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38 | IRONWORK: TECHNIQUES Ironwork Today 4: Inside and Out. Catherine Mallette. Hundreds of detailed color photos provide a sweeping overview of iron artwork created by over 90 of today’s artist-blacksmiths. This fascinating art is found in homes, offices, and public spaces. Pieces discussed by the artists include sculp- ture, gates, railings, furniture, andirons, lighting fixtures, doors, door knockers, and much more • 11" x 8 1/2" (279 x 215 mm) • 300+ color photos • 256 pp. • 978-0-7643-4673-6 • HC • $50.00 / £45.99 / 73.00 CAD Italian Ironwork: Medieval: Renaissance: Baroque: Neo Classical. Giulio Ferrari. Italian ironwork from Roman times, through medieval cen- turies, and up to neoclassical designs of the early nineteenth century comprise this collection of pho- tographs from Italian sources. They depict trellises, grilles, gates, fencing, household lighting, fireplace accoutrements, and door hardware that will inspire today’s designers • 81/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) •100 b/w images • 112 pp. • 978-0-7643-3560-0 • HC • $29.99 / £27.99 / 42.99 CAD Thomas Wilson’s Ironwork Notebooks: Inspi- ration from a Master. Sally Adam, Foreword by H. Russell Zimmermann. An inspiring reference, this collection of 5,000 designs from master architectur- al designer and blacksmith Wilson’s forty years of notebooks includes sketches, visual explorations, and expert designs in traditional and contemporary ornamental ironwork. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 5,000+ color & b/w images • 272 pp. • 978-0-7643- 5180-8 • HC • $45.00 / £40.99 / 64.00 CAD Basic Metal Jewelry Techniques: A Mas- terclass. Carles Codina. The fundamentals of metallurgy and basic formulas that every jew- eler should know and master. The accurate and up-to-date content is accompanied by a large number of images and drawings, includ- ing stamping, polishing, casting, and beveling • 9 1/8" x 8 1/8" (231 x 206mm) • 276 photos & diagrams • 64 pp. • 978-0-7643-4367-4 • HC • $24.99 / £22.99 / 35.99 CAD Bead Crochet Jewelry: Tools, Tips, and 15 Beautiful Projects. Linda Lehman with Shelley Grant. Bead Crochet Jewelry: Tools, Tips, and 15 Beautiful Projects. Linda Lehman with Shelley Grant. The craft of bead crochet, and the yarns, hooks, and beads used to make jewelry. Instructions on starting bead crocheting, correcting mistakes, and creating necklaces, with fifteen projects incorporating differ- ent patterns and design techniques. The novice bead crocheter will emerge a master at this craft. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 18 color photos • 48 pp. • 978-0-7643-2023-1 • PB • $18.99 / £17.99 / 25.95 CAD Beading Necklaces. Ani Afshar. Learn to make two different styles of beaded necklaces with a re- nowned expert. With beads and supplies from any craft store, you can follow the step-by-step color il- lustrated directions to make a multi-strand choker with an adjustable tie closure and a beaded rope with tassel ends. The author’s practical advice and years of experience show you how to design, build, and finish off projects of exquisite beauty • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 120 color photos • 64 pp. • 978-0- 88740-735-2 • PB • $12.95 / £11.99 / 17.95 CAD The Book of Forging: Basic Techniques and Examples. Karl Gissing. This quick-ref- erence overview explains the basics of all aspects of blacksmithing. Focusing on the use of only the most essential tools and equipment, it keeps info simple for the beginner and fea- tures more than 450 photos to help explain topics • 9 1/8" x 8 1/8" (231 x 206 mm) • 452 color images • 160 pp. • 978-0-7643-5737-4 • HC • $19.99 / £18.99 / 24.99 CAD IRONWORK: TECHNIQUES Decorative & Sculptural Ironwork: Tools, Tech- niques & Inspiration, 2E. Dona Z. Meilach. The fascinating properties of iron and other metals cre- atively explored in 52 color plates and 717 black-and- white photos and drawings. Smithing tools and techniques are explored in depth. • 7"x10" (177x254 mm) • 52 color and 717 b/w photos • 312 pp. • 978-0- 7643-0790-4 • PB • $34.99 / £31.99 / 48.99 CAD The Art of Jewelry Design: Principles of Design, Rings & Earrings. Maurice P. Galli, Dominique Rivière, & Fanfan Li. The combined talents of three top jewelry designers have created this beautiful and practical book. Starting with a fully illustrated discus- sion of design principles and metal and stone render- ing techniques, this volume then presents progressive, detailed sketches and finished drawings of many va- rieties of ring and earring designs. • 9" x 12" (228 x 304mm) • 104 color drawings • 224 pp. • 978-0-88740- 562-4 • HC • $59.99 / £54.99 / 85.00 CAD JEWELRY MAKING Carving Pins. Mary Finn. Accomplished woodcarv- er and teacher Mary Finn guides readers through the creation of five colorful pin designs: a sunflower, cardinal, bunny, Santa, and rose. Includes methods for creating blanks, carving the piece, adding texture and other details, painting, finishing, and attaching a pin to the back • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) • 180 color photos•48pp. •978-0-7643-1548-0•PB•$12.95 / £11.99 / 17.95 CAD Chinese Contemporary Jewelry Design. Bifei Cao, Foreword by Shannon Guo (Guo Xin). The first book to offer an in-depth look at the forces shaping contemporary jewelry in China, this arresting collec- tion of works by 62 contemporary Chinese jewelry artists offers the variety and energy that China has to offer the field. Cao, an internationally renowned artist residing both in the US and China, puts the work in context for the Western jewelry world. • 8 1/2"x11"(215x279mm)•350colorandb/wphotographs • 320 pp. • 978-0-7643-6028-2 • HC • $60.00 / £54.99 / 86.00 CAD Contemporary Enameling: Art and Technique. Lilyan Bachrach. The techniques explained are for vitreous, or hard, enamels on metal. More than 30 experienced enamelists share their specialized knowl- edge for using cloisonne, plique-jour, champlev, and basse-taille techniques on silver, gold, foils, and metal clay to make jewelry, vessels, portraits, and more • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) • 359 color and 14 B/W • 192 pp. • 978-0-7643-2355-3 • HC • $39.95 / £36.99 / 56.95 CAD Costume Jewelry. Elvira López Del Prado Rivas. With illustrated, step-by-step instructions, learn how to make various pieces of costume jewelry with enam- eled copper wire, felt, polymeric clay, cloth, and paper. Chapters include a history of costume jewelry, techniques for using each material, tools and mate- rials needed, glossary, and an artist’s gallery to inspire your own creative ideas. • 81/2"x11" (215x279mm) •556 color images •144pp. •978-0-7643-4149-6•PB • $29.99 / £27.99 / 42.99 CAD Creative Variations in Jewelry Design. Maurice P. Galli, Dominique Rivière, & Fanfan Li. Step-by-step instruction through the creative drawing process for twenty-five different styles of jewelry sets, with four variations for each. From each specific design idea, you will see jewelry being developed in silver and gold, old gold, gold with diamonds, and platinum with precious stones. • 9" x 12" (228 x 304mm) •100 color drawings •204pp. •978-0-7643-0330-2•HC•$69.95 / £63.99 / 105.00 CAD Contemporary Maasai Beading: 21 Simple Projects Based on Traditional Designs. Becca Marais. A beautiful look into the ancient Maasai tradition of beading! Learn fromskilledMaasai artisans, who teach you to make 21 of their own beaded designs as you read their personal stories. TheMaasai of the Loita Hills of Kenya established RedTribe Beadwork, a female empowerment enterprise in which the women create, market, and sell their beaded jewelry. • 81/2" x 10" (215 x 254mm) •200+color photos •128pp. •978-0-7643- 6552-2 • PB • $26.99 / £24.99 / 37.99 CAD Beads & Agate Jewelry to Create Yourself. Connie Wagner. Learn how to create earrings, a pin, a barrette, and a necklace, and various ways to em- bellish these projects to change their look. 170 color photographs and step-by-step instructions teach the process, and a photo gallery of other projects will inspire you • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 145 color photos • 64 pp. • 978-0-7643-2998-2 • PB • $14.99 / £13.99 / 19.99 CAD Beads & Strings Jewelry: A Step-by-Step Workshop. Ani Afshar. Chicago jewelry designer Ani Afshar teaches you step-by-step to weave jewelry with beads, fishing line, and wire. Learn to make a 10-strand bead necklace with clusters of various beads, a beaded coil choker with memory wire and fishing line, and seed bead loop earrings • 11" x 8 1/2" (279 x 215 mm) • 123 color photos • 48 pp. • 978-0- 7643-2731-5 • PB • $12.95 / £11.99 / 17.95 CAD Beads & Wires Jewelry: A Step-by-Step Workshop. Ani Afshar. Step-by-step methods for weaving jewelry with beads and sterling silver wires. Create 5-strand and 3-strand necklaces and a 3-strand pearl bracelet with beads of your choice, or similar to those in the demonstrations. A gallery of Ani’s jewelry that uses the same techniques will inspire designs of your own • 11" x 8 1/2" (279 x 215 mm) • 141 color photos • 48 pp. • 978-0- 7643-2730-8 • PB • $12.95 / £11.99 / 17.95 CAD Behind the Brooch: The Art of Backs & Clasps. Lorena Angulo. The focus of this book is on the side of the brooch we usually don’t notice: the reverse. Clever brooch makers adorn backs with items meant to complement the front. The backside may even have a unique, intricate design all its own. When you flip a brooch over in your hand, find a surprise message or a hidden pattern • 9 1/8" x 8 1/8" (231 x 206 mm) • 604 color photos • 176 pp. • 978-0-7643-4559-3 • HC • $34.99 / £31.99 / 48.99 CAD Braided Wire Jewelry with Loretta Henry. Loretta Henry. Braided wire produces pretty, deli- cate-looking jewelry, including pendants, pins, watch- bands, and earrings, using wires, beads, and stones. Monkey, butterfly, and cross shapes are illustrated in this book, and you are encouraged to design your own styles • 81/2"x11" (215x279mm) •color photos • 64 pp. • 978-0-88740-867-0 • PB • $12.95 / £11.99 / 17.95 CAD Brazilian Bracelets: Making Friendship Bracelets & More. Florence Bellot. If you love making meaningful gifts for friends or just desire to accessorize with style without breaking the bank, this book is a must-have. Choose from more than 20 projects and 75 variations • 8 1/8" x 9 1/8" (206 x 231 mm) • 133 color photos and drawings • 64 pp. • 978-0-7643-4557-9 • HC • $24.99 / £22.99 / 35.99 CAD