Silverware Jewelry Making: Resources & Techniques

Question
Do you know if there are instruction books on making jewelry out of silverware. If there is can you please direct me into where I can purchase them.. thank you

Answer
Hello Liz,
I hate to recommend  one publisher over another  but...currently there is an article on it in I believe jewelry artist magazine for a swell pendant  ( formerly Lapidary journal). It is  actually  a quite easy  thing. Most  use fork or knife  handles  and turn them into  cuff bracelets, pendants and the  like. A bit of piercing adds customisation and a nicer touch than slicing off the utinsel end and  adding a jump ring!A former is used to  bend after annealing the metal for a cuff, or  a ring.Rings  are a trickier proposition , unless you simply form and  then it becomes adjustable- as it is  cold connected- without really connecting, just forming into  x size range depending on where the cut is and how finished on that cut side, since, often identifying the metal underneath the plating is  not an easy task ( though usually a brass, or monel core under silver plate, so easy solder is your best bet there!)
There are some good instructional videos on make .com. I also saw a  few articles in  I believe  some interweave press mags, wire work may have been one of them,  another to check the archives  is Art jewelry magazine..but I  know  Make.com has some  videos  that  show you the process. Start collecting those silver  items at  yard sales, flea markets and  antiques stores- sometimes  you'll find treasures of  sterling flatware for  relatively little money! Good luck!
Ari