Cloisonne Enameling and Jewelry Making (Paperback)

~ (Author), Louise Mitchell (Author)

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Product Description

Critically acclaimed book — widely considered the best on subject — discusses tools, materials, processes for creating lovely pendants, rings, pins, buckles, and more. 164 illustrations.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications; illustrated edition edition (July 1, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486259714
• ISBN-13: 978-0486259710
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #175,129 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Dover reprint of good cloisonne enamel work, April 12, 2006

By	PTSideshow "GRP" (Macomb County Michigan) - See all my reviews

This is one of those books that you are giddy that Dover reprinted! it isn't for the very beginner in enameling but it will take the enameler thru all the steps for making some basic cloisonnes and then the settings and chains for them. The jewelry working/metal smithing section is worth the price of admission. The chain making section is old school just enough to get people thinking about the need for all the fancy gizmo's they sell today. I enjoyed the book as a whole. the B&W pictures are good being reprints. the project drawings, pictures and the wire bend diagrams are great. To bad more of the newer books don't include them. The resource pages were very complete and you will find most of them still doing biz and with web sites. If you have old Thompson Enamels you have picked up from some ole timer the list with numbers will be worth the cost itself. I own it, use it

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Solid beginner information, May 19, 2005

By	James "tigerblues" (Pittsburgh, PA United States) - See all my reviews

Well written with many photos and a step-by-step guide for cloisonné. Sound advice and useful trouble shooting. It touches briefly on other techniques without enough detail information to use but enough to start an interest in expanding enamels and a few trial experiments.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Enameling, March 31, 2007

By	Gregory Chenevert "Relaxation 101" (Boston MA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The book is useful for a broad spectrum of initial enameling skills. While it doesn't delve into minute detail, enameling is a hands-on learning and application art. So I found the directions and and steps useful for my needs. I will take care of the details.