The Art of Forgotten Things de Melanie Doerman

The Art of Forgotten Things: Creating Jewelry from Objects with a Past

Melanie Doerman

en Limba Engleză Paperback – 29 apr 2020

Discover a masterpiece that gives new life to found objects in The Art of Forgotten Things. Imagine necklaces and bracelets using one-of-a-kind components that hint at fragments of stories that exist only in the mind, evoking a mysterious past. Author Melanie Doerman will teach you how to take esquisite mementoes from history and make them into meaningful works of wearable art.

The Art of Forgotten Things offers a brilliant new take on expressing your story within a jewelry design. Melanie shows how to create delicate beaded frames, clasps, nets, and components with seed beads and combine them with mixed-media elements for jewelry with an evocative look and feel. You'll also find an extensive techniques section that includes instructions for flat and tubular peyote, right-angle weave, bead netting, bead embroidery, and picot edges and fringes; basic jewelry techniques such as wire wrapping; mixed-media techniques such as foiling; and additional embellishment. Detailed step-by-step instructions are provided for each project.

You'll learn about various types of beads used in the book's projects, from tiny seed beads to crystals, pressed glass, pearls, and more, as well as other materials, tools, and "treasures" that make each creation unique.

In addition, Melanie explores using readily available materials and items that you might already have in your collection, along with directions for locating more unusual or vintage items. The Art of Forgotten Things is truly a one-of-a-kind masterpiece for all imaginative jewelry artists.

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Descriere

Melanie shows how to create delicate beaded frames, clasps, nets, and components with seed beads and combine them with mixed-media elements for jewelry with an evocative look and feel. An extensive techniques section includes instructions for flat and tubular peyote, right-angle weave, bead netting, bead embroidery, and picot edges and fringes; basic jewelry techniques such as wire wrapping; mixed-media techniques such as foiling; and additional embellishment. The author discusses various types of beads used in the projects, from tiny seed beads to crystals, pressed glass, pearls, and more, as well as other materials, tools, and "treasures" that make each creation unique. Detailed step-by-step instructions are provided for each project and most also feature variations in which the project is dramatically altered by adding or changing elements. There is also an emphasis on using readily available materials and items a person might already have in their collection, along with directions for locating more unusual or vintage items.

Notă biografică

Melanie Doerman was a beloved member of the beading and mixed-media jewelry community for many years. A popular workshop teacher and a frequent contributor to Beadwork and Belle Armoire Jewelry magazines, she lived in California with her husband Asbjorn. The Art of Forgotten Things is Melanie's first book.

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Introduction Tools, Materials, and Treasures Stitches and Techniques Peyote Stitch Techniques Odd-Count Flat Peyote Stitch Decreasing in Odd-Count Peyote Stitch Picot Edge for Peyote Stitch Zippering Flat Peyote Stitch into a Tube Even-Count Tubular Peyote Stitch Increasing in Tubular Peyote Stitch Decreasing in Tubular Peyote Stitch Stitch in the Ditch Right Angle Weave Techniques Right-Angle Weave and Embellishment Join Right-Angle Weave to Peyote Stitch Additional Stitching Techniques Ladder Stitch Beaded Fringe Tubular Netting Spiral Rope Jewelry and Mixed-Media Techniques Basic Wire Wrap Cranky Wrap Opening and Closing a Jump Ring Foiling Sewing Snaps to Beadwork Beaded Components Beaded Thimble Beaded Cabochon with Backstitch and Picot Edge Ribbon Link Ribbon Strap Clasp Projects Necklaces -Tales from the Attic -The Story Pendant -Sunset Boulevard -Memory Keeper -Dream Vessel -Alter Ego -Memoir -Washed Ashore -Fairy Shrine -Lavalier -An Extra Pair of Hands -Witch's Enchantment Bracelets -La Noblesse -Norwegian Summer Path -Southern Belle Sidebars Tell a Story Keep a Journal Set Up a Creative Space Resources Recommended Reading Index