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	title:	Handcrafting Chain and Bead Jewelry: Techniques for Creating Dimensional Necklaces and Bracelets
	author:	Scott David Plumlee
	format:	Paperback
	publisher:	Watson-Guptill Publications Inc.,U.S.
	released:	March 31, 2007
	isbn:	0823022994
	isbn-13:	9780823022991

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Customer Reviews
Variations on only one theme - Rated I feel the title of this book is misleading. It should have been named the Byzantine chain variations. On the plus side it teaches you how to make the Byzantine chain very well but every project is a variation of it. The beads of the title are simply woven in and out of the links on beading wire leaving the wire visible instead of being an integral part of the design. I was disappointed by this book. I would not call any of the projects dimensional, they are just chains made out of jump rings and I found some of the projects quite old-fashioned. If you want to learn to make the Byzantine chain I would recommend "Chain Mail Jewelry" by Terry Taylor and Dylon Whyte which will teach you many more styles, is very easy to follow and has more contemporary projects to choose from. Chains I don't want to lose. - Rated Beautifully produced with excellent, close-up photographs, this book is a delight. The instructions for making the chains - some of which I have never seen before - are clear and straightforward. The projects are within a beginner's grasp and offer direction for the more experienced chain-maker. The variations are logical and so attractive. Only three basic chain techniques are used but with so many fresh interpretations that enough really is a feast. The writing style is totally accessible and the working advice comprehensive. This is my favourite chain-making book.

Customer Reviews

Variations on only one theme - Rated 2/5
I feel the title of this book is misleading. It should have been named the Byzantine chain variations. On the plus side it teaches you how to make the Byzantine chain very well but every project is a variation of it. The beads of the title are simply woven in and out of the links on beading wire leaving the wire visible instead of being an integral part of the design.
I was disappointed by this book. I would not call any of the projects dimensional, they are just chains made out of jump rings and I found some of the projects quite old-fashioned.
If you want to learn to make the Byzantine chain I would recommend "Chain Mail Jewelry" by Terry Taylor and Dylon Whyte which will teach you many more styles, is very easy to follow and has more contemporary projects to choose from.

Chains I don't want to lose. - Rated 5/5
Beautifully produced with excellent, close-up photographs, this book is a delight. The instructions for making the chains - some of which I have never seen before - are clear and straightforward. The projects are within a beginner's grasp and offer direction for the more experienced chain-maker. The variations are logical and so attractive. Only three basic chain techniques are used but with so many fresh interpretations that enough really is a feast. The writing style is totally accessible and the working advice comprehensive. This is my favourite chain-making book.