BASICS OF BEAD STRINGING AND ATTACHING CLASPS
Posted by learntobead on April 27, 2023
Design and Assemble Your Own Jewelry,
The Complete Insider’s Guide
New book by Warren Feld
Learning Bead Stringing Is More Than Putting Beads On A String,
And Tying On A Clasp
There is an art and skill to stringing beads. First, of course, is the selection of beads for a design, and the selection of the appropriate stringing material. Then is the selection of a clasp or closure, appropriate to the design and use of the piece.
You want your pieces to be appealing. You want them to wear well. You want someone to wear them or buy them. This means understanding the basic techniques, not only in terms of craft and art, but also with considerations about architecture, mechanics, and some sociology, anthropology and psychology.
In this book, I go into depth about:
1. Choosing stringing materials, and the pros and cons of each type
2. Choosing clasps, and the pros and cons of different clasps
3. All about the different jewelry findings and how you use them
4. Architectural considerations and how to build these into your pieces
5. How better designers use cable wires and crimp, as well as, use needle and thread to string beads
6. How best to make stretchy bracelets
7. How to make adjustable slip knots, coiled wire loops, and silk wraps
8. How to finish off the ends of thicker cords or ropes, so that you can attach a clasp
9. How to construct such projects as eyeglass leashes, mask chains, lariats, multi-strand pieces, twist multi-strand pieces, and memory wire bracelets
10. How different teaching paradigms — craft vs. art vs. design — might influence the types of choices you make
452pp, many illustrations, images, diagrams
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION
2. MATERIALS AND TOOLS
3. WORKSPACE
4. THREE TEACHING APPROACHES
5. THE DESIGN PROCESS
6. CHOOSING CLASPS
7. CHOOSING STRINGING MATERIALS
8. TWO COGNITIVE PHENOMENA
9. TYPES OF CLASPS
10. TYPES OF STRINGING MATERIALS
11. JEWELRY FINDINGS
12. HOW TO CRIMP
13. STRINGING WITH NEEDLE AND THREAD
14. ELASTIC STRING AND STRETCHY BRACELETS
15. MAKING SIMPLE AND COILED WIRE LOOPS
16. ATTACHING END PIECES TO THICKER CORDS
17. MAKING SIMPLE AND FANCY ADJUSTABLE SLIP KNOTS
18. SILK WRAP
19. EYEGLASS LEASH AND MASK CHAIN
20. LARIAT
21. MULTI-STRAND PIECES
22. TWIST MULTI-STRAND PIECES
23. MEMORY WIRE
24. FINAL WORDS OF ADVICE
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Biography
For Warren Feld, Jewelry Designer, (www.warrenfeldjewelry.com), beading and jewelry making have been wonderful adventures over 36+ years. These adventures have taken Warren from the basics of bead stringing and bead weaving, to pearl knotting, micro-macrame, wire working, wire weaving and silversmithing, and onward to more complex jewelry designs which build on the strengths of a full range of technical skills and experiences. http://www.warrenfeldjewelry.com
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