Silversmithing for Jewelry Makers Silversmithing for Jewellery Makers is a comprehensive examination of all the techniques, surface treatments, & innovations used by silver jewellery makers. Unlike more general silversmithing books that also include silver ornaments, this book places a strong emphasis on the information that is relevant to jewellery makers, giving them all they need to know about working with this unique & versatile material. It takes the reader through the basic skills as well as specialist techniques & treatments for silver jewellery making. Traditional techniques such as filigree are examined alongside contemporary designs that marry metals & mix materials to create unique textures & surfaces. This authoritative & lusciously illustrated book offers a comprehensive & inspirational insight into the art & craft of silver jewellery making for today's artisan. Profiles of contemporary practitioners punctuate every section along with galleries that show a range of finished works. Packed with instructional information & inspiration this book is aimed at the range of home-crafters & the Etsy.com market as well as professional jewelry makers who are looking for a more detailed insight into working with silver. The comprehensive resource section details the practicalities of learning about & selling jewelry in the contemporary accessories market. Silver is easy to work with, affordable, & results in elegant, stylish jewellery that is above the level of the more crafty beads-&-colored-stones style of jewellery making. Being versatile & malleable means this is a material that jewellery makers can experiment with & also use with a combination of other materials to create unique, stylish, & highly sophisticated looking jewellery. Silversmithing & jewellery courses alike are highly subscribed, & barring a highly respected 30 year old title, no other book adequately addresses silver jewellery -making techniques for the modern maker. The majority of silversmithing books focus on ornaments & include a lot of information that is not relevant to the jewellery maker, & there is a distinct gap in the market for this contemporary appraisal of the craft. With its comprehensive range of techniques & inspiration Silversmithing for Jewellery Makers is a must-have for all levels of jewellery makers & designers & guarantees a strong position on the backlist. About the Author Elizabeth Bone is an established jeweler who has been practicing for close to twenty years, specializing in working with silver with oxidized or gold-plated details. Elizabeth is a tutor at the London Jewelry School as well as visiting lecturer for other courses. Her work has been featured in a number of publications including Marie Claire, New Directions in Jewelry, 500 Earrings, & The Metalsmith's Book of Boxes & Lockets. ...

Silversmithing for Jewelry Makers Silversmithing for Jewellery Makers is a comprehensive examination of all the techniques, surface treatments, & innovations used by silver jewellery makers. Unlike more general silversmithing books that also include silver ornaments, this book places a strong emphasis on the information that is relevant to jewellery makers, giving them all they need to know about working with this unique & versatile material. It takes the reader through the basic skills as well as specialist techniques & treatments for silver jewellery making. Traditional techniques such as filigree are examined alongside contemporary designs that marry metals & mix materials to create unique textures & surfaces. This authoritative & lusciously illustrated book offers a comprehensive & inspirational insight into the art & craft of silver jewellery making for today's artisan. Profiles of contemporary practitioners punctuate every section along with galleries that show a range of finished works. Packed with instructional information & inspiration this book is aimed at the range of home-crafters & the Etsy.com market as well as professional jewelry makers who are looking for a more detailed insight into working with silver. The comprehensive resource section details the practicalities of learning about & selling jewelry in the contemporary accessories market. Silver is easy to work with, affordable, & results in elegant, stylish jewellery that is above the level of the more crafty beads-&-colored-stones style of jewellery making. Being versatile & malleable means this is a material that jewellery makers can experiment with & also use with a combination of other materials to create unique, stylish, & highly sophisticated looking jewellery. Silversmithing & jewellery courses alike are highly subscribed, & barring a highly respected 30 year old title, no other book adequately addresses silver jewellery -making techniques for the modern maker. The majority of silversmithing books focus on ornaments & include a lot of information that is not relevant to the jewellery maker, & there is a distinct gap in the market for this contemporary appraisal of the craft. With its comprehensive range of techniques & inspiration Silversmithing for Jewellery Makers is a must-have for all levels of jewellery makers & designers & guarantees a strong position on the backlist. About the Author Elizabeth Bone is an established jeweler who has been practicing for close to twenty years, specializing in working with silver with oxidized or gold-plated details. Elizabeth is a tutor at the London Jewelry School as well as visiting lecturer for other courses. Her work has been featured in a number of publications including Marie Claire, New Directions in Jewelry, 500 Earrings, & The Metalsmith's Book of Boxes & Lockets. ...

Format: Paperback Pages: 128 Publisher: David & Charles (28 Sep 2007) ISBN-13: 9780715326572 Be delighted by the ethereal, delicate effects that can be achieved with these captivating projects. Discover over 30 delicate designs, from simple projects for first-time beaders, to more elaborate effects & enchanting techniques. It features a variety of popular beading methods including wired beads, bead embroidery, fringing, bead loom weaving & bead stitching. It also

Includes:: eye-catching photography that combine with clear step-by-step instructions & handy tips.

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Simple Knits for Easy Living Decorate your home with elegant, handmade accents, as designed by top knitting designer, Erika Knight. Starting with an introduction to basic knitting techniques, & using only natural yarns, bamboo needles & the easiest stitches, Simple Knits for Easy Living demonstrates photographically every element, from casting on to increasing & decreasing. Using the simplest techniques, Erika has created a range of practical yet extremely attractive quick-to-knit textiles for the home, including cushions, throws, rugs, runners, bags & wraps. Each project is within the grasp of a complete novice knitter & almost all of them could be completed in a weekend, if not in an evening. For anyone who wants to give their house a contemporary look, & can spare the small amount of time to create these exceedingly easy textiles, Simple Knits for Easy Living is a godsend. ...

Decorate your home with elegant, handmade accents, as designed by top knitting designer, Erika Knight. Starting with an introduction to basic knitting techniques, & using only natural yarns, bamboo needles & the easiest stitches, Simple Knits for Easy Living demonstrates photographically every element, from casting on to increasing & decreasing. Using the simplest techniques, Erika has created a range of practical yet extremely attractive quick-to-knit textiles for the home, including cushions, throws, rugs, runners, bags & wraps. Each project is within the grasp of a complete novice knitter & almost all of them could be completed in a weekend, if not in an evening. For anyone who wants to give their house a contemporary look, & can spare the small amount of time to create these exceedingly easy textiles, Simple Knits for Easy Living is a godsend. ...

Summer sale! 50% off RRP! Simple Knitting: A how-to-knit workshop with 20 desirable projects Following the success of Simple Crochet, Erika Knight has turned her attention to the novice knitter with this unique workshop-based how-to-knit book. With Simple Knitting you will learn to knit whilst creating your own accessible yet highly desirable basic projects that are at once essential & inspiring. Each of the 20 projects in the book teaches you a new skill, & builds upon & consolidates those knitting techniques already learnt from the proceeding projects, until you have mastered a wide repertoire of skills & amassed an enviable collection of gorgeous knitted items. More & more people are discovering the pleasures of knitting, yet many of todays new knitters have not had the same opportunity of previous generations to learn the necessary techniques. Who better to learn from than Erika Knight? With a series of workshop-style masterclasses which you work through as you create each knitted project, Erika guides you through all the key techniques, from plain stitches to more advanced cables & shaping, as well as broader design principles, such as putting together a colour palette. Simple Knitting provides a unique opportunity to learn the design secrets of one of the worlds most highly respected knitwear designers. With inspiring photography by Yuki Sugiura that showcases each of the beautiful designs perfectly, supported with clear charts & artworks, Simple Knitting is the ultimate book to learn to knit from. About the Author Erika Knight is a much respected knitwear & crochet designer, as well as a sought-after fashion & crafts consultant. Erika has created knitwear ranges for many top brands including M&S, Whistles, Edina Ronay & Nicole Farhi in the UK, J. Crew & Gap in the US & Country Road in Australia. Through her work as a fashion forecaster, she has an uncanny knack of identifying & encapsulating forthcoming trends. The profile of knitting & other crafts has never been higher than it is now, & Erika has played a major role in this renaissance
- she is seen by many as a knitting guru for her creativity, knowledge & vision. Simple Knitting is Erikas twelfth book to be published by Quadrille. Her previous knitting titles include: New Knits, Baby Bloom, Classic, Glamour, Classic at Home, Glamour at Home, Mens Knits & most recently Natural Nursery Knits. She has also written two crochet books, Simple Crochet & Essential Crochet & published a book on beading, Beads & Buttons, a collection of 20 simple jewellery projects to instruct & inspire. Author Location: Brighton.
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Following the success of Simple Crochet, Erika Knight has turned her attention to the novice knitter with this unique workshop-based how-to-knit book. With Simple Knitting you will learn to knit whilst creating your own accessible yet highly desirable basic projects that are at once essential & inspiring. Each of the 20 projects in the book teaches you a new skill, & builds upon & consolidates those knitting techniques already learnt from the proceeding projects, until you have mastered a wide repertoire of skills & amassed an enviable collection of gorgeous knitted items. More & more people are discovering the pleasures of knitting, yet many of today's new knitters have not had the same opportunity of previous generations to learn the necessary techniques. Who better to learn from than Erika Knight? With a series of workshop-style masterclasses which you work through as you create each knitted project, Erika guides you through all the key techniques, from plain stitches to more advanced cables & shaping, as well as broader design principles, such as putting together a colour palette. Simple Knitting provides a unique opportunity to learn the design secrets of one of the world's most highly respected knitwear designers. With inspiring photography by Yuki Sugiura that showcases each of the beautiful designs perfectly, supported with clear charts & artworks, Simple Knitting is the ultimate book to learn to knit from. About the Author: Erika Knight is a much respected knitwear & crochet designer, as well as a sought-after fashion & crafts consultant. Erika has created knitwear ranges for many top brands including M&S, Whistles, Edina Ronay & Nicole Farhi in the UK, J. Crew & Gap in the US & Country Road in Australia. Through her work as a fashion forecaster, she has an uncanny knack of identifying & encapsulating forthcoming trends. The profile of knitting & other crafts has never been higher than it is now, & Erika has played a major role in this renaissance
- she is seen by many as a knitting guru for her creativity, knowledge & vision. Simple Knitting is Erika's twelfth book to be published by Quadrille. Her previous knitting titles include: New Knits, Baby Bloom, Classic, Glamour, Classic at Home, Glamour at Home, Men's Knits & most recently Natural Nursery Knits. She has also written two crochet books, Simple Crochet & Essential Crochet & published a book on beading, Beads & Buttons, a collection of 20 simple jewellery projects to instruct & inspire. Author Location: Brighton.
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Simple Modern Sewing: 8 Basic Patterns to Create 25 Favorite Garments All that is required to make these twenty-five unique designs are the eight included basic templates that show readers how to fold & cut the fabric for each piece. The patterns are easy & adaptable with no-fuss sizing. Beginning sewing patterns are often boring or unappealing in favor of being easy to sew. These twenty-five patterns are all quick to make from basic shapes, but are still stylish & modern. Once these basics are mastered, sewists can utilize their creativity to make each piece unique by using different fabrics or by adding embellishments such as a print lining or contrast stitching. Both beginner sewists looking to make their own clothes & advanced sewists who want quick & simple projects will love the easy-to-make & wear garments in Simple Modern Sewing. About the Author Shufu-to-Seikatsusha is a leading craft & lifestyle publisher in Japan. ...