Irina Miech - Wire Jewelry: Beaded and Beautiful (70+ Captivating Jewelry Designs) / Ирина Мич – Украшения из проволоки. Сделанные из бусин и красивые [2017, PDF, ENG]

Noted designer and author Irina Miech returns to her favorite medium with Wire Jewelry: Beaded and Beautiful, a collection of 24+ timeless wire jewelry projects beginners can create with a minimum investment in tools and materials.
Using a clear, illustrative teaching style, Irina introduces standard wire techniques like wrapping loops, spirals, and zig-zags; hammering; creating simple clasps, and much more. Jewelry makers can apply their new skills to beautiful earrings, rings, pendants, bracelets, necklaces, and captured cabochons that have a timeless, classic look and feel.
The focus is on materials and tools readily available at national retailers and independent bead shops alike: base metals, beads, semiprecious stones, and cabochons in various sizes and shapes. Even the findings — chain, clasps, and jump rings — are easy to find. With Wire Jewelry: Beaded and Beautiful, jewelry makers at every level will be able to create timeless jewelry pieces using standard techniques and materials.

Introduction ..............................................4
BASICS
Materials ..............................................6
Tools ...............................................................8
Techniques ..................................... 10
Wire Shapes
Zig Zag Earrings ............................................................ 16
Graceful Spiral Earrings ....................................................18
Pearl Simplicty Pendant ..................................................18
Spike Earrings ........................................................................18
Classic Pearl Earrings .........................................................18
Spiral Journey Pendant .....................................................19
Spiral Zig Zag Earrings .....................................................21
Spiral Serenity Pendant ...................................................21
Moon Rings Bracelet ............................................................ 22
Eclectic Pendant ................................................................ 25
Chain Dance Bracelet...................................................... 25
Grecian Scroll Bracelet ........................................................26
Grecian Spike Necklace .................................................. 29
Grecian Scroll Earrings ................................................... 29
Winding Road Bangle................................................ 30
Road to Haiku Bracelet ....................................................32
Road to Nepal Bracelet ....................................................32
Coiling Patterns
Spiny Spiral Pendant ............................................................ 34
Spiny Spiral Framed Pendant .......................................37
Spiny Spiral Earrings .........................................................37
Celtic Knot Bacelet ................................................................. 38
Teardrop Earrings ................................................................41
Celtic Pendant .....................................................................41
Plumeria Leaf Earrings .........................................................42
Plumeria Gem Pendant ...................................................45
Birch Leaf Pendant ............................................................45
Gemstone Ladder Bracelet ............................................ 46
Sedona Bracelet ...................................................................49
Tiny Gems Bracelet ............................................................49
Stacking Spiral Rings .............................................................50
Garnet and Turquoise Ring ............................................53
Pearl Whimsy Ring .............................................................53
Desert Vine Earrings ............................................................. 54
Desert Vine Bracelet .......................................................... 56
Copper Edge Earrings ...................................................... 56
Focal Point Frames & BAILS
Gingko Leaf Pendant ........................................................... 58
Moonlit Gingko Leaf Pendant ......................................61
Shades of the Ocean Gingko Leaf Pendant ..........61
Ocean Wave Pendant .......................................................... 62
Ocean Wave Cascade Pendant ..................................65
Ocean Wave Bracelet .......................................................65
Lotus Pendant ............................................................................ 66
Lotus Meditation Pendant ........................................... 69
Lotus Petal Earrings ............................................................69
Whimsical Pod Pendant ...................................................70
Slender Pod Pendant ........................................................74
Pod Silhouete Earrings .....................................................74
Oak Forest pendant ...............................................................75
Jewel Tone Oak Leaf Pendant ..................................... 80
Oak Leaf Silhouette Earrings ........................................ 80
Cabochons &
FOCAL POINT STONES
Spiral Simplicity Wrap ......................................................... 82
Spiral Sphere Pendant .................................................... 86
Spiral Wave Pendant ........................................................ 86
Orbiting Spiral pendant .....................................................87
Orbiting Spirals Crystal Pendant................................ 90
Lunar Orbit Pendant ........................................................ 90
Netted Cabochon ....................................................................91
Netted Cabachon Pendant with Fringe ............... 94
Netted Cabachon Bracelet ........................................... 94
Butterfly Wing Wrap .............................................................95
Victorian Wrap Pendant ................................................ 99
Gemstone Dew Drop Pendant..................................99
Zipper Bail Pendant ........................................................... 100
Zipper Donut Pendant.................................................. 102
Whimsical Zipper Bail with Tendrils ....................... 102
Paisley Ladder Pendant ...................................................103
Horizontal Amulet...........................................................106
Dream Jasper Ladder Pendant ................................106
Viking Knit Cage .....................................................................107
Mixed Metals Viking Knit Pendant ...........................110
Viking Knit Centerpiece for a Chain ........................110
Acknowledgments ..........................111
About the Author ..........................111