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The Encyclopedia of Wire Jewelry Techniques : a compendium of step-by-step techniques for making wire-based jewelry / Sara Withers ; with Xuella Arnold and Elise Mann.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Withers, Sara, 1950-
- Arnold, Xuella, author.
- Mann, Elise, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wire jewelry.
- Jewelry making.
- Silverwork.
- jewelry making.
- Penn Provenance:
- Teacher, Stuart (donor) (Running Press copy)
- Physical Description:
- 160 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
- Distribution:
- London : Running Press,
- Other Title:
- Wire jewelry techniques
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Running Press, 2010.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Tools
- Materials
- Chapter 1: Core Techniques: Wire basics; Using ready-made findings; Individual closed loops; Attaching ready-made findings. Making Findings; Decorative Shapes and Spacers; Decorative Chains; Decorating Beads and Stones; Knit and Twist Techniques; Constructing with Wire
- Chapter 2: Toward Silversmithing. Tools for silver wirework; Basic skills; Melting wire ends; Silver soldering; Making chains; Making rings; Coloring metal wires
- Chapter 3: Gallery.
- Notes:
- "A Quarto Book"--Title page verso.
- "Conceived, designed, and produced by Quarto Publishing plc., The Old Brewery, 6 Blundell Street, London N7 9BH"--Title page verso.
- "QUAR WJT"--Title page verso.
- "Senior editor: Ruth Patrick. Art editor: Emma Clayton. Art Director: Caroline Guest. Designers: Julie Francis, Karin Skanberg. Photography: Simon Pask. Illustrator: Kuo Kang Chen. Picture researcher: Sarah Bell. Creative director: Moira Clinch. Publisher: Paul Carslake."--Title page verso.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 156) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Running Press Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2008 by Stuart "Buz" Teacher.
- Running Press copy is "1" printing.
- ISBN:
- 9780762445776
- 0762445777
- OCLC:
- 749857806
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