Hello, I have been looking for a FREE RAW Puffed heart pendant pattern to make some gifts but I cannot find one anywhere. I know that some have taken classes but they are $90.00 each. If you have a FREE "RAW" (right angle weave) puffed pendant instructions. Please let me know. Blessings, Dorothy in NY
On Fri, 21 Aug 2009 22:33:58 -0700, in rec.crafts.jewelry "Dorothy in NY"
<Dots...@nospam.com> wrote: >>Hello, >>I have been looking for a FREE RAW Puffed heart pendant pattern to make some >>gifts but I cannot find one anywhere. I know that some have >>taken classes but they are $90.00 each. If you have a FREE "RAW" (right >>angle weave) puffed pendant instructions. Please let me know. >>Blessings, >>Dorothy in NY
Dorothy,
I'll confess to being a little confused as to what you're looking for. This newsgroup has traditionally been focused on discussions of jewelry making as practiced by professional jewelers and hobbyists using similar techniques as goldsmiths, silversmiths, platinumsmiths, etc. In short, metal working.
Your question doesn't sound like it relates to that sort of jewelry making, since, among other things, most jewelers working in precious metals (or other metals too, for that matter) are not generally working from other people's designs, much less instructions or patterns, so there's little if any trade in such things, or availability.
So I must ask, what medium are you working with? If you make beaded jewelry, then this is most likely not the best newsgroup to ask this question in. Instead, ask it in rec.crafts.beads, a newsgroup devoted exclusively to beadwork, where you'll find more people who may have instructions or patterms for beaded items they might wish to share.
If the medium is something else, well, perhaps there are other groups for those methods too. Certainly, metal strips and wire can, and have, been worked in woven forms. Arline Fisch (shame on me. I think I'm misspelling her name...) , for example, wrote a wonderful book on Textile techniques in metal almost 20 years ago, if I recall right, and others have also published works on the subject since. A number of metals artists have done amazing work using textile/fiber techniques in metal, with wire and metal strip instead of traditional fiber materials. Mary Lee Hu, for example, does amazing micro-detailed jewelry using basketry's "twining" techniques. And there are others. But few of these people are giving out instructions for their designs and methods that may have taken them decades to perfect...
At the risk of sounding condescending, rather than looking for instructions, why not work out your own? It may take you a few tries and experimentation to get just the effects you wish, but when done, then you can truly feel proud for having made something creative of your own, rather than just copying someone elses work. Many people, often beginners who may not be so sure of themselves as designers, or think they don't know how to do that, find themselves pleasantly surprised when they actually do spend some time working out their own designs and creative ideas. If you're already familier enough with the techniques of your manner of work, then do you really need someone elses instructions, especially since you already seem to have a good idea of what you wish the end result to look like?
>On Fri, 21 Aug 2009 22:33:58 -0700, in rec.crafts.jewelry "Dorothy in NY" ><Dots...@nospam.com> wrote:
>>>Hello, >>>I have been looking for a FREE RAW Puffed heart pendant pattern to make some >>>gifts but I cannot find one anywhere. I know that some have >>>taken classes but they are $90.00 each. If you have a FREE "RAW" (right >>>angle weave) puffed pendant instructions. Please let me know. >>>Blessings, >>>Dorothy in NY
>Dorothy,
>I'll confess to being a little confused as to what you're looking for. This >newsgroup has traditionally been focused on discussions of jewelry making as >practiced by professional jewelers and hobbyists using similar techniques as >goldsmiths, silversmiths, platinumsmiths, etc. In short, metal working.
>Your question doesn't sound like it relates to that sort of jewelry making, >since, among other things, most jewelers working in precious metals (or other >metals too, for that matter) are not generally working from other people's >designs, much less instructions or patterns, so there's little if any trade in >such things, or availability.
>So I must ask, what medium are you working with? If you make beaded jewelry, >then this is most likely not the best newsgroup to ask this question in. >Instead, ask it in rec.crafts.beads, a newsgroup devoted exclusively to >beadwork, where you'll find more people who may have instructions or patterms >for beaded items they might wish to share.
>If the medium is something else, well, perhaps there are other groups >for those >methods too. Certainly, metal strips and wire can, and have, been worked in >woven forms. Arline Fisch (shame on me. I think I'm misspelling her name...) >, for example, wrote a wonderful book on Textile techniques in metal almost 20 >years ago, if I recall right, and others have also published works on the >subject since. A number of metals artists have done amazing work using >textile/fiber techniques in metal, with wire and metal strip instead of >traditional fiber materials. Mary Lee Hu, for example, does amazing >micro-detailed jewelry using basketry's "twining" techniques. And there are >others. But few of these people are giving out instructions for their designs >and methods that may have taken them decades to perfect...
>At the risk of sounding condescending, rather than looking for >instructions, why >not work out your own? It may take you a few tries and experimentation to get >just the effects you wish, but when done, then you can truly feel proud for >having made something creative of your own, rather than just copying someone >elses work. Many people, often beginners who may not be so sure of themselves >as designers, or think they don't know how to do that, find themselves >pleasantly surprised when they actually do spend some time working out >their own >designs and creative ideas. If you're already familier enough with the >techniques of your manner of work, then do you really need someone elses >instructions, especially since you already seem to have a good idea of what you >wish the end result to look like?
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