Jewelry Making Resources
The following is a current resource guide and list for the book How to make fine art jewelry using fabric, found objects, and other creative materials by Bill Farr
Items and Tools used in Tutorials
NOTE: Most items can be found at RioGrande.com or Amazon.com
Brayer… RioGrande.com, Amazon.com
Hafele cloth backed felt sheets… Woodcraft.com, Amazon.com
Double face masking tape (I use white) —available at office supplies stores,Walmart, and Amazon.
Dry Iron (mini “quilting” dry iron)… Amazon.com
Epoxy 330 — Used for gluing — 2 bottles, 1 bottle resin and 1 bottle hardener… RioGrande.com
“Colores” added to epoxy comes in a range of colors… RioGrande.com, Amazon.com
Mounting Board… Your fabric is mounted on 6-ply Crescent mat board, item number is C1536
Pearls
Half drilled cultured freshwater pearls in various sizes (4mm used in tutorial)… RioGrande.com
Other sizes, colors and shapes RioGrande.com
Polishing Cloths
To use after cutting and filing tubing to smooth the edges… RioGrande.com
Sunshine cloths, a soft non-scratch cloth the cleans and brightens sterling… RioGrande.com, OldBarnEmporium.com
Prisma colored pencils… Art supplies, craft stores, Amazon and some office supply stores.
ScotchGard… A 3M protective spray that has a clear coating that will not alter the color or change the appearance of the fabric. It’s available at any supermarket or hardware store.
T.pins
available at office supplies stores, fabric stores, Walmart, and Amazon.
Scriber… RioGrande.com, Amazon.com
Soldering Iron… RioGrande.com, home improvement stores, electronic stores, Walmart, and Amazon
Steam-A-Seam… Available at fabric stores and Amazon
Sterling silver jump rings in various sizes… RioGrande.com
Sterling silver tubing in various sizes (5.5 mm. outside dimension used in tutorial) RioGrande.com
Sterling silver deadsoft rectangle wire (4 x 1mm used for the frames in the tutorials)… RioGrande.com
Sterling Silver.028 Wire… used as studs for mounting items such as pearls… RioGrande.com
X-Acto knife and #11 blades… RioGrande.com, Also available at craft stores, art supplies, office supplies, home improvement stores, Walmart and Amazon
