Learn the basic skills for surrounding a cabochon or stone with leather or fabric backing! Clear narrative and animation by Ann Benson. What you'll learn: how to create the basic surround, how to size your bead surround correctly, how to add a beaded bail, how to embellish the finished surround, how to apply the skills to any size round or oval cabochon. Ann demystifies the step-up. Follow-along printed directions included.

Now that the basics are mastered it's time to move on to elements that make beaded wire work quicker, more sophisticated, and more imaginative. The lesson culminates with making three earring designs that incorporate what has been learned.
Full video is 75 minutes.

This 63-minute video class led by Art Jewelry associate editor, Addie Kidd, teaches you how to bend and form wire to make five different clasps to personalize your jewelry pieces.

This class includes:
- An overview of the types of wire to use
- A guide to determining hardness and gauge
- Plus a look at some tools you'll need to make working with wire easier

Also contains a PDF illustrating the techniques learned, with step-by-step instructions for making five different clasps.

There are five projects in this dvd.
This is a tutorial to learn freeform... your first design may look nothing like the ones here... you may even like yours better.
The goal in creating the dvd was to teach technique so your creative juices would flow into your own original designs.
Rules only apply if you're wanting to create symmetrical earrings... then it's more of a step-by-step guide.
There is a symmetrical earring project on the dvd. So, pick up a favorite stash of beads and have fun sculpting!

This step-by-step video shows you all the tools and procedures for making seven different styles of Hand Woven Chains. Very detailed with clear demonstrations.
This DVD is made by "Felicia Liban" a leading artist from Poland.

1. This DVD #1 is divided into four parts and focuses on the simple but elegant SINGLE WEAVE and the impressive WITCHBACK WEAVE.
2. This DVD #2 is divided into four parts and demonstrates the gorgeous DOUBLE WEAVE and the unique ZIG ZAG WEAVE.
3. This DVD #3 is divided into four parts and you’ll delight in learning the amazing TRIPLE WEAVE and the awe-inspiring SPLIT WEAVE.
   There is a chapter about How to finish the end of the bracelet using cold joint or soldering.

Bohemian Bangles Bracelet Workshop features four different bangle designs plus numerous techniques for making a variety of beautiful bracelets.
Chapters include:

• A personal welcome
• The tools, materials & resources
• Making wire coils of many colors
• Coil-wrapped wire embellishments
• Spiral & triangle-spiral charms
• Bead dangles on handmade headpins
• Center-hole coin charms
• Zigzag wire wraps on bangles
• Copper tubing beads
• The Big Hook clasp
• Easy links to use on bracelets
• Assembling Spiral Bangles
• Assembling Easy Beaded Bangles
• Assembling the popular Biker-Chick Bangles
• Assembling Half-Bangle Bracelets
• Artificially aging your bangles in liver of sulfur
• Tumble-polishing your Bohemian Bangles

This particular workshop series on DVD features two necklaces plus four bracelet designs. The individual components you learn while making each piece can be combined in different ways to make a wide variety of different jewelry pieces. Chapters include:

• A personal welcome
• Tools, materials & resources
• Using a drill to twist wire and make jump rings
• Double-spiral links used in the Ethnic Coin Necklace
• Figure-8 links in two sizes
• Hammered and textured big leaf charms
• Making big S-clasps
• Copper tubing bead connectors with double-wrapped eye-pin loops
• Huge "Etruscan Spiral" pendants
• Foreign coin charms and using a metal hole punch
• Riveting metal pieces together with copper tacks
• Textured copper washer jump rings
• Assembling the Ethnic Coin Necklace
• Assembling an Ethnic Charm Bracelet
• Assembling an Etruscan Spiral Necklace
• Assembling a “Back to Egypt” Bracelet
• Artificially aging jewelry in liver of sulfur
• Polishing techniques; alternatives to using a tumbler

This is the Wire-Art Jewelry Tutorial you've been looking for! A fabulous full-day workshop condensed into one 150-minute DVD, Tribal Treasures will quickly take you through all the basic- through-intermediate techniques you need to make beautiful, durable wire-art jewelry. Chapters include:

• Introduction
• Tools and materials
• Cleaning and polishing wire
• Measuring and cutting wire accurately
• Basic forging (hammering) techniques
• How to make beautiful spiral dangles
• Two different ways to make jump rings
• How to make simple eye-pin loops
• Making single-wrapped eye-pin loops
• Making double-wrapped eye-pin loops
• How to make bead dangles on headpins
• Make your own shepherd's hook earrings
• How to make a practical hook & eye clasp
• Caged beads, and how to make them
• Coiling wire to make beautiful bead wraps
• Assembling your Tribal Treasures bracelet
• Artificially aging jewelry with liver of sulfur
• Polishing jewelry in a tumbler

This is a great DVD if you want to make beautiful wire rings!
The running time is approximately two and a half hours, and includes 15 chapters with a fully interactive menu, plus resources.

Chapters include:

• A personal welcome
• Tools and materials
• Safely reaming beads & pearls
• A foundational technique: "Big Twist" rings
• An ancient design: Tibetan rings
• Wraparound-bead rings made with pearls
• How to make the "Bead on a Wire" ring
• Easy-to make overhand knot rings
• How to make tiny toe rings
• "Swirly-Girly" rings made with beads
• Nautilus rings: beautiful coiled wire in copper or silver
• Resizing your finished wire rings
• Artificially aging rings with liver of sulfur
• Tumble-polishing your finished rings

Bonus: Resources with Web links to some of my favorite suppliers of wire, tools, and beads

Kit included :

• id:3025=> 0.64mm (22ga)SQUARE HALF HARD WIRE (2.5m)
• id:3083=> 0.81MM (20ga) HALF ROUND HALF HARD WIRE ,(1meter)
  
• id:2356=> CZ : 14x10mm oval cut
  
• id:4032=> CZ : 4mm round CZ (white color) 2 piece
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Learn Russian filigree through five open-back filigree projects taught by longtime educator and jewelry designer Victoria Lansford. Featuring easy-to-follow instructions and valuable tips and tricks, Metal Techniques is for those with a basic understanding of metalsmithing. Includes an illustrated, printable PDF booklet for additional understanding.