Thompson Enamel Workbook
by Woodrow Carpenter, Bill Helwig and Tom Ellis, 1997
40 Pages (b&w drawings and illustrations) soft cover.

Beginners Enameling Course
by Woodrow Carpenter, 1981

Enamel Bead Making
by Carol and Bob Oliver, 1972

A small pamphlet teaching enamel bead making with a propane torch.  Small copper tubes are used as supports.  A wire stringing technique is also illustrated.
   

Copper Enameling
by Gerry Coleman, Marguerite Koenig and Edna Berry
Fort Worth, TX,  Western Galleries Publishing Co., 1973

A pictorial instruction booklet on basic enameling techniques including scrolling, cloisonné and champlevé.
   

First Steps in Enameling
by Jinks McGrath, 96 pages, full color, soft cover.

Back in print!  Jinks McGrath explains everything you need to know to get started:  choosing and using a furnace; the tools you need; buying precious metal; selecting and preparing enamels.  She mixes step-by-step instructions on basic wet and dry techniques with inspiration, showing how easy it is to experiment with different metals, colors and types of enamel.  Numerous full color photographs of exquisite enamels made by members of the British Society of Enamellers compliment this book.
   

The Enamellist's Handbook
by Elizabeth and Colin Fraser-Davies,
Pitman Publishing, 1988

The Enamellist's Handbook is a textbook on an art form which has had a low profile in New Zealand, with most books written for a classic European culture where supplies are plentiful.  Making do with different materials and adapting techniques is the trademark of antipodean enamelists.
   

Enamel Medium for Fine Art
by Margarete Seeler,
292 pages, hardback, color & b&w photos, b&w drawings.

In her comprehensive analysis, Enamel Medium for Fine Art, Margarete Seeler not only explains the basics of working with enamel, but also imparts her years of wisdom through helpful tips and ideas for dealing with potentially problematic situations.  Margarete Seeler provides an accessible guide for the serious student by discussing the appropriate tools and materials.  She also addresses more detailed applications such as design, form, and color while relating many details regarding the history of enamel in the fine arts.  Complete with rich photographs, Seeler's text tells us how to create these fine pieces of art and provides us with impressive examples of the finished portraits, jewelry and other precious objects.  By using an encouraging tone and user-friendly format, Seeler has presented a unique, well-balanced book which belongs in any art classroom, as well as in any art lover's library.
   

Dictionary of Enamelling
by Erika Speel, 1998
288 pages, 100 color, 100 b&w illustrations.

The splendor of the Pala d'Oro, the mystery of the Alfred Jewels, the genius of Renaissance goldsmiths...The Dictionary of Enamelling is the first book to provide a comprehensive guide to this most diverse of the decorative arts.  Indispensable for anyone interested in the evolution of the enameling techniques, the book includes some 400 entries covering every aspect of it's history.  There are entries on key pieces, individual enamelers, designers, schools, techniques, and the major achievements of every era.  The knowledge and insight of Erika Speel's account are supported and enhanced by a brilliantly researched collection of 200 illustrations, half of which are in full color, portraying the most dazzling and important pieces, a unique visual record of enameling history.
   

On Divers Arts
Theophilus, paperback, 1979, 216 pages illustrated.
Translated from the Latin by John G. Hawthorne and Cyrill
Stanley Smith, Dover Publications, Inc., New York.

"I have made it my concern to hunt out this technique for your study as I learned it by looking and listening."  On Divers Arts, c. 1122, is the oldest extant manual on artistic crafts to be written by a practicing artist.  Theophilus teaches, with rigorous attention to fact but also with great reverence, the making of pigments for fresco painting, the manufacture of glue, the technique of gold leaf on parchment (the first recorded European reference to true paper), how to blow glass and design stained glass windows, fashion gold and silver chalices, make a pipe organ and church bells.  Precise instruction (earliest known instruction) on enameling, chasing, repoussé, niello, and beaded wire work prove Theophilus' first-hand knowledge of his craft.
   

Glass Enameling
by Kay Bain Weiner
64 pages, color and b&w photos, paperback.

Glass Enameling is an invaluable and unique guide for creating exquisite plates, sun catchers, and jewelry with glass enamels.  This book describes glass cutting, stencil construction and decorating glass.  Also, instructions for laminating and slumping glass, kiln firing, and annealing are included in this comprehensive text, giving the reader a wide overview of wet and dry enamel techniques.
   

Kiln-Fired Glass (Second Edition)
by Harriette Anderson
106 pages, color and b&w photos, hardback.

Kiln-Fired Glass is Harriette Anderson's latest information-packed book on the art of kiln-fired glass.  The book covers selection of glass, annealing glass, cutting, kilns, molds, design techniques, plate glass, stenciling, silk screening techniques, stained glass and more.
   

Introduction to Kiln Fired Glass - 17 Projects
by Mary Bergsma, Thompson Enamel, 1983
34 pages, color and b&w illustrations, soft cover.

Projects include:  decorated plates, glass mobiles and Christmas tree ornaments.  Emphasis in this booklet has been placed on well-written step-by-step instructions.  All of these projects use Thompson's Medium Temperature-Low Expansion Enamels for window glass.
   

A Modern Method of Creating Enameled Filigree Jewelry
by Leon Horstein
110 pages, 67 b&w photos and diagrams, 3 pages of color, soft cover.

This book covers the history of the ancient technique of filigree jewelry making and gives very clear instructions on how filigree is made, and how it can be combined with enamel.  Filigree is a group of individual lace-like intertwined wires of gold or silver, soldered together to form a pattern.  Topics include:  tools and materials, making filigree wire and jigs, soldering preparation and technique, pickling, making filigree jewelry, gold plating and more.
   

Enamelling  
by Joan Bolton King
110 pages, hardback - spiral bound, full color,
The Art of Crafts, The Crowood Press, 2001.

Fully illustrated, step-by-step instructions are accompanied by numerous practical tips and incorporate the author's own innovative ways of simplifying technical procedures.  The budding
enameler should therefore be able to produce colorful and attractive pieces quickly as they learn about the craft, and acquire the skill to progress to more advanced techniques.  In this way, the simplest enamel work will soon give way to jewelry, pictures, and a variety of other vibrant artifacts.
  

Enamelling on Precious Metals
by Jeanne Werge-Hartley

Several years of research have gone into this book.  It will inspire you to quickly create corrugated objects far beyond any traditional corrugated material you see in everyday life.  Early in the book, tools, supplies, and equipment are explained, some tools costing less than $20 produce fantastic patterns.  A gallery of 31 pages shows a wide variety of finished work by 29 artists, including enamelists.  Another chapter contains eight step-by-step projects.  An excellent resource section provides references, suppliers, organizations, web sites, artist directory and bibliography.
 

Videos
 

Lisel Salzer Video - Her Art and
The Revival of Limoges Enamel
Videotape, 51 minutes, 1986.

A versatile artist in many techniques, Lisel Salzer has spent many years reviving the interest in the 16th century technique of Limoges Enamel.  The video shows how she developed her interpretation  of Limoges Enamel and illustrates each step in the creation of a portrait in enamel.  Other subjects such as landscapes, flowers and animals are also shown.
   

Kiln Fired Glass - Update
A video by Harriette Anderson

Harriette Anderson, well known for her book Kiln-Fired Glass, has come out with a video which demonstrates detailed instructions on many different techniques using Thompson's Medium Temperature-Low Expansion Enamels for window glass.  A very instructional and entertaining video.
 

Enamel Bead Making (Video and Booklet) with Pam East
30 minute viewing time.

This DVD and booklet is delightful!  Pamela has analyzed the process of enamel bead making and arranged a series of easy how-to-do steps into logical fool-proof procedures; which are simple for the beginner to learn and in many cases, will improve the effectiveness of the seasoned bead maker's work.  The equipment and materials are described.  Then she demonstrates how simple bead making is when the procedures are followed.  Basic steps are fully shown prior to practical and advanced procedures, including a couple which may be new to most viewers.
   

An Introduction to the Fusing and Slumping of Glass
(Two Volume Set)
Tape 1 - 49 minutes, tape 2 - 58 minutes.

Tape one features:  How to prepare your kiln and moulds for firing; Project one is a small colored bowl with a floral motif, Project two is a free-standing fish ornament and lots more.  Tape two features making a large enameled bowl with glass appliqué design.  Also shown is how to make a small enameled bowl, a kiln carved bowl, glass basket weaving and more.  A wonderful gallery of pictures are shown, including glassware and moulds to inspire your work
 

"This worthy follow-on to 'An Introduction to the Fusing and Slumping of Glass', this two-video set expands on the basic warm glass techniques and also introduces other exciting methods including the use of drop-through moulds, metal inclusions, multiple layers and Pixie Dust.  An essential item in every glass worker's library."
 

This is a three-hour long, two-disk DVD set aimed particularly at complete beginners, but also contains useful information on a range of techniques for the more experienced. A great addition to your enameling library.