pretty pulleys
8-10 20.5-25.5cm of gold-filled 22-gauge dead-soft square wire, cut in two equal lengths 10-12 25.5-30.5 cm of gold-filed 26-gauge dead-soft round wire 6 blue 4x9mm briolettes 2 gold-filled 22-gauge 4mm ID jump rings 2 gold-filled ear wires Round-nose pliers Chain-nose pliers Stepped forming pliers Masking tape. 1 2.5 cm wide 1. Secure 1 piece of 22g square wire in the pin vise. Measure IY2 3.8 cm down on each piece of 22g wire from the chuck of the vise and place a piece of tape there,...
Wrapped Hook Clasp
This style of clasp combines the wrapped loop technique with some of the same steps you follow to make the hook part of the hook-and-eye clasp previously described in this section. To make a wrapped hook clasp, you'll need about four inches of wire, a jeweler's file, round-nosed pliers, chain-nosed pliers, and wire cutters. There is one important issue to be aware of before making this sort of clasp because unlike the hook-and-eye clasp where the loops are not wrapped closed, the loop on this...
Hook and Eye Clasp
The hook and eye style clasp is one of the simplest clasps to make out of wire. To make one you'll need about 1 inch of wire for the eye part and about 134 inches of wire for the hook part. For tools, you'll need a jeweler's file and a pair of round-nosed pliers. Nylon-nosed pliers are optional, but I like to use them to flatten the wire components after I make them so they are nice and flat. File the ends of your wire first. Then, to get started making the eye part of the clasp, take about an...
Homemade Knotting Boards
You can make your own knotting board out of just about any material that is soft enough to insert T-pins and strong enough to hold them in place. Try a piece of dense foam board from a craft store or corkboard from an office supply store. If you'd like to add a grid of measured squares to your board, you can draw one out on heavy paper or light paperboard or print one from a computer and attach it to the board with push pins, thumbtacks, or tape. You can use the same anchoring methods with a...
By Sharon Herr
20-gauge dead soft square wire, 24 20-gauge halt round wire, 24 Flat nose or chain nose pliers Photo of inhhed piece by Jim Lawiom, all other pfrofos courtesy of he author This faux filigree necklace was inspired by soldered filigree, but was made without all the equipment needed for soldering. It's fancy enough for an evening out, but would be just as at home with a pair of jeans using a lampwork heart. The wire could be twisted to give a more sparkly appeal or oxidized to give an antique...
Wire Crochet
Wire crochet jewelry gives the impression of crystals suspended in midair. The sparkle of gold-tone wire sets off the glitter of large cube, round, and bicone crystals. 1 Unwind l yd. .9 m of craft wire, leaving it attached to the spool. To remove the curl from the wire, gently pull the wire between your thumb and index finger. Avoid bending the wire. 2 String the 8 mm cubes on the wire. 3 Loop the wire around the crochet hook 6 in. 15 cm from the end of the wire. Cross the tail end over the...
Teddy Bear Brooches
everyone loves a teddy bear These little brooches are not difficult to make, and you can dress them up in the colours of your favourite team or add accessories for a hobby bear. If you find it difficult to make the mouths with strips of clay, you can mark in the mouth with a pen and Indian ink after baking. These instructions are for the soccer-playing teddy. Clay - ochre, golden yellow, whik black and red Teddy bear tan 1 ochre 1 yellow white IForm a 6mm Kin thick log of the tan mixture arret...
By Kathy Grzedzinski
Joyce Chen scissors or other metal culling scissors 10-gauge round half hard or sott sterling wire, 5 long 7mm 18-gauge sterling jump rings. 4 22-gauge half hard sterling wire. 2' Small piece of 24-gauge flat sterling sheet Sandpaper, 320-, 400- and 600-grit must be silicon carbide Set of steel alphabet stamps Resources Silicon carbide sandpaper can be found at Ace Hardware, acehardv are.com. Steel alphabet stamps can be found at Harbor Freight, harborfreiglit.com. Photo of fmiihcd prcce by...
Basics
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The Herald's Trumpet will sound a rousing fanfare for lords and ladies or decorate castle walls to perfection The trumpet is crafted in drawn brass and measuring an impressive 50 long. The Herald's trumpet can be supplied with an optional banner. The Herald's banner is a perfect addition to our Herald's trumpet. The banner is rectangular shape, being 36 V2 long and 15 V2 inches wide. The banner is of yellow color with a red image of rampant lion. Our Herald's banner is of close resemblance to...
Part IThe Knotted Rows
1. Using a single MH Mounting Hitch for each cord, attach 4 doubled lengths of Color A and 3 lengths of Color B to a jump ring. Alternate the colors in this way - Color A, B, A, B, A, B, A see Figure I . Push all cords closely together. If you are using a jump ring with a precut opening, make sure the opening is securely closed and concealed by the cords. Note - A Mounting Hitch is made by doubling a length of cord to create a horseshoe-shaped loop in the middle. Pass the loop up through the...
jewelry
You can transfer photos right onto shrink plastic using your ink jet printer. For this project, black and ivory-colored shrink plastic complement sepia-toned photographs to make Victorian-style pendants and earrings. Jewelry sets inspired by themes such as holiday celebrations, weddings, and baby or pet photos make great gifts. Use color photos with brightly colored wire and beads for a whimsical look. 1 Scan family photos and prepare in the computer using a photo editing program. Size images...
Roundnose pliers Needlenose pliers Crimping pliers
This twisting, curving snake-like necklace is certain to snag attention. Step 1 Cut a length of chain that is slightly longer than you want the choker section of your necklace to be. You will leave at least a few links of chain at each end open. Step 2 Tie a piece of thread three links in from one end of the chain. Glue this knot for extra strength. Weave in and out of the links adding size 6 or 8 seed beads in each link Figure 1 . Continue until you reach three links from the other end and tie...
Changing Table Turns into Firing Table
Stay at home mom, Amanda, from Vancouver, British Columbia, has found a resourceful way to sneak a little metal clay time into her busy life. In between keeping up with her young toddler as well as all the housework, she still manages to sell some of her metal clay and other jewelry through her website at www.pomomamadesign.com. Who else but a mom would realize that a changing table, which is no longer needed for the baby, is the perfect spot to fire her metal clay Brilliant You can see in...
jamaica necklace
Coiled links with colored wrapped pearls. I hope you have as much fun with these freeform wrapped links as I do. They give your jewelry some weight and substance, while still allowing a delicate side. A rubbed patina gives a rustic look, while shiny metal gives a more elegant feel. The links have some flexibility so they're not too stiff, and they have a kind of organic way about them. I have a fantasy that some day I'll make a full five-strand necklace out of beads and these links or maybe a...
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One of the most sought after items of tourist silvei is the silver hell, which was seldom made and is therefore scarce. These were made onfy on ordei or request from a client or trader. Few silversmiths have ever experienced making this item. A paper pattern is made to form a cone. The si e can vary. The piece to form the body of the bell is made of silver sheet of at least IS gauge thickness. The silver is then stamped and bent in ihe shape of a cone and soldered, The shaping can be done over...
Peyoteframed pearl bracelet
Frame a mabe pearl with a peyote-stitch bead bezel, embellish it with pearls, and then attach it to a band of five-drop peyote. Sew on a snap to use as your bracelet's clasp. O Apply a thin, even layer of cement to the back of the mabe pearl and glue the pearl to the Ultrasuede. Set it aside to dry. Trim the Ultrasuede, leaving approximately in. 3mm around the pearl's edge. Stitch through the Ultrasuede several times to anchor your thread. With the Ultrasuede facing you, pick up a bead and...
Remate Con Tapanudos
Pasa el hilo a traves del tapanudos y realiza dentro el nudo. Tapa el nudo con el tapanudos y enganchale al cierre REMATE NATURAL En un extremo haces un arito de abalorios y en el otro colocas una bola gorda Dobla el alambre sobre unos 90 grados con los alicates planos. Sosten en alambre doblado, con la secci n doblada hacia ti en tu mano no dominante derecha si eres zurdo e izquierda si eres diestro Sosten los alicates en tu mano dominante derecha si eres diestro y la izquierda si eres zurdo y...
The Ins and Outs of Jewelry Buying Oju
There are countless stories about dishonest sellers who mismatch certificates with stones. In other words, they send a real certificate made for a good diamond to accompany a badone and hope the buyer won't be any the wiser. If you believe your diamond doesn't match the certificate you receive, take it to an independent appraiser to make sure. If the stone and the certificate indeed don't match up, ask your seller for a refund, and report him to eBay if necessary. See Chapter 8, The Good, the...
By Rebeca Mojica
These simple and elegant earrings have always been among my top sellers. I'm excited to share the instructions so you can make them yourself. The Japanese weave earrings, which I've named Japanese Cross, come together quickly. A nodi zed rings work well in this design. Fvery few months, you can make a pair to match the hot colors of the season Once you learn the basic Japanese Cross pattern, you can create variations by using different ring sizes or adding beads. See my variation for a 3-D...
Finishing Macrame Designs
Macram jewelry is usually finished with bead-and-loop or knot-and-loop closures see Chapter 6 . However, you can also use pre-made findings by attaching the ends of your design to jump rings. One method is to begin by attaching your cords to a jump ring using a lark's head knot see p. 148 , and then complete your design by tying the cords in a secure overhand knot around another jump ring at the other end. Alternatively, you can attach jump rings to each end by passing all of the cords through...
Crown Sinnet Braiding
For this technique, you can use the same kinds and weights of wire used for regular braiding. You can braid 3, 4. 5, 6. or 7 wires together into a sinnet. 1. Measure wires in the given lengths, twist them together to secure them, and wrap them around a knitting needle. as shown. Secure the knitting needle and the wires together in a vise. You will work up the needle. Spread the wires around the needle as shown. For this technique, you can use the same kinds and weights of wire used for regular...
Tassel Necks
Most tassels have a neck Sometimes that is all they do have, no head and no skirt either. Beaded tassel necks are often tubes, made either as a flat piece of beading stitched into a cylinder or tubular beading worked on a supporting rod These cylinders and tubes are supported by having hanks of yarn pulled through them, fitting very tightly so you often don't need to wrap the neck with another yarn. Beads are so beautiful that a cylinder of plain beading is often all you want, but you can mix...
Potawatomi Septarian Necklac
I he use of these particular beads results in a more modern-looking piece than whal was created in either of the previous two Septarian necklaces. The lines here are clean and sleek. Ck lt uOA lvB9spe lt x ce D'aa is hp ivxM itfwcrtr tow y iKMn . basic direction on pages mounting the tone and . ed collar. Uie mjttc khaki reads for most of he collar. r.r rw of the antique gold ii or two rows oi the silver 14 bead to end he fin lt couched row with I M b . id beads, alternating with fi' r If....
Materials and vital statistics Onm
40 3mm gold-plated round beads 10 6mm faceted bicone Swarovski crystals in assorted browns 9 14x17mm smooth arrow beads, topaz-colored glass i Findings 1 22-inch length of 0.014-inch diameter black nylon-coated stainless steel beading wire 20 2-inch lengths of 0.014-inch diameter black nylon-coated stainless steel beading wire 2 gold-plated clamshell bead tips 1 gold-plated lobster claw clasp 1 gold-plated jump ring i Tools Crimping pliers, wire cutters, chain-nose pliers i Techniques used...
Wood rose necklace
Beaded flowers are a great way to affirm your love of gardening and beading, and they're exquisite when made with size 15 seed beads. Some people think size 15s are far too small to work with, though, so I adapted my technique to size 11 beads. Attach your floral creations to a field of green necklace and plant a grassy garden of flowers around them. MAKE THE WOOD ROSE O Thread a needle with 7 ft. 2.1m of Nymo. String 20 flower-color seed beads, leaving a 1-yd. .9m tail. Tie the working thread...
Knit On 3 Nails
.935 silver wire and copper wire, starting at 28 gauge 0.4 mm . Again, the best is 26-gauge 0.5 mm . The startup bundle and the first few stitches are always discarded, so save your silver wire for the real thing 1. Use a piece of colored copper wire about 40'y 1 m long. Starting a little ways into the length, wind 8 loops over a ruler. These will be on the side away from the ends of the wire. 2. Spread out the loops to form a daisy 3. Holding onto the fastened end. use the crochet hook to form...
jewelry
'In nomine patrie' translates to 'In the name of The Father, The Son and The Holy Ghost.' In nomine patrie bracelet is made from the finest English pewter, with three amethysts crystal-mounted and Latin inscribed bangle of the high church. The bracelet is fully adjustable. Can be adjusted to fit between 7-9. Beautiful pewter lockets adorned with the ancient medieval Celtic cross is a great way to wear your favorite perfume or scented oils, as they did in the middle ages. Just put a drop of...
Silver Wire Bracelets
The round wire bracelet Is made by cutting two lengths of 8 gauge round sliver wire and a length of twlaled wire J be about the ,' same diameter yjV of the solid A' wire, A A bezel is made lor the slone and soldered onlo the plate. This is in turn soldered onto the wire bracelet shank, and pickled after each soldering operation. The stone Is set and the bracelet buffed and polished. The side pieces of wire are bent out to fit the size of the stone and the three are soldered together using a...
Ear Hooks
Earrings are some of the easiest jewelry pieces to make, and with metal clay, they are extra easy because you just need a few small charms to get started and your earring creations are almost instantaneous. Ear hooks of some kind also referred to as ear wires are essential to creating earrings, and there are all different types to choose from. Figure 6.2 shows three different types of ear hooks that are pretty popular right now. First moving left to right , are the standard shepherd hooks or...
The Navajo Concha Belt Buckle
A piece of 18 gauge silver sheet is cut 2 inches by 2V .The center is marked and the belt opening marked 1 Inch by inches. Female bicurvate leal-like embossing dies. A hole KS is drilled lo accommodate a jewelers saw blade and a jewelers saw is used to il out the opening for thebal The female is struck first on Ihe face of the buckle and then the - g. male die is punched trom Ihe back forming Ihe embossed design. The buckles on the very y 1 early concha belts were quite small and rather...
Ruffled brooch
In 1995, Wendy Ellsworth experienced a creative breakthrough with her SeaForm Series of undulating, intensely ruffled peyote stitch organic vessels see p. 89 for vessel instructions . I began setting a variety of different cabochons in the center of my SeaForm vessels by beading a gourd stitch bezel to hold them in place and then surrounding them with a wild ruffle. Soon I realized that with the same idea, I could create a snappy little pin or pendant, a miniature SeaForm that was both...
peyote bracelet
Begin the bracelet by making a peyote-stitch platform for each cabochon. Set each stone onto its platform with beadwork. Next, assemble the bracelet with the spacer bars. This bracelet is 7 in. 18cm long end to end, and the center platform is slightly larger than the side platforms, which improves the fit. For a small bracelet, 6-6'A in. 15-16.5cm , you might choose narrower spacer bars or set the two end cabochons vertically on narrower peyote platforms. O Thread a needle with 4 yd. 3.7m of...
Cellini spiral necklace
Circular peyote stitch takes on a sculptural look when it's worked in beads of various sizes. These sculptural spiral necklaces evolved from a technique taught by Virginia Blakelock and Carol Perrenoud at the Mid-Atlantic Fiber Arts Conference several years ago. Virginia developed the stitch and named it in honor of Benvenuto Cellini, a 16th-century Italian sculptor known for his rococo achitectural columns. The Cellini spiral is essentially circular peyote executed with graduated beads. The...
By Beth Helberg
I hate wasting silver, and it always bothered me that judging the length of a Viking Knit piece was a best-guess situation. I found a way to draw my chain right up to within a W of my work on the Allen wrench, and this eliminated guesswork as to the length of my pieces. Indirectly, it also led to this bracelet design when I was playing with some samples for my Viking knit class. With a few increases, some shaping, and with some crystal bling, this bangle was born Editor's note This project...
Brick Stitch Triangle Earrings
To weave brick stitch, you first need to use the ladder stitch, so this earring project shown in Figure 6-23 is sort of a two-for-one deal when it comes to practicing bead weaving stitches. Brick stitch naturally evolves into a triangular-shaped section of beads, unless you add or subtract beads during the process. For this design, we kept the natural triangle shape and accented the bottom with tiny fringe beads small, side-drilled, teardrop-shaped glass beads that often are added to the bottom...
Celtic Bracelet Rubber Stamp
One surprising feature of shrink plastic is its usefulness in producing imitative effects. Sea glass, metal, wood, and ivory are a few faux effects that can be achieved using various methods and materials on the surface of the plastic. With black shrink plastic and metallic paste you can make comfortable, lightweight jewelry that has the feel of ancient forged bronze. Black shrink plastic Shrinky Dinks Fine permanent marker or light-colored pencil Celtic Knots rubber stamp set Aspen Art Stamps...
The Bellows And Charcoal Soldering Peafod
At this time the only known method or soldering V v jewelry was to heat the abject over burning charcoal J, J and intensifying the heat wtth air from the hand Jfl bellows. This was the period when tools end silver v were scarce. Many of the tool were hand made from pieces of scrap iron recovered from old wagon or harness fittings. Flies were almost a luxury, V The only source of silver was Mexican or American coins and , ' the solder was home made by melting together coins and about 20 o...
An Insiders Look at Jewelry Making and Beading
Deciding whether jewelry-making is for you Introducing jewelry-making techniques Choosing your projects Making more from your jewelry-making hobby lthough I could spend time explaining how rewarding, creative, and fun r jewelry making and beading are, I'll show you instead. Flip to the color photo section near the middle of this book, filled with beautiful, glossy photos of handmade jewelry pieces. Just flip through it, look at some of the projects there, and come on back to this chapter when...
The Navajo Concha
This Is the circular or ovate stiver metal plate that gives the belt lis name. The Spanish word concha means shell. A piece of 18 gauge silver sheet is cut to 2' x 2Vj Inches. The center is marked and the rosette Ib stamped In the center ol the rectangular piece ol silver by using a male and female punch and die and a very heavy hammer. An oval outline is drawn around the rosette by measuring equally from the ends ol each segment. The oval is cut along the outline by using either a jewelers saw...
Figure 6
4 mm bicone crystals 60 color A repeat step 2 once more for a total of 15 pearl clusters. 5 With your thread exiting an end 6 mm, pick up five 1 l s and half of the clasp figure 4, a-b . Sew through the last 11 picked up, pick up four 1 l s, and sew through the 6 mm your thread exited at the start of this step b-c . Retrace the thread path to reinforce the clasp connection, and end the thread Basics . 6 Thread a needle on the tail, and repeat step 5 with the other half of the clasp. 1 Thread a...
Making Molds
SINCE METAL CLAY IS SO SOFT when you first start forming with it, the material lends itself well to working with molds, and there are a lot of different ways to make your own molds. For example, you can make a pretty simple mold by pressing a favorite charm or button into a piece of polymer clay and baking the polymer clay piece to harden it. If you are pretty good at carving, you can also use polymer clay in the same way and instead of pressing something into the clay, you can carve your own...
Saucer
The saucer is done in the flat circular peyote stitch. Be careful not to pull the thread too tight, and don't get discouraged. Sometimes the flat circular peyote stitch doesn't want to stay flat, especially after about the 5th round. Just keep at it and eventually you'll have a flat saucer. The saucer is done in the Ceylon light yellow off-white bead, except for the last two rounds. ROUND 1 Use doubled thread about 3' long. String three beads. PNBT first bead strung and pull tight to make a...
How to resize via The Good Housekeeping Needlecraft Encyclopedia
Work a circular gauge swatch and measure sample. The amount of stretch will depend on how much negative ease you want for your stocking and how much your yarn will stretch and still look nice. Most stockings have at least 1 2.54cm of negative ease. Measure circumference of thigh, calf and ankle, and desired length of stocking from thigh to ankle. Subtract 1 2.54cm from each measurement for negative ease. Use your measurements to calculate the total number of sts needed. t Picking up a strand of...
Muestra Doble
Se trabaja de 2 en 2 Se comienza con 4 abalorios y se tensa Este ejemplo consta de 21 filas La fila m s ancha tiene 12 abalorios Fotos de ejemplo sacadas de puntada en c rculos rigth angle wave RAW Personalmente lo mas f cil para entender la t cnica es seguir las flechas de los dibujos. 1. Mete 4 abalorios y forma un c rculo. Puedes hacer una bola de retenci n en el abalorio 1 Reentra por 1, 2, 3. La direccion de giro es la del 2. Mete 3 abalorios mas 5, 6, y 7 . Reentra por 3, 5 y 6. La...
Twisting wires together
Twisting wires together is not only fun and quick, but can provide a bolder, more metallic feel to your pieces. Celtic craftsmen would have cast a lot of their pieces in bronze, so to achieve a chunkier, more authentically Celtic-looking effect as in the Twisted Torque Bongle on page 56 , twist six to eight wires together. I recommend using a vise ond hond drill for this technique, as it is both quick and effective. If you do not have these tools, however, attach one end of your wires to a door...
Liver of Sulfur on Fired Clay
Liver of sulfur is a natural product, but you still will need some ventilation when you work with it because it is pretty stinky stuff. It smells like rotten eggs, so while the smell won't necessarily harm you, it is not very pleasant. Most jewelry vendors sell liver of sulfur and you can sometimes find it at hardware stores as well. It normally comes in a jar, and it looks sort of like little dark green pebbles. However, some vendors also sell it in liquid form. You can make various degrees of...
Bead Trays
Many types of trays and containers may be used to hold working beads. Plastic petrie and other small dishes work very well. The container should be sufficiently wide and shallow to allow you to pick up multiple beads without having them fall back into the container. Many headers simply pour out small piles of beads onto a piece of soft leather or cloth. In this case the small triangular metal scoops available in most bead stores are useful for picking up unused beads. These scoops also make...
Sword Hangers
Display your Claymore Swords and weaponry collection in historical style For horizontal or angle mounting of swords amp pole weaponry. Antique pewter finish pair. 225 11.98 Goblets of gleaming silver-plate over brass are safe for drinking and add a wonderful medieval flair to feasts and festivities. Perfect for Weddings 7 Tall 708 9.98 or purchase 12 Gothic Goblets for the price of 10 708B 99.80 An ancient bracelet with attached adjustable ring for those who love wolves. Crafted of safe...