Terry664
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Post by Terry664 on May 9, 2006 6:38:18 GMT -5
Hey guys I am considering buying Preston Reuthers Jewelry making course, for $139.95. Does anyone on here have any experience with it, and would you recommend it or not, or do you know of something better?
Terry
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Post by Cher on May 9, 2006 10:03:15 GMT -5
Wait before you buy Terry. Check eBay, others have said you can get it way cheaper there. I've read here from some, they really liked it, others have said it wasn't all it was cracked up to be.
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Post by Tweetiepy on May 9, 2006 11:52:07 GMT -5
Holy Crap! is that what his price is for ONE DVD or a series? Man that's lots - but he does almost guarantee that you can make thousands $$ a week making jewelry at home
I wonder if it's worth it?
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Terry664
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Post by Terry664 on May 9, 2006 17:46:43 GMT -5
Twettie, it is for a small business pack, including tools, selling tips, plus other things, it is good only until May 12th. Terry wire-sculpture.com/index.htmlAt the bottom of this page is the total package for small business. |
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jrtrio
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With10 tumblers tumbling the sound is so delicious!Send me more of those little red fellas, please?
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Post by jrtrio on May 10, 2006 6:54:23 GMT -5
Remember, they aren't promising to make you rich, they're just promising that at the end of the DVD's you'll be able to make wire wrap Jewelry. They don't even promise that you will be good enough to sell your wraps. So, Why not print out their "Free" patterns and practice making those and see how you do and if wire wrapping is for you. I'd hate to see you spend $140 and find out it's just not for you. Then you're stuck with the program and need to sell it for less to recoup some of your loss. Like I said try the free patterns first. You don't need much to make those. And if you have a Hobby Lobby, or a Michaels near by they will have most of the tools you need. If not all of them.
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Post by akansan on May 10, 2006 14:17:58 GMT -5
I'll second the Hobby Lobby suggestion - they even carry sterling silver wire. For $20 I purchased 65" 22 ga. sterling silver round, 93" 24 ga. sterling silver round, and a 7 pc. mini tool set - 5 pliers & two tweezers. I purchased 50 ft. of 24 ga. practice wire at Wal-mart for a whopping $1.99.
Granted, I don't have a pin vise, small steel ruler, red rouge, or steel needle file, but you can't convice me those four items would add the extra $35 of the $57 value he quotes for the tool kit...
I guess my thought is if purchased individually NOT from him, you probably would get a better bargain, and you would make your committment to wire wrapping a little bit at a time. Then if you like it, you can upgrade your tools and invest in more patterns/DVDs then.
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Terry664
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Post by Terry664 on May 10, 2006 18:21:30 GMT -5
Thanks for all the great advice. Another member on here, Karen bought the set, and she offered to give me the DVD, plus the e-books, and told me I could buy the same tool kit only better for $32, get this, from the same company. Just goes to show again how great the people on here are.
Terry
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wirerapper
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Post by wirerapper on May 22, 2006 10:45:00 GMT -5
If you are looking for lessons, check your local bead shops. I teach beginning bracelet and beginning pendant once each quarter at a bead shop. A lot of bead shops do that. Another resource is William Holland Lapidary School in Georgia. Week long course - room and board is only $310 for 7 days. Can't beat that price, and it makes a nice vacation too. Look at www.lapidaryschool.org/Also, for tips on wirebending, go to www.brandywinejewelrysupply.com/forum/default.aspPreston is ok, if you like to spend a lot of money! |
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Post by docone31 on May 23, 2006 20:21:23 GMT -5
Here is the bit with Preston. Years ago, I met him. I found him to be a decent person. I basically liked him.
I had fallen in love with wire wrapping years ago. The first time I saw a wire wrapped ring I thought someone was a genius! I tried, and tried, and tried. I had come up with some wire rings, and some wraps that I did ok with. Years later, I found Preston's videos. I got one, and was hooked.
It was not that my designs suddenly changed, or the basic format changed, I was able to modify my existing designs and incorporate some concepts I had not thought of.
Of the wire artists that have videos, Preston is the easiest to follow. Uncle Billy is the hardest.
I now have a collection of wire wrap videos. Each instructor gives it the best they can, but each one leaves something out. Putting all the instructors into an individual wrap, you really have a winner.
You will not go wrong with a Preston CD, and I reccomend the CD's to the video tapes. Here the tapes mildew. I am not sure his total collection is needed, but I have it and I like it. I get my tools from Rio, or Stullers. Rio is the best.
Preston has featured my work on his site, and some of my writings. Preston is a showman, and that intimidates a lot of folks in his ads. However, the points I like about Preston are, his presentations open doors to approaches, and concepts. In other words, he teaches an approach to the art in the stone, rather than just do this, or do that.
Basically, with Preston CD's, or videos, ten years down the road, they still function. I am still making a living doing wire work I learned from Preston, just my own style. Preston is a good ole boy, and his style is slooooow! It is kinda like watching an old Dukes of Hazzard rerun, but if you can tolerate it, it is packed with a tremendous amount of information that is easy to use. Another advantage to getting Preston's work. Call him on the phone and he will walk you through a tough part. He is a gentleman and Roscoe P Coultrain all rolled in one, and he is also dead serious in his teaching!
I swear by his work, and it has made a difference in a lot of mine.
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