Fashion Beading


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Of all the crafts, beading keeps growing fastest in popularity--and these jewelry projects show precisely why. They’re beautiful to look at, fun to wear, and amazingly simple to make. Armed with these beading basics, which teach three fundamental techniques (stringing, wire loop wrapping, and stitching dangles and fringe), anyone can create smart and stylish pieces. An attractive bracelet-and-earring combo features beads of red crystal and glass, as well as ones in Bali silver. The multistrand necklace showcases hot pink, teal, and blue seed beads, all strung onto colorful organza ribbons. Or choose from a variety of charm bracelets, hoop earrings with clay lentil beads, a personalized photo pendant, and dozens of others. A Selection of the Crafters Choice Book Club.




Fashion Beading


Book Description

Of all the crafts, beading keeps growing fastest in popularity--and these jewelry projects show precisely why. They’re beautiful to look at, fun to wear, and amazingly simple to make. Armed with these beading basics, which teach three fundamental techniques (stringing, wire loop wrapping, and stitching dangles and fringe), anyone can create smart and stylish pieces. An attractive bracelet-and-earring combo features beads of red crystal and glass, as well as ones in Bali silver. The multistrand necklace showcases hot pink, teal, and blue seed beads, all strung onto colorful organza ribbons. Or choose from a variety of charm bracelets, hoop earrings with clay lentil beads, a personalized photo pendant, and dozens of others. A Selection of the Crafters Choice Book Club.




Beaded Clothing Techniques


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The Art of Bead Embroidery


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"By applying the time-honoured techniques and traditions of Japanese embroidery, beautiful beaded motifs are brought to life. Discover a whole new world of beading through the pages of this superb book which includes detailed step-by-step diagrams, full descriptions of the techniques involved and fabulous photography. Nine stunning projects are included ranging from simple beginner designs to a sumptuous evening bag."--




Beading Inspiration


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Beading Inspiration: How to Use Color in Jewelry Design is packed with new and traditional approaches to designing with color that will expand any beader’s current palette as well as increase creative confidence. Readers can explore design possibilities using nature, the color wheel, decorative art, and fabric for color inspiration. Includes 27 projects from Beading Basics: Color, a special issue from the editors of BeadStyle and Bead&Button magazines, plus six additional, brand-new designs.




Beading Vintage-style Jewelry


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Vintage style is now--and with its rich colors and classic designs, timeless romanticism and old-world elegance, it’s the look that every jewelry maker and wearer craves. These 50 eye-catching and wide-ranging beaded projects show exactly why, from dangling cloisonn� beads on a rich, velvet ribbon choker to glittering blue and green crystals paired with silver filigree in a stunning necklace-and-earring combo. Even those who have never strung a bead or looped a wire before can make these in no time, thanks to the authors’ easy-to-follow guidance and clever ideas for giving old pieces a chic makeover. Helpful tips, variations, and historical tidbits are scattered throughout, providing additional insight.




Beading with Cabochons


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With this gloriously photographed and illustrated manual at hand, beaders can create awe-inspiring jewelry. It's the only current, comprehensive guide to working with cabochons--a flat piece of rock or mineral--and it covers all the basics, along with a range of new creative techniques and hot trends. Find out which tools and materials to use, which beads work best, and how to wrap them round the stones. Craft turned, pointed, twisted, brick stitch, ruffled, or scalloped edges, or add decorative fringe. For something dramatic, combine more than one cabochon in a single piece. Or, instead of natural stone, use dichroic glass or other found objects. Make a glittering brooch, funky bracelets, a wearable art necklace, and other showstoppers.




Bead and Wire Fashion Jewelry


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Provides step-by-step instructions for eighteen jewelry projects that utilize basic beading techniques combined with wire, fabrics, and a range of other materials, including designer earrings, statement necklaces, and couture bracelets.




Beading with Brick Stitch


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Focusing solely on brick stitch, this unique guide presents 10 exciting beading projects -- from tassels to necklaces -- along with detailed, illustrated instructions. The history of this elegant stitch -- in tribal Africa, during the Victorian era, and its use by Native Americans -- includes a look at brick stitch beadwork by contemporary artists. Descriptions of necessary tools and techniques including increasing, decreasing, and finishing offer beaders the expertise to create their own beautiful brick stitch works of art.




Textured Bead Embroidery


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Textured Bead Embroidery offers a new perspective on traditional bead embroidery. Author Linda Landy embraces the colors and shapes of all types of beads -- including cubes, drops, daggers, bugles, triangles, and more -- to create unique looks for beadwork. Beaders learn to make 12 creative textured projects ranging in size and complexity, including earrings, pendants, brooches, bracelets and cuffs, and neckpieces. A gallery of inspiration showing other texture possibilities completes this book. Also, this book includes a CD that contains six of the patterns from the book as an added bonus.