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Product Identifiers
PublisherInterweave Press, LLC
ISBN-101596687231
ISBN-139781596687233
eBay Product ID (ePID)160117957
Product Key Features
Book TitleNew Directions in Punched Metal Jewelry : 20 Clever and Easy Stamped Projects
Number of Pages128 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicJewelry, Metal Work
Publication Year2013
GenreCrafts & Hobbies
AuthorAisha Formanski
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight17.5 Oz
Item Length10.2 in
Item Width8.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal745.5942
SynopsisDiscover a simple technique that creates striking and original results. Using basic metal punch tools--dots and lines--author Aisha Formanski brings a fresh approach to jewelry-making inspired by Mexican stamped tin mirrors. Styles range from direct references to the Mexican folk art that first inspired her to geometric patterns that resemble tin ceilings or printed fabric to designs that look like Japanese sashiko or other embroidery. In addition to Aisha's stamping and design techniques, enjoy tutorials on basic metalworking skills: * Riveting * Creating holes * Shaping * Antiquing * Basic polishing * And filing Aisha focuses on inexpensive metals such as copper, brass, and nickel and shows how to create basic punch designs with just one stamp. She then demonstrates how the same design can be elaborated using two, three, or more different punches. The design possibilities are endless!, Discover a simple technique that creates striking and original results. Using basic metal punch tools--dots and lines--author Aisha Formanski brings a fresh approach to jewelry-making inspired by Mexican stamped tin mirrors. Styles range from direct references to the Mexican folk art that first inspired her to geometric patterns that resemble tin ceilings or printed fabric to designs that look like Japanese sashiko or other embroidery. In addition to Aisha's stamping and design techniques, enjoy tutorials on basic metalworking skills: - Riveting - Creating holes - Shaping - Antiquing - Basic polishing - And filing Aisha focuses on inexpensive metals such as copper, brass, and nickel and shows how to create basic punch designs with just one stamp. She then demonstrates how the same design can be elaborated using two, three, or more different punches. The design possibilities are endless, Discover a simple technique that creates striking and original results. Using basic metal punch tools--dots and lines--author Aisha Formanski brings a fresh approach to jewelry-making inspired by Mexican stamped tin mirrors. Styles range from direct references to the Mexican folk art that first inspired her, to geometric patterns that resemble tin ceilings or printed fabric, or to designs that look like Japanese sashiko or other embroidery. In addition to Aisha's stamping and design techniques, enjoy tutorials on basic metalworking skills: Riveting Creating holes Shaping Antiquing Basic polishing And filing Aisha focuses on inexpensive metals such as copper, brass and nickel as she shows how to create basic punch designs with just one stamp. She then demonstrates how the same design can be elaborated using two, then three or more different punches. The design possibilities are endless!, Discover a simple technique that creates striking and original results. Using basic metal punch tools--dots and lines--author Aisha Formanski brings a fresh approach to jewelry-making inspired by Mexican stamped tin mirrors. Styles range from direct references to the Mexican folk art that first inspired her, to geometric patterns.