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Chain Style

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Chain Style
by Jane Dickerson
Interweave Press
$19.95

 

This book offers 50 different projects that epitomize contemporary jewelry design using chain. If you open the cover expecting to find pendants hanging from chain, you're in for a pleasant surprise. What you will find is work by talented designers like Melanie Brooks, Lorelei Eurto, Denise Peck, Leslie Rogalski and Editor Jane Dickerson. Each project is photographed simply, showing off unique art beads, findings and combinations. Loops, wraps, clasps, types of chain and oxidation are introduced and explained with clear step-by-step photos. Chain Style includes designs perfect for seasoned jewelry-makers seeking inspiration, or for beginners interested in making sophisticated, modern jewelry.