Chain and Bead Jewelry Geometric Connections by Plumlee, Scott David -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright Acknowledgments Contents Preface 1. Chain and Bead Basics

Metal Wire Gemstone Beads Tools Finishing Processes Metric Conversion Charts

2. Essential Techniques

Jump Ring Theory Calculating Aspect Ratio Working with Jump Rings Forging an S-Clasp Single-Loop-Around Bead Setting Beaded Single-Chain Bracelet and Earrings Bending Matching Earring Backs Double-Loop Bead Setting Double-Loop-Around Magnetic Clasp Triple-Loop-Around Crystal Setting

3. The Byzantine Revisited

Assembling the Byzantine Chain Byzantine Earrings and Key Fob Byzantine Bracelet Connecting Byzantine Chains Beaded Romanov Bracelet and Earrings Serrated Byzantine Earrings and Bracelet Triple Byzantine Key Fob

4. Tripoli Formations

Assembling the Tripoli Formation Beaded (9) Tripoli Earrings Simple Beaded (3) Tripoli Formation Beaded Tripoli Bracelet Jens Pind Beaded Tripoli Bracelet Suspended Tripoli Bracelet Namaste Tripoli Bracelet and Earrings

5. Triangle Formations

Assembling the Triple Tripoli Triangle Formation Crystal Triangle Earrings Golden Triangle Necklace Japanese Rose Necklace Double Triangle Bracelet Wide Triangle Bracelet with Triple Magnetic Clasp Incan Triangle Necklace

6. Quatrefoil and Trapezoid Formations

Assembling the Quatrefoil Formation Beaded Quatrefoil Bracelet Flower Quatrefoil Earrings Ocean Bracelet Trapezoid Key Fob Trapezoid Bracelet

7. Pentagon Formations

Assembling the Beaded Pentagon Formation Double Pentagon Bracelet Pentagon Necklace Pentagram Necklace

8. Organic Formations

Assembling the Beaded Fish Formation Beaded Fish Collection Byzantine Cross Earrings Five-Pointed Snowflake Six-Pointed Snowflake Earrings Beaded Snowflake Bracelet Beaded Butterfly Necklace

Appendix

Working with Argentium Silver Handcrafting Teardropped Headpins

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