All Wired Up: Wire Techniques for the Beadworker and Jewelry Maker

by Mark Lareau

The step-by-step techniques featured in this richly illustrated book take the beginner who knows little about wirework on a journey to creating artistic and unique free-form jewelry. Using round wire that is readily available and economically viable, wireworkers learn everything from how to hold pliers to how to make ear wires, hook-and-eye closures, and cages for marbles and cabochons. Line drawings, photographs of finished objects, and a wirework gallery of pieces by the author and other contemporary wirework artists provide sample creations and ideas for the innovative wireworker.

Genres: Crafts, Jewellery, Nonfiction, Beading, Art, Reference, Jewellery Making

127 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2000

Reviews

[Ligaya · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good beginner book and lots of really great illustrations for technique. I thought the best part, by far, were the gallery photos of finished professional pieces! Very inspirational - even almost two decades later, most of them are not at all dated.

[Charlie Moses · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book had a wealth of "how-to" information, with great photos and explanations of how to do a number of useful wire-working techniques. It's not a book you pick up to look for design ideas, although it has a short section of finished jewelry items by wire jewelry artists at the back. But if you're looking for a great series of tutorials on how to get these techniques right, this is your book.

[Tara Betts]

I'm thinking about making my own necklaces and earrings, or at least trying.

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[Diana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great resource for a simple clasp that can be used for anything.

[Roxanne · Rating 3 out of 5]

Basic wiring techniques, great for the beginner which is what I was when I bought it. I still refer to it occasionally.

[Andrea · Rating 2 out of 5]

Pencil drawings, no real completed projects to do, meh, better books to read, glad I got it cheap