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Description
Whilst many jewellers and designers are working with plastics these days, there is very little information available about the methods and techniques required to manipulate them for jewellery-making purposes. This book includes instructions and advice on marking out and cutting, joining, laser and water-jet cutting, welding, curling, heating and colouring. Various methods for finishing plastic professionally are also explored, and the book features an inspirational gallery of works by contemporary artists, showcasing a fantastic range of results. With clear, step-by-step instructions, and full-colour images throughout, Precious Jewellery from Plastics requires no previous knowledge and covers everything you need to know about working with plastics, including polypropylene, acrylic, nylon, polystyrene and PVC.
Precious Jewellery from Plastics is a comprehensive guide to working with plastic for those who are keen to experiment with the medium for the first time, or even those with more experience who would like to expand their repertoire of skills.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Types of Plastic
Damage and Degradation
Selecting Materials
Marking out Patterns
Cutting Plastics
Joining Plastics
Forming Plastics
Designing Catches and Fittings
Dyeing Plastics
Other Decorative Finishes
Design and Aesthetics
Precious Plastic Jewellery: Example Projects
Jewellery Gallery and Meet the Makers
Appendix: Constructing a Vacuum-Former
Suppliers
Useful Websites
Glossary
Index
Product details
| Published | 28 Mar 2013 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 144 |
| ISBN | 9781408134450 |
| Imprint | A&C Black Visual Arts |
| Illustrations | 250 colour images |
| Dimensions | 246 x 189 mm |
| Series | Design and Make |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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