Rustic Wrappings

by Bogert, Kerry

• ISBN13: 9781596685499
• ISBN10: 1596685492
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-08-21
• Publisher: Interweave Pr

Summary

Explore a rustic approach to making beautiful jewelry with exciting surface effects. Rustic Wrappingsis packed with over 24 wire and art bead jewelry projects and reveals the surprisingly artistic effects of applying items such as salt, vinegar, bleach, sawdust, and baking soda to your copper, silver, brass, and steel wire projects. Achieving artistic effects using household products will also draw mixed-media artists to this book. Advance your technique skills when you learn how to use patinas to add rustic, weathered effects, create unique and natural-looking color combinations, and use metal wire to embroider designs on metal jewelry pieces. Beginners will benefit from detailed technique instruction, while skilled designers will enjoy the introduction to more advanced techniques. With tons of information on customizing effects for unique metal finishes, Rustic Wrappingswill teach you to re-imagine your wirework jewelry projects and create fresh designs that showcase your new skill sets.

Table of Contents

Introduction/Dedication

Tools

Covers basic and specialty tools used in the projects through out the book.

Working with Alternative Metal Wires

Covers details of working with various metal wires, their properties and qualities, and tips for creating desired looks with them.

Sterling Silver

Copper (including anodized colored copper)

Brass

Steel

Techniques

Covers a wide range of techniques that are used in the construction of the projects, and specific techniques needed are referenced at the start of each project.

Wrapped loops

Chunky wrapped loops

Linking wrapped loops

Simple loops

Forming open and closed spirals

Head pins: easy, shaped, spiral, drawn bead

Coiling

Fabricating findings: jump rings, clasps ("s", hook, 2-toggle styles), earwires (fish hook, freeform, french, hoops)

Patinas

Most wire-workers and beaders are familiar with using liver or sulfur to create an aged patina to their designs. But there are so many other unique color finishes that can be achieved with alternative metals. This section explores those options.

Traditional liver of sulfur patina and prefinished wires

Ammonia and salt-water patina (blue finish)

Vinegar and salt-water patina, aka The Potato Chip Patina! (green finish)

Vinegar and wood chip patina (green finish)

Heat (red finish)

Alcohol inks (multi-colors)

Exploring Rustic Color

This section traverses the ins and outs of creating color combinations with a nature-inspired, rustic feel, while still being creative and modern.

Neutrals, browns, and whites (Earth/Winter)

Hot reds, oranges, and yellow (Fire/Sunsets/Summer)

Blues and greens (Water)

Pastels (Spring/Floral)

Jewel tones (Fall)

Black, white, ivory, and silver (Wind/Night Sky)

Wire Embroidery Tips & Techniques

Something completely new to wire-workers and an important aspect of this book will be wire embroidery. In this section, readers learn techniques for using wire to embroider on metal, as well as a glossary of basic embroidery stitches.

Sketching the design

Laying out the punches

How to use wire like a needle and thread

Basic embroidery stitches

25 Step-by-Step Projects

Artist Bios

Brief bios of the contributing glass artist shown in the projects.

Glossary of Terms

Resources

Index

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