Author Frieda Munro draws on her experience as a jewellery maker and tutor to describe every conceivable problem that a jeweller might face. As well as suggesting ways to resolve what's going wrong, she highlights how to use mistakes creatively; turning faults into design features. 

Key Features: 

• Shaping - filing, annealing, ring bending, forging, dapping and swaging, repoussage and chasing, soldering, riveting, hinges, cutting and piering
• Decoration - rolling mill, hammers and punches, etching, reticulation, plating, patination, polishing
• Casting - casting techniques, mould making
• Wirework - preparing the wire, making jump rings, chain making, knitting and crochet, twisting wire, making simple findings
• Stone setting - bezel setting, flush and prong setting