Chain Maille Jewelry Workshop: Techniques and

Chain Maille Jewelry Workshop: Techniques and Projects for Weaving with Wire by Karen Karon

Chain Maille Jewelry Workshop: Techniques and Projects for Weaving with Wire Karen Karon ebook
Page: 144
Publisher: Interweave Press, LLC
Format: pdf
ISBN: 9781596686458

It looks like the technique known as Viking knit In this bracelet, Kat Wisniewski uses Czech glass donuts in an easy chain mail weave. After my last couple of experiments with chain maille, I was feeling brave, so I decided to attempt my most difficult chain maille project yet: a Japanese chain maille ball, otherwise known as a dodecahedron. You're probably going to pick up some fun cabochons at the summer bead shows, so why not try this bezeling technique by Bead&Button contributor Irina Miech? To make beautiful wire jewelry and wire jewelry findings, you only need to know a few basic techniques such as wrapped loops, flush cutting and opening jump rings. If this is your first chain maille project, you can expect to weave 2-3 inches in class. Originally from Russia, and now residing in Arizona, Albina Manning has mastered the art and technique of Coiling and Weaving with Round Wire. This is a simple Byzantine chain-maille bracelet with clasp handmade by me, decorated by a lovely bead soup of colorful wire-wrapped drops. Chainmaille is an art that builds on learning one skill, technique, and weave after another – so it would lend itself well to being taught in a series of increasingly skilled projects over a semester. As I walked the floor after my classes, I marveled at how many different gemstone beads were available. At home you can continue weaving to either bracelet or necklace length. Rena's Wire Jewelry Class – Opens June 18! This handy how-to guide is complete in its exploration of the craft of creating soldered metal jewelry, including tools, technique, and 20 beautiful projects that beginners and enthusiasts can make at home. When you flip through the pages, watch for these projects that bring together the best of both worlds -- wire and beads!