Handcrafting Chain and Bead Jewelry
Techniques for Creating Dimensional Necklaces and Bracelets
Scott David Plumlee
Watson-Guptill
Handcrafting Chain and Bead Jewelry shows how to create beautiful, dimensional silver, copper, and brass chains using simple tools. The main style is based on the elegant, classical Byzantine (aka Birdcage, Idiot's Delight) pattern, and uses the Golden Ratio to determine the circumference of a chain's interlocking rings based on the thickness of the wire. Illustrated step-by-step directions show how to calculate the circumference of the rings, how to wrap wire into coils, how to cut, and finally, how to assemble the chain. Starting from the basic Byzantine, new chain makers can then progress to increasingly Byzantine variations, including linear, knot, crown, and combination chains. Incorporating beads and charms offers endless possibilities for crafters who will soon, surely, be locked up in chains!
Scott David Plumlee, an authority on ancient chain designs, has created more than sixty unique
chain designs based on mathematical formulas. His chain-making workshops have been presented throughout
the United States. Visit the author's website at www.davidchain.com.
128 pages, 8 1/2 X 10 1/2
100 color illustrations, 125 full-color diagrams
paperback
ISBN: 0-8230-2299-4
