Cloisonné Enameling and Jewelry Making

Author: Felicia Liban
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486259710
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 260

Book Description
"The complete book on cloisonné enameling . . . encyclopedic in scope." Jewelers' Circular-Keystone. This critically acclaimed book — widely considered the best on the subject — discusses tools, materials, and processes for creating lovely pendants, rings, pins, buckles, and more. Two-part treatment covers everything from designing wirework to creating handsome settings. 164 illustrations.

Cloisonné Enameling and Jewelry Making

Author: Felicia Liban
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486136000
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 260

Book Description
"The complete book on cloisonné enameling . . . encyclopedic in scope." — Jewelers' Circular-Keystone. This critically acclaimed book discusses tools, materials, and processes for creating lovely pendants, rings, pins, buckles, and more. 164 illustrations.

Contemporary Enameling

Author: Lilyan Bachrach
Publisher: Schiffer Craft
ISBN:
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 200

Book Description
The techniques explained are for vitreous, or hard, enamels on metal. More than 30 experienced enamelists share their specialized knowledge for using cloisonne, plique--jour, champlev, and basse-taille techniques on silver, gold, foils, and metal clay to make jewelry, vessels, portraits, and more. Recent works from an additional 55 artists are displayed.

Jeweler's Enameling Workshop

Author: Pauline Warg
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1632500027
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 294

Book Description
Add Vibrant Color to Your Jewelry! Enameling is the one of the best ways to add color to your jewelry--and anyone can do it! In Jeweler's Enameling Workshop, master jeweler Pauline Warg shares her easy-to-follow approach to enameling. You'll first learn the basics of kiln firing and torch firing, including equipment, tools, safety, and how to troubleshoot problems. Then, twenty projects for beautiful necklaces, pendants, earrings, bracelets, and rings walk you through various dry and wet enameling techniques. You'll learn to: • Stencil simple designs using multiple colors of enamel • Incorporate foil and glass beads and threads into your designs • Layer enamel on stamped metal for added dimension • Use metal screen as a canvas on which to create an enameled pattern • Create intricate designs with the classic techniques of cloisonne and champleve Clear photographs and detailed step-by-step instructions will have you creating stunning designs using exciting techniques in no time.

The Art of Fine Enameling

Author: Karen L. Cohen
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781402713491
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 168

Book Description
Melting glass onto metal creates colorful, imaginative, and lustrous designs. “Cohen covers the traditional forms of enameling as well as some crossover techniques from other crafts such as raku firing and silkscreen application. Projects by several artists for small items illustrate specific techniques....Will be very useful in public library or academic crafts collections.”—Library Journal.

Cloisonné, the Art of Cloisonné Enameling and Jewelry Making

Author: Felicia Liban
Publisher: Chilton Book Company
ISBN: 9780801969003
Category : Cloisonné
Languages : en
Pages : 246

Book Description

Enamelling

Author: Ruth Ball
Publisher: Herbert Press
ISBN: 1912217457
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Enamelling - the fusion of glass on metal - provides opportunities for amazing effects, colours and styles of jewellery. In this book, Ruth Ball outlines each of the main enamel techniques in step-by-step detail and gives an insight into the variety of modern methods available for exploration. Contents include: the fundamental preparations, enamel characteristics and types; designing, constructing, firing and finishing enamel; cloissoné; engraving and etching; painted enamel; and various additional techniques, methods and effects. The gallery showcases work from over 30 international contemporary enamellists, and there is also a 'troubleshooting' section to help readers identify, remedy and repair any problems they may encounter along the way. This is an extremely practical, accessible and user-friendly handbook, packed with useful information, advice and clearly illustrated, easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions.

Enamels, Enameling, Enamelists

Author: Glenice Lesley Matthews
Publisher: Krause Publications
ISBN:
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 208

Book Description
Everything you'll need to know to enamel on silver, gold, copper, aluminum and other metals. From preparation and application to firing and safety precautions. Techniques covered include graffito, cloisonne, grisaille, plique-a-jour and more.

Enamelling on Copper

Author: Pat Johnson
Publisher: The Crowood Press
ISBN: 1785002333
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 441

Book Description
Copper enamelling - essentially, the melting of glass enamel grains onto a copper surface - is an exciting and fascinating technique. Enamelling on Copper highlights the unique interactions between copper and enamels, and gives a detailed account of working with this wonderful combination. The basic technique - simply sifting ground enamels onto a copper surface and firing the two in a kiln for one minute - is a thrilling experience, but delving deeper into the techniques pays even greater rewards. Starting with an introduction to enamels, this new book goes on to explain how to work with an enamelling kiln, including temperatures and timings; the different kinds of enamels and how they work together; the enamelling process and how to control small sifted particles of the glass enamels to achieve your designs. A final chapter is devoted to the practice of firing the enamels higher than is necessary in order to transform their colours to create unique effects.This book wiill be of great interest to all enamellers, jewellers and metal workers at all levels and is beautifully illustrated with 226 colour photographs.

The Art of Enameling

Author: Linda Darty
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781579909543
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 180

Book Description
Enamelling is the art of fusing glass onto metal to create colourful designs and is one of the most ancient art methods. This guide covers basic instructions in the technique, how to set up a studio and what equipment is needed and finishes with 12 projects to try.