Jewelry Techniques: The Essential Guide to Choosing and Using Materials Stones and Settings

About this book

Materials stones styles designs techniques all in one complete one-volume reference Up-to-the-minute information on all the latest jewelry-making techniques and materials User-friendly format handy take-along size Great for crafters at all skill levels All the gemstones. All the metals. All the materials. All the techniques. All of it. Here. In this one book. Jewelry Techniques is the comprehensive one-volume guide to exploring all the creative possibilities for jewelry. Author Anastasia Young an experienced jewelry-making teacher has arranged the book by material from precious metals to natural choices to plastics glass porcelain even concrete with special sections on gems settings and findings. Step-by-step directions for each technique plus more than 400 full-color photographs and color swatches let jewelry makers at every level achieve stunning effects and maximize the impact of their creations.