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A free Hobbies and Crafts Catalog is available on request.Crafts — General 2Jewelry MakingTechniques for MetalTim McCreightIn this profusely illustrated guide, professional metalsmith and teacherTim McCreight describes various methods for creating modern and classicforms of jewelry from precious metals. Easy-to-follow instructionsand carefully executed illustrations make it possible for anyone to learnthe basics of this age-old art form and to fashion beautiful and lastingobjects. Beginning with the fundamentals, the author discusses toolsand techniques, the use of gems and enamels, as well as such proceduresas wire inlay and casting.Unabridged republication of Metalworking for Jewelry: Tools, Materials, Techniques,published by Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, New York, 1979.• Handy referencefor hobbyists andprofessionals• 72 informative lineillustrations anddiagrams176pp.8 1 ⁄4 x10 7 ⁄8 (21 cm x 27.6 cm)0-486-44043-5March 2005$12.95 US£12.95 UK/$19.50 Can.Related Titles21750-7 Rose & Cirino—Jewelry Making and Design $10.9522789-8 Kronquist—Metalwork for Craftsmen $8.9525971-4 Liban & Mitchell—Cloisonné Enameling and Jewelry Making $12.9528154-X Hardy & Bowman—The Jewelry Engravers Manual $8.95Making Bead Jewelryand DecorativeAccessoriesVirginia NathansonMake-it-yourself jewelry and home accessories fashioned frombeads, pearls, and metallic yarns are ideal for gift-giving. (Theyalso add sparkle to wearing apparel and domestic settings.) Thiswell-illustrated and carefully written guide to the subject by aveteran crafter tells how to create a dazzling array of these handmadearticles—from gleaming bracelets, belts, purses, and veststhat look expensive (but aren’t) to miniature animals, lampshades, and a cornucopia of beaded vegetables.Unabridged republication of The Pearl and Bead Boutique Book,originally published by Hearthside Press, Inc., Great Neck, NewYork, 1972.• Patterns and drawings for75 easy-to-make costumeaccessories and decorativeobjects• Nathanson’s Making BeadFlowers already in its 3rdprinting!192pp.6 1 ⁄2 x9 1 ⁄4 (16.5 cm x 23.5 cm))0-486-44286-1June 2005$9.95 US£9.95 UK/$14.95 Can.Related Titles42246-1 Nathanson—Making Bead Flowers and Bouquets $8.9543297-1 Nathanson—New Patterns for Bead Flowers and Decorations $11.9543545-8 Osterland—Bouquets from Beads $16.95BookbindingThe Classic Arts andCrafts ManualDouglas CockerellIllustrated by Noel RookeOne of the principal texts of the Arts and Crafts movement inEngland, this classic work brought a resurgence of life and vigorto the ancient craft of hand bookbinding. Its fame and usefulnesshas endured for more than a century, as evidenced by the manycontemporary bookbinders and librarians who consider it to bethe clearest and most valuable exposition of the technique ofhand bookbinding in English. It concisely covers virtually everyaspect of the craft, and the masterful text is accompanied bymore than 20 informative text diagrams and eight plates, as wellas a glossary and an index.Unabridged republication of Bookbinding, and the Care of Books:A Handbook for Amateurs, Bookbinders & Librarians as originallypublished by D. Appleton and Company, New York, 1901.• A “must-have” book for amateurand professional bookbinders• Dover’s reprint of Basic Bookbindingby A. W. Lewis in its29th printing352pp.5 3 ⁄8 x 8 (13.7 cm x 20.3 cm)0-486-44039-7July 2005$14.95 US£14.95 UK/$22.50 Can.Related Titles29157-X Watson—Hand Bookbinding $11.9527852-2 Banister—The Craft of Bookbinding $9.9524020-7 Diehl—Bookbinding $21.9526307-X Johnson—Creative Bookbinding $16.9517