Mastering torch-fired enamel jewelry
Subtitle: the next steps in painting with fire
By: Barbara Lewis
Edition: First edition.
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9781440311741
Subjects: Jewelry making; Enamel and enameling
Description: "If you've started enameling but want to take your work to the next level, turn to Mastering Torch-Fired Enamel Jewelry by Barbara Lewis for the next steps in the process. Cover the essential processes you'll need to know in order to boost your enameling skill-set, like the immersion process, annealing, soldering, and more. Once you've mastered these techniques, enjoy 17 step-by-step projects for a wide variety of jewelry essentials, like necklaces, earrings, bracelets, and more. In addition to mastering enameling techniques, you'll also gain practical advice and insider secrets from the author for making the most out of your enamel jewelry projects. Discover how different enamels look and behave, and find out how to blend colors for a fresh, new look. Learn tips and techniques for saving time while also getting professional results. Plus, learn how to decrease the cost of your enameling projects with suggestions for lower cost materials"--
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Getting started: Safety; title: Workstation and setup; title: Metals; title: Enamels and supplements; title: The immersion process; title: Firing flat objects; title: Making enameled head pins, twisty tendrils, pressed flowers and free-form flowers; title: Firing transparent enamels; title: Annealing; title: Soldering; title: Pickle; title: Alternate ways to remove a pendant; title: Color development: layering enamels; title: The proects: Sunflower of Provence; title: I'm distressed earrings; title: Rings of fire; title: Tide pool; title: Spectator; title: Up-cycled daisy bracelet; title: Starlight; title: Copper mesh earrings; title: Hammered; title: Water lily; title: Driftwood; title: Gizmo; title: The great composer; title: Forest nymph; title: Flow; title: Reef; title: Bandaged heart; title: Contributor gallery: Monochromatic color scheme / by Laura Guenther; title: Split-complementary color scheme / by Heather Marston; title: Analogous color scheme / by Carol Myers; title: Complementary color scheme / by Lynnea Bennett.