The Complete Photo Guide to Jewelry Making: More than 700 Large Format Color Photos [Paperback]

Tammy Powley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2011 | Series: Complete Photo Guide

This book is a comprehensive how-to book about all aspects of jewelry making. It serves as a reference and technique guide for .all the common methods and styles of jewelry: beaded jewelry, wire, crystals and gems, polymer clay, PMC. The organization provides easy access to information with step-by-step directions and 600 full-color photos for clear understanding. Easy projects allow the reader to try the techniques in each section. Galleries of jewelry by a various artists offer the reader examples and inspiration to pursue the hobby for themselves.

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About the Author

Tammy Powley is a writer, designer, and teacher. She has been a long time crafter working in all kinds of media from fiber arts to glass. After spending eight years on the art show circuit selling her jewelry designs as well as supplying small boutiques with her work, she began writing about her crafting experiences and focused on teaching others how to make jewelry. She is the author of numerous jewelry making books, has an extensive background in writing for the web, and has been About.com’s Guide to Jewelry Making since 1998. Tammy has her Ph.D. in Texts and Technology, and as her "day job," she teaches college English, primarily composition, literature, and technical communications. See her web site at http://www.tammypowley.com for more information.

 

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Creative Publishing international (January 1, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1589235495
• ISBN-13: 978-1589235496
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #50,319 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Tammy Powley is a writer, designer, and teacher. She is the author of several jewelry books, including The Complete Photo Guide to Jewelry Making; Picture Yourself Creating Metal Clay Jewelr;, Jewelry and Beading Designs for Dummies; Making Mixed Media and Memory Jewelry; Making Designer Seed Bead, Stone, and Crystal Jewelry; and Making Designer Bead and Wire Jewelry. Besides print publications, Tammy is the Internet Guide for About.com's Jewelry Making website at http://jewelrymaking.about.com and writes her own weblog about crafting at http://www.tammypowley.com.

Tammy has studied a large variety of jewelry techniques, from beading to metalsmithing, and has worked extensively with glass, fibers, and paper art. After spending eight years on the art show circuit, she eventually turned to writing about art, though she continues to sell her work through special commissions and through her small web shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/tammypowley

Along with working as a freelance writer, Tammy is an Assistant Professor of English and teaches composition, literature, and technical communications. She resides in South Florida with her husband, Michael, and a house full of dogs and cats.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book covers it all!, January 22, 2011

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Lori Anderson (Easton, MD) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Complete Photo Guide to Jewelry Making: More than 700 Large Format Color Photos (Paperback)

I'm not sure why the previous reviewer gave the book three stars when her review says she liked it -- but let me say the book is a well-thought out, exhaustive book that covers SO many aspects of jewelry design. Beginners will be overjoyed, and even advanced jewelry designers like myself will learn things (for instance, silk knotting, a skill I've never learned). The book covers everything from basic stringing to cutting your own jump rings, and outlines in depth a wealth of tools -- not just "here's a pair of pliers", but all the way up to what a Flex Shaft is and what it's for.

This is a GREAT book for someone just getting started in their jewelry-making career. It will help them decide which direction to head -- stringing, wire design, metal, resin, you name it.

Excellent.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic reference guide by one of the top leaders in the field of jewery design education: Tammy Powley!, January 22, 2011

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Jean Yates "jean, jewelry designer, book and... (United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Complete Photo Guide to Jewelry Making: More than 700 Large Format Color Photos (Paperback)

I spent my early years learning how to make jewelry from Tammy Powley's books and newsletters. Without her enthusiasm and dedication, I never would have continued with efforts to try to educate myself from home.

That is why I am so delighted to see this fantastic, complete and uniformly excellent guide to all aspects of jewelry design, plus the tools required, and projects which you can make to incite your creativity.

Ms. Powley also has some terrific assistance from her own husband,as well as the great Cyndi Lavin, and fab Jennifer Perkins. Because of the author's thoroughness and wonderfully clear style of teaching, I am delighted to see that readers will be able make selections as they learn and grow from every aspect of jewelry making: simple stringing, to polymer clay, to resin. Metal work and wire work are also included, as well as the basics of how to make jump rings and other creative techniques. And that is just the beginning!

This is the book you should give to your teen who is just starting to show an interest in jewelry making. It is never overwhelming because the author is so wonderfully clear in her explanations and because there are over 700 photos to assist in comprehending how to work with your chosen materials.
This is also the book you should buy for yourself as a reference guide you may wish to turn to to remind yourself how to do something correctly if you have forgotten a little detail. Trust me, that little detail will be there!

The photos are fantastic and the book is top of the line.

There is also a fine inspiration gallery at the end of the book to encourage designers and to show the variety which can be achieved once you master the style of jewelry design you have chosen to work with for the moment.

The Complete Photo Guide to Jewelry Making by Tammy Powley is a wonderful and energizing encyclopedia of jewelry making and technique. Ms. Powley is one of the most remarkable teachers we are fortunate to have! She is a treasure.

I recommend this great book for all types of jewelry makers, beginners on up.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have for visual learners, January 24, 2011

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slevart - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Complete Photo Guide to Jewelry Making: More than 700 Large Format Color Photos (Paperback)

I thoroughly enjoyed this volume and found the photos to be extremely helpful in creating jewelry designs. I have been and will continue to be grateful that someone with as much jewelry experience as Tammy Powley takes the time to research, record and compile their extensive knowledge for us to have at our fingertips.
Use the designs as springboards for your own creativity, secure in the know how that Tammy has laid out for you technically secure ways to complete and finish off designs.