Woven Wire Jewelry: Contemporary Designs and Creative Techniques Including Pmc Techniques

I have to admit that since it took two months to receive this book, I had considered canceling my order on more than several occasions. However, am I glad I didn't!! What a beautiful and informative book! The photographs and the designs are all sensational. The projects looked difficult to me at first, but once I looked at the clear blow-by-blow photographs of each step, I have been never been less intimidated, nor so excited, to get my hands into a project! I LOVED the mold-making lessons on how to make sterling silver accents out of PMC clay if I wanted to add them to the necklaces and bracelets. I'm so pleased to find that I can make an entire piece of fine art jewelry without any man-made additions, nor the use of glue, and many times without any soldering. I'm thrilled, and my biggest regret is that I'm marking up this beautiful book with underlines, written notes, and stickies; it is definitely a working book for me. **Although I stand by the above review written 11/06, I felt that I needed to add to it hoping that if there is a book reprint, the authors will update what I consider one serious breech of instruction clarity. Now that I've tried some of the projects, what I found was that none of the wire amounts necessary were listed. I had to determine the amount of wire for each project by hunting through the body of instructions until I located the wire length and the cuts, and only THEN could I calculate how much wire I needed. This process is repeated over and over again depending on how many gauges of wire are needed for the project. Frankly, it's irritating. Although, to be fair, all the wire information is there to complete each project, you really have to hunt for it. In a future reprint, it would be VERY helpful for the amount of wire required for each project to be in the supply list along with each of the wire gauges. Brief instructions on how to change the size of the project through wire length adjustments would be sufficient for those users who might want to adapt it, but for the vast majority . . . specific wire amounts given up front would make it much easier to complete a project.

This book is well written with detailed step by step, easy to follow instructions. The illustrations are top notch! Bend by Bend of each wire. Very easy to follow and very detailed! This is a must for any craftsman interested in making wire jewelry. Linda and Christine have done an excellent job in taking what appears to be a craft that only top notch craftsman would be able to do, and tell the secrets of how to make breathtaking, one of a kind jewelry items that you can wear with pride! The knowledge that you receive from this book is priceless and will teach you a craft that will help you rise above the rest! Thank you Linda! you ARE the queen of weave! :)

This should be a model for how-to books. Each step along the way has a clear, easily understood explanation with an equally clear photo accompanying it. Every design has a complete tool list and materials list. You won't go looking for other books on the same subject because something was left out of this one. If I had only one criticism it would be that the next book of more advanced woven jewelry designs isn't out yet.

I am a wire sculpture / glass artist I have not seen such eye stopping work such as this. I bought the book unseen by title not exactly sure what I would get most books are rather disappointing,and was very pleased with it. The pictures and description were excellent and very easy to follow. I was able to sit down and compelte the first project with out problems but as with all new techniques it does take it a while to be proficent at it.