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Teach Yourself VISUALLY Jewelry Making and Beading (Teach Yourself VISUALLY Consumer) (Paperback)

~ Chris Franchetti Michaels (Author)
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You've probably coveted jewelry you've seen in artsy boutiques and fashion magazines or envied friends who have the perfect bling to accent everything. With this book, you'll learn to craft designs that are chic but inexpensive. With hundreds of detailed photos, this book covers tools and supplies, bead stringing and weaving, wire wrapping, and more. Terrific projects will get you started and inspire you to create your own jewelry and beadwork designs.

Concise two-page lessons show you all the steps to a skill and are ideal for quick review

  • Each skill or technique is defined and described
  • Detailed color photos demonstrate each step

  • Step-by-step instructions accompany each photo

  • Helpful tips provide additional guidance

About the Author

Chris Franchetti Michaels is a writer and jewelry artisan specializing in beaded designs, wirework, and metal fabrication. She has written extensively about jewelry and jewelry making on the Internet since 2003, and she is the author of Beading VISUAL Quick Tips, Wire Jewelry VISUAL Quick Tips, and Teach Yourself VISUALLY Beadwork. Chris has also appeared on several episodes of the DIY Network television show Jewelry Making, and her designs have been featured in popular jewelry project books. Visit her website BeadJewelry.net for more help and inspiration.

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  • Paperback: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Visual (October 8, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0470101504
  • ISBN-13: 978-0470101506
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 8 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (53 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,694 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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116 of 118 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Really great guide, November 14, 2007
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This book is really great for telling you everything that you wanted to know about jewelry making of all types from wirework, to bead weaving, to macrame. It gives you the little details that other books leave out and answers all of the questions you may have. There are step-by-step pictures of each technique, so you don't have to "guess" at how something is done. I think that every jewelry creator should have this book on their shelf, especially if you are just learning.
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63 of 63 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Ideal teaching tool for the dedicated beader, August 12, 2008
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If you want to get into beading & jewelry-making, Chris Franchetti Michaels's Teach Yourself VISUALLY Jewelry Making & Beading is a fantastic place to start. It's a thick book loaded with photographs, and it tackles a comprehensive spread of topics.

Thorough charts detail everything from the common lengths for various styles and sizes of necklaces (both men's and women's), bracelets, and anklets to common finishing methods used for different stringing materials. Photos clearly display techniques for knotting strings, creating eyepins and headpins (not to mention clasps), and making your own Byzantine chain from jump rings. Wire gauge is demonstrated visually, with an image of each gauge's thickness, and with examples of what each gauge is used for.

The book goes through bead-stringing techniques; wire-work; bead-weaving (by hand and on a loom) and even macrame. If you truly want to delve into beaded jewelry as more than just a way to make a few pieces for yourself, then I highly recommend grabbing a copy of Michaels's book. It's extremely valuable and highly instructional. The use of brief, clear instructions combined with a ton of tables and photographs make it a quick read that teaches you an incredible amount of material. It's also a fantastic quick-reference book for use while making your creations.
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80 of 83 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Good book to start and grow with, November 9, 2007
I chose this book over others because it had chapters on both beginning techniques as well as more intermediate ones once you had mastered that. I also liked that it combined bead stringing, bead weaving and wire work all in one resource. Project ideas are provided but not as many as you might find in other books - just something to know depending on what you are looking for.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Everything I wanted and more!
This book contained all of the information I needed for basic jewelry making. It has been extremely useful to me, and I recommend it to anyone who wants a detailed and... Read more
Published 12 days ago by Lisa Keating

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book for all Jewelry Makers
This is a great book from any jeweler from beginner to intermediate. The instructions and pictures are easy to follow, it even has projects in the back. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic teaching tool
I bought this book as a Christmas gift for my daughter and she has already mastered many of the techniques. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Theresa's review
I have seen many different How To manuals and this one by far is the best. It shows you step by step on how to do certain techniques and all the types of products that are... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book for a Beginner
I purchased this book to get me started in basic beading and it did just that and a little more....it is great with the photos to take you through step by step. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect book to learn jewelry making
I highly recommend this book for beginners. This book tells you what supplies you need and all steps are written out so you can understand them. Great illustrations!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great for beginners
The "Teach Yourself Visually" series of craft instruction books are informative and show you how to do something, step-by-step. Read more
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