Beautiful Wire Jewelry for Beaders: Creative Wirework Projects for All Levels [Paperback]

Irina Miech (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 10, 2009

Beautiful Wire Jewelry for Beaders features projects that combine wireworking skills with beaded jewelry design. The book is technique-driven, with chapters on wire fundamentals, terminology, materials, and basic wireworking techniques, and projects that develop the reader’s skills. The projects incorporate gemstones, crystal, glass, and pearls and are designed for both beaders and wireworkers of all skill levels. Beautiful Wire Jewelry for Beaders includes appealing designs — all tested — for necklaces, bracelets, earrings, rings, pins, and jewelry components.

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About the Author

Irina Miech is an artist, teacher, and the author of a series of popular how-to books on metal clay jewelry design for beaders. She also oversees a 6,000-square-foot retail bead supply business and classroom studio, where she teaches classes in beading, wirework, and metal clay. The metal clay certification program she designed is recognized by the PMC Guild. Her previous books are Metal Clay for Beaders , More Metal Clay for Beaders, and Inventive Metal Clay. Her jewelry designs also have been featured in Bead&Button, BeadStyle, and Art Jewelry magazines.

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Kalmbach Books (February 10, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0871162644
• ISBN-13: 978-0871162649
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.3 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #25,624 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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106 of 106 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspirational for seasoned wire workers, March 24, 2009

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enkidu (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beautiful Wire Jewelry for Beaders: Creative Wirework Projects for All Levels (Paperback)

I also buy my fair share of jewelry making books. I have to second the above reviewer that I am usually disappointed. I have learned to rely on Amazon reviews though, and I just wanted to add another 5 star review for Irina's book, and point out a few more great details.

This book is very well thought out, and gave me many ideas to tweak my existing style and techniques, in fact some techniques that I have been scouring around for turned up in the advanced section (pg 78 Beaded Leaf). Instructions are clear for the beginner, and creations vary nicely so that it is not page after page of repeated ideas. I consider myself an intermediate-advanced wireworker and this book is truly a great addition to my reference library. True, many of the design concepts have at one time or another turned up in Step by Step wire magazine or other beading magazines, but this is a great comprehensive collection where they are all in one place.

I love how the book is sectioned off and color coded on the exterior pages, so that if you want to go directly to the intermediate section you just have to flip to the brown pages, the advanced section is color coded in green. This is a GREAT idea.

Good work

57 of 57 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, March 12, 2009

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B. Rothenberg (NJ) - See all my reviews
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I buy alot of books on jewelry making and I am usually disappointed in them. This is the first book I've gotten that actually got me excited to try all of the techniques. The instructions are easy to understand and the sample projects are beautiful either to copy exactly or to use as a jumping off point for your own designs. I think everyone, whether a beginner or more advanced wire worker will be inspired by this book.

57 of 60 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great addition to a wireworker's library, January 22, 2009

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R. J. Bednarek (Waukesha, WI USA) - See all my reviews
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This book is an excellent addition to any wireworker's library for a wealth of useful techniques and design inspiration. Techniques are clearly illustrated in excellent photograph form as well as well done written directions and each design is shown in wonderful variations. These designs come from a talented artist who creates wearable lovely pieces that don't all look alike. This book would really help a beginner and also inspire advanced wire working artists. Thank you, Ms. Miech, for sharing your talents with us!