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Chain and bead jewelry geometric connections: new techniques for creating dimensional earrings, bracelets, and necklaces
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In Chain and Bead Jewelry Geometric Connections, wirework jewelry designer Scott David Plumlee shares his techniques for creating an amazing array of original designs using copper, silver, brass, and gold jump rings, all inspired by geometric shapes.
By adapting and building on the traditional Byzantine chain configuration, Scott creates unique collections of earrings, bracelets and necklaces, from three-sided Tripoli to the four-sided Quatrefoil to the five-sided Pentagon, plus innovative Organic designs, including fish, five- and six- pointed snowflakes, and a butterfly.
The thorough Chain and Bead Basics chapter, which guides readers through all the essential tools and techniques, makes it easy for beginners to re-create these stunning pieces.
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All rights reserved.
Published in the United States by Potter Craft,
an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House LLC, a Penguin Random House Company, New York.
www.crownpublishing.com
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POTTER CRAFT and colophon are registered trademarks of Random House LLC.

Originally published in paperback in the United States by Watson-Guptill Publications, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House LLC, a Penguin Random House Company, New York, in 2010.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Plumlee, Scott David.
Chain and bead jewelry geometric connections : a new angle on creating dimensional earrings, bracelets, and necklaces / Scott David Plumlee.
p. cm.
Includes index.
ISBN 978-0-8230-3339-3
eBook ISBN: 978-0-307-95342-1
1. Jewelry making. 2. Metal-work. 3. Beadwork. I. Title.
TT212.P543 2010
739.27--dc22
2009049289

This book contains general instructions and techniques on making chain jewelry and findings. When working with the tools and materials presented in this book, readers are strongly cautioned to use proper care and judgment, to follow the applicable manufacturers directions, and to seek prompt medical attention in case of an injury. In addition, readers are advised to keep all potentially harmful materials away from children. The author and the publisher expressly disclaim any liability, loss, or risk, personal or otherwise, which is incurred as a consequence, directly or indirectly, of the use and application of any of the contents of this book.

Cover Design: vest design
Designer: Chin-Yee Lai
Photographers: Simon Lee; Scott David Plumlee

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Acknowledgments

I wish to dedicate this book to everyone who believed in me, especially:

My loving parents, Larry and Shirley, for their encouragement and support

My brother Jeff; his wife, Erika; and their two boys, Isaac and Nathan, for all the smiles

All the students who took workshops and encouraged me to write this book series

All the patrons who purchased my jewelry art and invested in my business

All the teaching institutions that invited me to lead jewelry-making workshops

All the fine art galleries that retail my jewelry and provide representation

Joy Aquilino and all the fine folks at Watson-Guptill / Crown / Random House

Martha Moran for the extraordinary dedication to editing the manuscript

Tim Sheriff at Swanstrom Tools, for all the hard work on the mandrel-tip pliers

Anthony Squillacci at APAC, for making my findings and student supply kits

Sophie Lenoir, for the rooftop photo shoot to capture my face in front of Taos Mountain

Spider, for gifting me the jump rings to make almost all of the projects in this book

Contents

Preface

Welcome to a new plateau of creativity, where shiny metal jump rings and yummy gemstone beads are combined in endless possibilities. Come explore this new horizon with me, as I lead you down a chain-making trail in a jewelry-designing adventure. This is my third book in a series that is dedicated to beaded chain jewelry design, expanding my published repertoire into a sophisticated series of geometry-inspired shapes and patterns.

The art of geometry has always been inspired by natures own delicate designs yet perfected by mans compass and ruler upon paper. Geometry has been utilized throughout history to create our most eye-catching architecturefrom the Egyptian pyramids and European quatrefoil fountains to Washington, DCs Pentagon. These geometric shapes have captured our imagination, and now you can use geometry to your benefit to create stunning jewelry for yourself and your loved ones.

The first two chapters cover metal wire and bead basics, the simple hand tools required, and then continue into the essential chain-making and bead-setting techniques. These skills are put into practice in the third chapter, as the age-old Byzantine chain leads into singular, paired, serrated, and tripled chain patterns. Following this introduction section, the three-way Tripoli formation is illustrated step-by-step to serve as the backbone chain component of the geometric patterns to follow.

This three-way Tripoli formation is utilized individually, paired, and offset with a variety of bead-embellishment techniques as we build momentum into more dimensional jewelry designs. Next, we assemble three Tripoli forms into a Triangle form with a center spiral and explore how this Triangle form can be used individually, as a necklace centerpiece, or doubled-up and repeated into a wide bracelet pattern that connects with a side-by-side magnetic clasping system.

Following this formula, we transcend into using four Tripoli forms to build a four-sided Quatrefoil form and the Trapezoid Bracelet, then five Tripoli forms to build a Pentagon form. The beaded geometric shapes will continue to evolve into the centerpiece of the Pentagram Necklace. Finally, the last chapter, Organic Formations, illustrates a four-way formation into the Fish pattern, a five-way and six-way formation into the Snowflake pattern, and culminating with the Butterfly Necklace centerpiece that has two levels of bead embellishment.

The appendix outlines the basics of making your own headpins from Argentium sterling silver wire. There are illustrated chain configurations at the end of the book, which I think youll refer to often, as well as a resource section that tells you where you can find all the tools and materials used for the projects in this book. Note: For those of you working in the metric system, please refer to the .

Thank you. I hope you get as much satisfaction using this book as I did creating it.

Sincerely jazzed,

Scott David Plumlee

Chain and Bead Basics

The fundamental elements of beaded chain jewelry are youll need from mandrels - photo 7

The fundamental elements of beaded chain jewelry are youll need, from mandrels, pliers, and calipers to pickling pots and rotary tumblers.

METAL WIRE

Metal wire is the essential component in chain making, and the metals you use must strike a delicate balance between being soft enough to allow jump rings to open and close without breaking and being strong enough to hold the rings round shape and create a sturdy unsoldered chain. Pure metals are for the most part too soft for chain making, so we work with metal alloys, which are composed of several metals that have been melted together to produce a superior end product. Here are some of the metal alloys produced in wire form that I like to work withbronze, copper, gold, and silver.

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