Jewellery making / Emma Gale and Ann Little.
By: Gale, Emma [author]
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Contributor(s): Little, Ann [author].
Material type: 
BookSeries: Teach yourself books: Publisher: London : teach yourself books, 2000Copyright date: ©2000Description: 119 pages : illustrations (some colours) ; 20 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0844226718 (paperback); 9780844226712 (paperback).Subject(s): Jewelry makingDDC classification: 739.27 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Lending | 739.27 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 00232922 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Covering everything from how to make attractive jewellery out of paper, to setting up a workshop, to creating exciting and ornate pieces out of wire and metal, "Teach Yourself Jewellery Making" is a complete course in basic jewellery techniques for beginners. Featuring a full-color format, clear, step-by-step instructions, and numerous color illustrations, this book makes it easier than ever for aspiring jewellery makers to quickly master a wide range of skills and techniques.
Includes index.
Design inspirations -- The basic tool kit -- Multimedia: paper, textile ideas, stringing beads -- Metals: annealing, precious metals, base metals -- Basic jewellery techniques: saw piercing, drilling, filing, soldering -- Wire: drawing, bending, cutting, spirals, forging, jump rings, chains, twisting, filigree, textile techniques -- Shaping: doming blocks, dies, repoussé and chasing, scoring and bending -- Textures and surface finishes: roll-printing, etching, punches and hammer marks, abrasive finishes, oxidization, patination, plating, leafing, polishing, inlaying -- Riveting -- Catches, hinges and findings: brooch pins, catches, hinges, findings -- Stone setting: stone cuts, stone settings -- Enamelling: equipment and materials, preparation, applying enamels, firing, traditional techniques, creating simple effects -- Casting: charcoal block casting, cuttlefish casting, lost wax casting -- Plastics and resins: plastic (thermoplastic), resins (thermosetting plastics) -- The beginner's workshop.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Introduction (p. 1)
- 1 Design inspirations (p. 3)
- 2 The basic tool kit (p. 4)
- 3 Multimedia (p. 7)
- Paper
- Textile ideas
- Stringing beads
- 4 Metals (p. 19)
- Annealing
- Precious metals
- Base metals
- 5 Basic jewellery techniques (p. 23)
- Saw piercing
- Drilling
- Filing
- Soldering
- 6 Wire (p. 30)
- Drawing
- Bending
- Cutting
- Spirals
- Forging
- Jump rings
- Chains
- Twisting
- Filigree
- Textile techniques
- 7 Shaping (p. 40)
- Doming blocks
- Dies
- Repousse and chasing
- Scoring and bending
- 8 Textures and surface finishes (p. 48)
- Roll-printing
- Etching
- Punches and hammer marks
- Abrasive finishes
- Oxidization
- Patination
- Plating
- Leafing
- Polishing
- Inlaying
- 9 Riveting (p. 63)
- 10 Catches, hinges and findings (p. 66)
- Brooch pins
- Catches
- Hinges
- Findings
- 11 Stone setting (p. 72)
- Stone cuts
- Stone settings
- 12 Enamelling (p. 81)
- Equipment and materials
- Preparation
- Applying enamels
- Firing
- Traditional techniques
- Creating simple effects
- 13 Casting (p. 91)
- Charcoal block casting
- Cuttlefish casting
- Lost wax casting
- 14 Plastics and resins (p. 96)
- Plastics (thermoplastics)
- Resins (thermosetting plastics)
- 15 The beginner's workshop (p. 103)
- Glossary (p. 107)
- Suppliers of jewellery materials and equipment (p. 110)
- Further reading, galleries and museums (p. 113)
- Acknowledgements (p. 116)
- Index (p. 118)