Gemstone Settings: The Jewelry Maker's Guide to Styles & Techniques -- Anastasia Young, Hardcover
This encyclopedic overview gives jewelry makers an in-depth, technical guide to stone setting. Gemstone Settings features an extensive summary of stone-setting and techniques for creating beautiful gemstone jewelry, from basic bezels and prongs to pave, carre, clusters, and numerous others - including cold joins, precious metal clay, settings for fragile stones, and settings that allow the stones to move. You'll also discover detailed information, photos, and illustrations about stones and metals - including their suitability, what makes a design wearable and durable, and in-depth details on pre-made versus handmade settings. With step-by-step instructions, learn how to set your most beloved precious, semiprecious, and organic stones with projects that range from elegant diamond masterpieces to earthy pearl or coral everyday favorites.
Author: Anastasia Young
Publisher: Krause Craft
Published: 3/20/2012
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.25 lbs
Size: 10.1" H x 8.7" L x 0.8" W
ISBN: 9781596686366