Silver metal clay is an accessible, easy to use material that allows unique, hallmark-quality jewellery to be made at home with simple tools. This practical book introduces the various forms of silver metal clay and their relative merits. Packed with images; seventeen step-by-step projects; full instruction and advice, 'Making Metal Clay Jewellery' is an invaluable resource for all jewellers who want to learn and develop their skills with this versatile material. Introduction to the simple tools needed to work with metal clay, avoiding expensive equipment Full instruction to every stage of the process, with seventeen step-by-step tutorials Techniques include making beads, rings, earrings and pendants, setting stones, and working with glass and metal clay Various types of embellishment are covered, as well as using textures, stencils and cutters to create jewellery Each chapter features a troubleshooting section advising on how to avoid mistakes or rectify problems AUTHOR: Julia Rai is an award-winning artist, teacher and writer well known in the international metal clay community. Her work has featured in a wide range of publications and she writes regularly for print magazines and online. SELLING POINTS: A practical book to creating unique jewellery at home with this versatile and exciting medium: silver metal clay. An invaluable resource for all jewellers who want to learn and develop their skills. Gives full instruction to every stage of the process with seventeen step-by-step projects. Covers many techniques including making beads, rings, earrings, setting stones and much, much more. Superbly illustrated with 175 colour photographs. Julia Rai is an award-winning artist, teacher and writer and is well known within the international metal clay community. 175 images

Author Biography

Julia Rai is an award-winning artist, teacher and writer well known in the international metal clay community. Her work has featured in a wide range of publications and she writes regularly for print magazines and online.