Product Description

Make head-turning designer jewellery using simple crochet techniques and beautiful yarns and embellishments. This delightful book features 40 original pieces that are easy to make - even if you have never crocheted before. Choose from multi-coloured bead and crochet necklaces; lacy spiderweb chokers; delicate yarn and wire bracelets; fun and funky cherry earrings; pretty mohair flower pins; elaborate cocktail rings embellished with beads and stones. Experiment with a range of materials, from sumptuous ribbon and eyelash yarns to silver and gold wire, and find out how to decorate your finished piece with beads, crystals, ribbons, feathers, embroidery, and silk flowers. All the core techniques are demonstrated with step-by-step photographs, from working basic stitches to adding finishings and findings, and each design includes a recipe of ingredients, suggested colour palette, and easy-to-follow instructions.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #40795 in Books
• Published on: 2007-09-27
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

Review
With over 40 bright and beautiful pieces to make, this book is perfect for anyone who loves using their crafting skills to stand out from the crowd. There's a great choice of styles for you to try, based on which materials you'd like to crochet with. Get a classy look by mixing beads with wire or go for yarn-inspired pieces. We love the on-trend multicoloured necklace on the cover for its fun and funky look. Eight designers have contributed to this collection, so there's lots of variety when it comes to projects. Don't worry if you've never crocheted jewellery before - the first chapter will help you familiarise yourself with the broad range of materials and techniques available, and you'll soon be producing stunning pieces. --Simply Knitting, Feb 08

Waejong Kim and Anna Pulvermakher's brilliant book features forty beautiful and unique designs, plus a comprehensive beginner's guide. 'Crochet Jewellery' is the ideal book for novice and expert alike. With a range of super pieces for you to make, there's something to suit everyone's taste - young or old, contemporary or traditional. --Peoples Friend, Jan 08

The first section of this softback book is a detailed and clear course on crochet for beginners and improvers. Materials, equipment and tension are all described, compared and illustrated in the first part of the book. The instructions are illustrated clearly with photographs of hands carrying out the task. It covers all aspects of crochet, including working with wire and hairpin crochet. This is a well thought out and excellently explained publication. Eight designers have contributed a wide range of patterns and techniques for the main section of this book. There are four chapters of patterns, also well photographed and clearly explained. These include necklaces, bracelets, watch straps, brooches and earrings. Each pattern has additional advice on adaptations and fastenings. I was very disappointed with the designs. --Sue Dane, Lace 130

About the Author
Waejong Kim and Anna Pulvermakher are co-owners of Loopy Mango, a New York boutique specialising in handmade clothes and jewellery, latest fashions, and unique vintage pieces. Loopy Mango designs have been featured in several international style magazines including Elle and Vogue. Carol Meldrum graduated from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art with a Bachelor of Design Honors degree in Constructed Textiles, specialising in knitted textiles. Since graduating she has been working in the knitwear industry as a freelance knitwear designer and Design Consultant for Rowan Yarns.

Customer Reviews

GREAT FOR A BEGINNER
I bought this as a present for my daughter, who can crochet very basically. On looking through it, I believe this will be a wonderful book as a starter. It has some lovely designs to make, but more importantly, it gives you alot of information on tools and materials you will need if you are starting out. There is a good range of designs for beginners as well as the more experienced. Highly recommended.Crochet Jewellery: 40 Beautiful and Unique Designs

Very good
This was a birthday present and it was very well received.
I am waiting now, for my jeweller box to be enriched.