wire jewelry

Step-by-step instructions and over 500 photographs teach basic wirework techniques for making wire and bead jewelry.

Warm, vibrant copper or cool, soothing blue?there's no doubt that color inspires us to create. Katie Hacker's Live Wire Jewelry colors your world with 30 dynamic designs, all featuring vibrant hues of colored wire. Coil, wrap, loop, weave and twist your way to dazzling necklaces, elegant earrings and playful bracelets. Dressed up or dressed down, the designs in Live Wire Jewelry are sure to make you sparkle and shine. Inside you'll find: 30 brilliant, colorful jewelry designs--An in-depth course in wire-working, from types and gauges of wire to instructions on how to make jump rings, links, hooks, bundled wire beads and more Variations that demonstrate how to translate ideas from the projects into your own unique creations. Add a spark of creativity and color to your wardrobe with the high-voltage designs in Live Wire Jewelry!.

Provides step-by-step, illustrated instructions for creating fifty beaded pieces of jewelry and fashions, including necklaces, bracelets, studded shirts, totes, and more.