Foreword. Steeling beauty / Keith Lo Bue
Introduction. The proverbial coil of wire / Brenda Schweder
The basics. Meet the new guy in town ; Steel: origins & properties ; Iron & steel jewelry: a global history / Charles Lewton-Brain ; Basics tools & techniques ; Jewelry building blocks
The projects. Wire warm-up ; Gauges: the thick & thin of it ; Chain, chain, chains: the tip of the iceberg ; Bezels, bails & prongs: what holds it all in ; Calder & me: a dream collaboration ; Mix mastery: steel wire with other materials.
