JEWELRY -- METAL & WIRE
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Jigging around with wire. Short lengths of copper wire are twisted into swirling shapes, then wrapped with thread or fine wire, to form jewelry elements. BEAD & BUTTON #27 Oct 1998 pg. 56
Piercing project. Part 1. How to design a piece of pierced work jewelry (jewelry with a design sawed out of sheet metal). LAPIDARY JOURNAL Oct 1991 (v.45#7) pg. 91
Piercing project. Part 2. Sawing, filing, and polishing your design. LAPIDARY JOURNAL Nov 1991 (v.45#8) pg. 101
Weave a ring. A simple diagonal woven ring band is an introduction to the process of wire weaving. Also suitable for making bracelet bands. LAPIDARY JOURNAL Nov 1992 (v.46#8) pg. 61
Shadow box design. Designing a piece of shadowbox jewelry consisting of one or more layers of pierced metal placed in front of a solid back plate to create a shallow three-dimensional space. Part 1. Designing a shadowbox pin or pendant. LAPIDARY JOURNAL Jan 1993 (v.46#10) pg. 87
Shadow box design. Part 2. Construction. (1) Shadowbox with a domed back. (2) Flat shadowbox. LAPIDARY JOURNAL Feb 1993 (v.46#11) pg. 89
Low-tech metal etching. A beginner-to-intermediate jewelry making project. Part 1. Transferring a design and preparing the metal. LAPIDARY JOURNAL Jun 1998 (v.52#3) pg. 59
Low-tech metal etching. Part 2. Transferring the resist and etching the jewelry. LAPIDARY JOURNAL Jul 1998 (v.52#4) pg. 107
Crocheted silver and bead jewelry. Using basic crocheting stitches to work fine silver wire into necklaces, bracelets, etc. Sections of crochet are joined with gemstone, crystal or silver beads. LAPIDARY JOURNAL Feb 1999 (v.52#11) pg. 89
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