Chain and Bead Jewelry Creative Connections: New Techniques for Wire-Wrapping and Bead-Setting

Expert Scott David Plumlee shows jewellery makers, beaders and crafters at all skill levels how to create show stopping pieces. This title includes more than 20 wire-wrapping and bead-setting techniques. In this book, chain-mail expert Scott David Plumlee shows jewellery makers, beaders and crafters at all skill levels how to incorporate beads into a variety of chain-mail weaves to create show stopping pieces. First, Plumlee walks readers through basic skills and provides detailed information on traditional chain designs. He then presents more than 20 wire-wrapping and bead-setting techniques that incorporate beads seamlessly into a variety of designs. With step-by-step instructions for assembling age-old chain patterns - from simple to complex - and gorgeous designs that can be executed using only simple hand tools this is sure to inspire jewellery artisans at all levels to expand the creative possibilities of their work.