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Torch-Fired Enamel Jewelry A Workshop in Painting with Fire by Barbara Lewis

By Barbara Lewis

Torch-Fired the teeth jewellery combines beading and wire-working ideas with the serious great thing about torch-fired enameled beads. steel turns into your canvas as you study the fundamentals of enameling with a torch, then dive into 22 beautiful items, starting from quirky “cattywampus” rings to airy pendants to soft multi-stranded necklaces. learn the way effortless it truly is to create specified and colourful tooth items during this cutting edge, entire advisor to the area of torch-fired enameling.
Inside you’ll find
· A hands-on, in-depth method of enameling beads, pendants and different steel findings utilizing a torch rather than a kiln.
· an intensive enameling workshop, with details on gear, fabrics and defense considerations.
· suggestions and methods for making really certain items how one can modulate colour, create burnt edges and control the gas/oxygen ratio to accomplish colour flashes and smoky hazes.
· jewellery and metal-working recommendations, from wire-wrapping to etching copper sheet, that create an ideal backdrop for your attractive tooth creations.
Light the torch, assemble your enamels and begin portray with fireplace in Torch-Fired tooth jewellery.

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