links, you can let your imagination run wild. Experiment with color, new shapes, and combining elements to enhance your wardrobe with pieces that are truly your own! This expanded third edition contains 8 new pages and 4 new projects — for a total of 14 stunning projects — to get you started and inspire your creativity.

WHAT'S INSIDE:

• Over 300 creative links to inspire beginners and experts
• Wire techniques and tutorials, from the basics to coiling and adding beads
• 14 projects, including 3 sets of matching pieces

"An incredible resource for all jewelry creators. You'll want to keep this book handy to inspire, create, learn, and express yourself with jewelry. Lora puts joy into the art of jewelry making."
—Gay Isber (aka "Sugar"), author of Making Wow Jewelry and Learn to Make Amazing Resin & Epoxy Clay Jewelry

Edition details

• Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1497103290
• ISBN 13: 9781497103290
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 96