Anastasia Young is the author of the best-selling book The Workbench Guide to Jewelry Techniques (Krause Craft). She is a practicing designer, jeweler, and artist whose work has been exhibited internationally. Young is a graduate of the Royal College of Art and Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London and lives in England.
"If there ever was a book subtly designed to seduce readers into a
jewelry-making career, British artist Young's is it. And if
slipcased with her first book, The Workbench Guide to Jewelry
Techniques (2010), it would be half of an excellent map to the
workings and how-to's of the business...Sparkling, and with
substance." - Barbara Jacobs, Booklist
"I was very surprised at the amount of information covered for the
size of the book. It really is packed with information! And there
are all kinds of gorgeous jewelry pieces shown through, whether as
examples of the projects in the book or as inspirational pieces or
variations on techniques used." - Tammy Powley, About.com Guide to
Jewelry Making
"If you're a gem geek like me, or if you just appreciate the
interest and pretty pops of color and/or texture that gemstones can
add to your jewelry designs, you'll enjoy Anastasia Young's new
book, Gemstone Settings." - Tammy Jones, editor,
JewelryMakingDaily.com
"A great how-to guide for adding a variety of stones to your
jewelry work - in everything from metal clay, traditional metals,
resin, and even mixed media jewelry creations." - Stacie Hooder,
CraftGossip.com
"Looking for some new ways to use gemstones in your jewelry-making
projects? Check out the new book Gemstone Settings: The Jewelry
Maker's Guide to Styles and Techniques. You'll find information
about how to use your favorite gemstones (and a few new ones!) in
beautiful, architectural metal jewelry designs. Learn how to set
gemstones in prong settings, bezel settings and grain settings, and
with so many valuable references about popular gemstones,
step-by-step instructions for making your own gemstone settings and
basic fabrication techniques, this is one jewelry making book that
you'll refer to time and again." â€" Beading Dailey
"Experienced jewelry makers will consider this a useful reference
to creating jewelry with precious and semiprecious stones." â€"
Library Journal
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