Making Wire & Bead Jewelry: Artful Wirework Techniques

I am a jewelry maker (metalsmith and lampworker) but was never really interested in wire wrapping until I saw the jewelry that Janice Berkbile made. I took one of her workshops a couple of months ago and made a beatiful pendant that I just love. I always get comments on it when I wear it out in public. Anyway, wanting to learn more I pre-ordered her book back in February and I must say that it was worth the wait! This book is loaded with beautiful projects by two artists: Janice Berkbile and Tracy Stanely. The first 25 pages of the book discuss the tools and materials used, and explain the basic techniques in detail. This is then followed by the actual projects. There are 24 projects in the book. Twelve by each artist. The book is just loaded with great photos showing every step of the process. The instructions are clearly written and easy to follow. If you are a lampworker and want new ways to show off your beads then you will love this book. There is an 8 page gallery at the end of the book which showcases more of their work. Very inspiring!

I've bought and gone through maybe half a dozen wirework and wire wrapping with beads books, and this one is by far the best in terms of technical depth and cool, quality, unusual and beautiful projects. While everyone has to learn the basics (perhaps from other books), other books often leave me feeling unsatisfied with the overall aesthetic and jewelers' quality of the final wirework or wire-wrapped piece. Not this book! This book reminds me (and shows me) what interested me about wirework in the first place. Probably more intermediate/advanced, but it's my favorite of them all.

Good illustrations,and examples. Great for the newbie. Easy to follow and interesting examples. Realistic ideas and basic skill instructions really are helpful.

beautiful designs great instructions

This is a gorgeous book. I make lampwork and fused glass beads and baubles and was looking for a more creative way to present them. I've only tried one project so far, and it was a simple one, but it was fairly easy to follow and turned out great with the limited wireworking tools I have (just a regular hammer and some jewelers pliers). I've ordered some more tools and wire and I can't wait to make some more complex items. The instructions in the book are well documented and the photos are excellent and most of them have a few variations on the main project to give you some idea on how you can advance the concept being taught. I'm sure this book won't make me as awesome a wire worked as Berkebile, but it already will give me some creative concepts that I don't see very often.

Great book. Helps with tools, techniques, and ideas.

Love how detailed this is, I just find the written instructions a bit confusing however I feel like with a bit of practice I'm sure I'll be understand and get things down in no time, just wished both instructions and images explained things a bit simpler.

This book has some great ideas for a beginner.

ce livre est une bonne source d'inspirations ! bonnes explications claires et beaucoup d'illustrations ! bien utile pour la réalisation de bijoux de a à z

excellent, livré avant la date limite et dans un excellent état, je suis très satisfaite

テクニックがやや粗めのものが多いですが、 それがまた良い雰囲気を出している印象。 英語はさほど難しくないので、参考書に一冊あると便利です。

Covers just about everything you would need to know to make some gorgeous jewellery for yourself and your friends. Easy to follow instructions including telling you what materials and tools you will need for each project. Only downside if you can call it that is that the wire gauges are not familiar to what we know, but can be looked up with a conversion chart. Highly recommend this for all jewellery makers.

I like the book