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Torch-Fired Enamel Jewelry for Beginners
Author(s): Barbara Lewis (Author)
- Publisher: North Light Books
- Publication Date: December 1, 2011
- Language: English
- Print length: 119 pages
- ISBN-10: B007L7MGZM
- ISBN-13: 9781440323171
Book Description
Torch-Fired Enamel Jewelry for Beginners combines beading and wire-working techniques with the intense beauty of torch-fired enameled beads. Metal becomes your canvas as you learn the basics of enameling with a torch, then create five exquisite pieces, including a bracelet, ring, necklace and two sets of earrings. Find out how easy it is to create unique and colorful enamel pieces in this innovative, comprehensive guide to the world of torch-fired enameling.
Editorial Reviews
From the Author
I am so proud of the work I did for this book! The "immersion" technique of torch-firing is groundbreaking! Can you imagine enameling a bead in 40 seconds instead of 40 minutes? How about enameling pendants in the same amount of time, but also embedding watch gears and millefiori wafers while the pendant is still on the mandrel. Easy, quick, and extremely affordable! No $500 kilns required. For about $100 you'll have the torch, the bead pulling station (the workhorse of the system), several enamels, copper pieces and metal beads, mandrels, clamps ... everything you need for a beginning enamel studio.
Besides the enameling part, you'll learn how to make a no-solder bezel and a rivet that requires no hammer! There's some cool fold-forming and metalworking projects that use simple tools ... a pair of metal snips, a two-hole punch, and a hammer. It doesn't get more basic than that but wait 'til you see the jewelry you can create! Welcome to my world! I hope you'll join me here. If you want to check out the torch-fired enamel scene, please join me at paintingwithfire.ning.com, where it's all about torch-firing. Also, please check out the website for my book: torchfiredenameljewelry.com. 🙂 Barbara
Besides the enameling part, you'll learn how to make a no-solder bezel and a rivet that requires no hammer! There's some cool fold-forming and metalworking projects that use simple tools ... a pair of metal snips, a two-hole punch, and a hammer. It doesn't get more basic than that but wait 'til you see the jewelry you can create! Welcome to my world! I hope you'll join me here. If you want to check out the torch-fired enamel scene, please join me at paintingwithfire.ning.com, where it's all about torch-firing. Also, please check out the website for my book: torchfiredenameljewelry.com. 🙂 Barbara
About the Author
Barbara has a bachelor's degree in fine arts from The George Washington University. For 15 years she produced functional and decorative ceramic pieces from her home pottery studio for exhibition and for sale in juried galleries in the Washington, D.C. area. She has taught torch-fired workshops and has been published in Belle Armoire Jewelry and Stringing Magazine. Barbara lives in Chaptico, MD.
