The Jewelry Handbook series serves as an introduction to various topics and techniques relating to making jewelry. The books are aimed at the student or the experienced jeweler who is experimenting in a new area.

Polyester resin is a liquid plastic that can be colored with special pastes or used clear with objects embedded in it.Resin can easily be poured into molds,allowing unusual shapes or multiple copies to be made. The very flexiblehess of resin makes it an ideal material for creating jewdry.

In this book, Kathie Murphy looks at the history of resin, what it is, how to store it, different types of plastic and their uses, and the health and safety issues which are such an important consideration when working with resin. She illustrates the information with examples of pieces made by an international group of artists. The result is a practical book that will also encourage and inspire all of those who would like to make jewelry in resin.

In troduction

A Brief History of Plastics

Resin

 Types of resin

 Health and safety

Mixing resin

 - by weight

 - by volume

Mould making

 Material used

 Types of moulds

Finishes and findings

 Finishes

 Findings

Using resin

 Colour

 Embedding

 Fillers

 Thixotropic

 Electroforming

 Cold enamelling

Small objects and further applications in resin

 Glossary

 Useful Addresses

 Bibliography

 Index