Introduction (Chain --; Tools --; Techniques) --; Projects (Spice / Taya, Silvija Koschnick --; Live out loud / Yvonne Irvin --; Artifacts / Jane Dickerson --; Go for baroque ; Best of both worlds / Denise Peck --; Tiptoe through the tulips / Lorelei Eurto --; Open doors ; Totally tubular / Denise Peck --; High wire act / Kerry Bogert --; Silk road / Leslie Rogalski --; Beach stones ; Bicycle chain ; Brass rings / Jane Dickerson --; Jaded machine / Melanie Brooks --; One yard dash / Kerry Bogert --; Cartwheels / Jane Dickerson --; So Soho / Lorelei Eurto --; Copper fusion / Jane Dickerson --; Delicate donut / Denise Peck --; Filigree flight / Melanie Brooks --; Just a bit / Jane Dickerson --; Stepping stone ; Solitude / Taya, Silvija Koschnick --; Olive twist / Jane Dickerson --; Color splash / Karen Keegan --; Under lock and key / Melanie Brooks --; Pocket watch / Jane Dickerson --; Sage offerings / Lorelei Eurto --; Simplicity / Jane Dickerson --; Connect five / Leslie Rogalski --; Infinity / Taya, Silvija Koschnick --; Splendid ; Tinker toys / Jane Dickerson --; Bohemian heart / Lisa Blackwell --; Romance ; Gypsy delight / Jane Dickerson --; Tweet / Lorelei Eurto --; Eclectica ; Copper strands / Jane Dickerson --; Magic rings / Kerry Bogert --; City side / Lisa Blackwell --; Best kept secret ; Textures / Jane Dickerson --; Be true ; Beach memories / Lorelei Eurto --; Quick links / Jane Dickerson --; Klimt delight ; Think of me / Lorelei Eurto --; Urban cluster / Lisa Blackwell --; Queen for a day / Lorelei Eurto).
Author Jane Dickerson, editor of "Creative Jewelry" offers a step-by-step guide to making easy, stylish and contemporary bracelets, necklaces, and earrings, each incorporating chain as an element of the design. Techniques include opening and closing jump rings, cutting chain, oxidizing and hammering the chain to create texture and variety plus creating wire-wrapped loops and jump rings.