Wire & Fire: Blend Wire Weaving and Torch Techniques for Beautiful Jewelry

About this book

Wire & Fire award-winning jewelry artisan Kaska Firors collaboration with her daughter designer Katherine Firor Colque is a collection of stunning wire and metal projects with an artisan flair! The book combines traditional wire-wrapping techniques like weaving and coiling with torch-based techniques including forging sawing shaping and soldering wire making a bezel and creating wire prongs. Combining these styles opens up a world of design possibilities for sophisticated wire jewelry. The 15 earrings pendants rings bracelets and other projects are fresh bold contemporary and totally unique. Wire & Fire is ideal for intermediate wireworkers who are familiar with wire-wrapping techniques and interested in using a torch with wire to create polished intricate jewelry. The projects incorporate easy-to-find copper or silver wire with other elements. Each technique is explained with step-by-step instructions and photos and the softcover book includes a gallery of gorgeous pieces for even more inspiration.