Making Metal Clay Jewellery

by Julia Rai

Overview

Silver metal clay is an accessible, easy to use material that allows unique, hallmark-quality jewellery to be made at home with simple tools. This practical book introduces the various forms of silver metal clay and their relative merits. Packed with images; seventeen step-by-step projects; full instruction and advice, Making Metal Clay Jewellery is an invaluable resource for all jewellers who want to learn and develop their skills with this versatile material. |Introduction to the simple tools needed to work with metal clay, avoiding expensive equipment.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781785002649
Publisher:	Crowood Press, The
Publication date:	12/22/2016
Pages:	112
Product dimensions:	6.70(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Julia Rai is an award-winning artist, teacher and writer well known in the international metal clay community. Her work has featured in a wide range of publications and she writes regularly for print magazines and online.

Table of Contents

Introduction 7

1 What is Silver Metal Clay? 11

2 Tools and Equipment 21

3 Working with Lump Clay 35

4 Working with Syringe-Type Clay 41

5 Working with Paste-Type Clay 51

6 Working with Paper-Sheet-Type Clay 59

7 Moulding and Forming 67

8 Stone Setting 73

9 Ring Making 89

10 Bead Making 101

Suppliers 108

Sources of More Information 111

Index 112