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The Passionate Beader's Guide (Leisure Arts #4329) 1 review
Bead Unique magazine; Leisure Arts
Leisure Arts, Inc, 2007
Beads and fun!
How many books invite you to write in them? This one does! Each project has a place where you can make notes. What a great idea. How many times have you made something, made a small change and then wanted to recreate it days or months later only to NOT be able to remember what you did? I know I have and this note column makes remembering what I did possible.
Bracelets, necklaces, ...
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Metal Clay for Beaders7 reviews
Irina Miech
Kalmbach, 2006
Great Book for both mediums
I was pleasantly surprised by this book. The pictures and ideas for projects were new and very inspiring...not easy when there are so many books out on the subjects. A good review on the different types of metal clay and how each can be used. This book is a valuable addition a metal clay and beaders library and well worth the price.
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Inventive Metal Clay for Beaders: Exciting Projects for All Levels4 reviews
Irina Miech
Kalmbach, 2008
beautiful book
All I can say after going through this book is WOW, I need to get started doing metal clay! The donut on the front cover is what attracted me to this book since I love this style jewelry. She has quite a few designs that are along this line and it will be a great asset to have as a reference.
There are 6 beginning projects from simple spirals made from snake shaped clay to a clever heirloom ...
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More Metal Clay for Beaders: 18 Innovative Projects4 reviews
Irina Miech
Kalmbach, 2007
More Metal Clay for Beaders-18 Projects
This book on working PMC clay is the best one I've ever seen. I don't have the first book, but would love to see that one as well, if it is as comprehensive and inspiring as this one is. I do recommend this book to anyone new to metal clay, or anyone who's already having fun with this creative substance. As a matter of fact, I did my first PMC metal clay project with my sister, and I liked this ...
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Websites for Beaders: The Bead-a-Holics Guide for Beads and Findings on the Web4 reviews
Carolyn Burger, Peggy Whisenhunt, ...
Outskirts Press, 2007
Great source of information
The book contains state by state websites for beads and beading materials. I can shop on line or go visit them. Now I won't have to "google" 9 million sites!Websites for Beaders: The Bead-a-Holics Guide for Beads and Findings on the Web
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The Beader's Floral: Stitches, Designs, Projects and Inspiration for Beadwork Flowers1 review
Liz Thornton, Jill Devon
2beadwrite, 2007
The Beader's Floral
This book has a lot of multi-use examples, flowers for vases as well as patterns for jewelry. It is a book that I refer to often for ideas and inspiration.
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The Beader's Guide to Color23 reviews
Margie Deeb
Watson-Guptill, 2004
For Delica beadwork and those interested in successful color combinations in beadwork
A definite must have book for all Delica beadworkers AND for those that really want a useful, classic book on color theory applied to beading. Deeb's book uses Delica beads (and their appropriate numbers) to provide stimulating examples of the best uses of color for a multitude of designs. However, you don't have to use seed beads to appreciate the HIGH quality of this book when in comes to ...
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Bead Knitted Bags: 10 Projects for Beaders and Knitters5 reviews
Julia S Pretl
Creative Publishing international, 2006
Been looking for a book like this for a long time
This is a very nice little book on knitting with beads. I've been looking for a book on the topic of knitting beaded bags for quite a while and this one explains it very well. The DVD really shows you how to do it. My only complaint (a small one) is that the DVD is a little hard to figure out. It shows how to knit both from the left and the right which is confusing if you choose the wrong one. ...
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Crochet for Beaders: 18 Stunning Jewelry Projects1 review
Ruth Herring
Martingale and Company, 2007
One of the best books of this type!
I have at least 6 books for knitting and crocheting jewelry, and this is one of the best. The how-to photos are full color and very detailed and show many steps for each pattern. But the best part is the designs...some are simple and elegant....some are more complicated....but all very beautiful and do-able. Love this book!
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A Beader's Reference6 reviews
Jane Davis
Krause Publications, 2003
useful AND inspirational
the previous reviewer hit all the highpoints. the charts are wonderful. i particularly appreciate the charts for beaded crochet, since i haven't been able to find many (this is not to say that they aren't out there, just that i haven't found them). a very nice touch is the inclusion of a color key for each chart--you can see at a glance what colors are needed. there are several sections, ...
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The Beaders Palette: Rings, Necklaces, Bracelets, Ensembles, Earrings and Straps 13 reviews
Ondori Staff
Japan Publications Trading, 2003
Fun and easy
This is another fun and easy to follow directions on learning how to make jewelry... try it you will love it too!
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Beadwork Magazine Presents: The Beader's Companion 25 reviews
Judith Durant, Jean Campbell
Interweave Press, 1998
Excellent Reference Book
After having taken a week long course in beading and then returning to the "real world" where I did not get to bead for a few weeks, I found that I could easily pick up this book for a quick review and follow the step by step instructions easily and with excellent results. I also own the same series for knitting and have referred to that for years when I needed a review. I believe that even a ...
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Beader's Stash: Designs from America's Favorite Bead Shops6 reviews
Laura Levaas
Interweave Press, 2006
Like going into a beadshop
None of the stores are known to me and almost none of the designers. What interests me today is beadweaving and there are some really nice projects here. Each project gives the technique, list of beads required and interesting information on the shop which presented the item. There's a spiral necklace, peyote rings bracelet, peyote cuff by Shanigan, beaded beads bracelet with tubular right angle ...
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The Impatient Beader Gets Inspired!: A Crafty Chick's Guide to Instant Inspiration7 reviews
Margot Potter
North Light Books, 2006
Fun & Informative
What a great follow-up to Margot Potter's first book. This one is also filled with inspiration and humor. If you are a new beader, start with the first one. If you are a seasoned beader, you'll enjoy this book very much!
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Hip to Bead: 32 Contemporary Projects for Today's Beader (Hip to . . . Series)12 reviews
Katie Hacker
Interweave Press, 2006
Just what this beady girl was looking for...
This book is full of fun ideas that look wonderful (the photography is great--images of the ENTIRE projects, nothing cut out) without being too fussy. I like instant-gratification beading, and "Hip to Bead" is filled with this type of projects. It isn't limited to simple projects, though. I'd call most of the projects "one-cup-of-tea" projects, but there are some "two-to-three-cup" projects. The ...
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The Impatient Beader16 reviews
Margot Potter
North Light Books, 2005
Margot taught me everything
Almost everything I know about making jewelry I learned from Margot Potter's Impatient Beader book. Seriously. I bought this book because after a winter of being snowed in with nothing to do, I found myself obsessively shopping online auctions and buying piles of pretty beads. I had no idea what to do with them, so I needed to learn--quickly. Margot's book was exactly what I needed. It has ...
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Sparkletastic: 50 Dazzling Jewelry and Fashion Projects for the Discriminating Diva (Impatient Beader)9 reviews
Margot Potter
North Light Books, 2007
Sparkletastic inspires me
The Impatient Beader series is my favorite line of beading books. I like that the projects are geared to a variety of ages and styles...there's really something for everyone. The step by steps are easy to follow and the helpful hints provided me with important information. I like that this is written in 1st person, and it makes it more casual and less technical that way.
The photography and ...
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The Beader's Color Mixing Directory: 200 failsafe color schemes for beautiul beadwork21 reviews
Sandra Wallace
Krause Publications, 2007
So pretty to look at, not much for patterns
I often will leave this book on my coffee table just because it is so pretty to look at. It does have lots of great color combinations and might help inspire you. Most of the color theory was very basic, but some parts were helpful around how colors interact (i.e., how changing the surrounding colors will impact how one color looks). Most samples shown to give the color schemes were seed bead ...
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The Beader's Color Palette: 20 Creative Projects and 220 Inspired Combinations for Beaded and Gemstone Jewelry12 reviews
Margie Deeb
Watson-Guptill, 2008
Lovely pictures, great information, gorgeous color palettes, what more can a beader want?
Margie Deeb hits a home run with The Beader's Color Palette, a lush 192 page book full of inspiration, color palettes and jewelry projects. The book opens with an introduction followed by brief sections on how to read the palettes and creating palettes. Margie then jumps right into five gorgeous chapters entitled, The Elements, Artists' Historical Palettes, Cultures of Our World, This Gorgeous ...
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The Beader's Bible3 reviews
Dorothy Wood
David & Charles, 2008
Beader's Bible Covers It All...
There is so much great information, detailed instructions and pictures for so many beading techniques. It really gives a novice beader like myself confidence to expand my jewelry items as well as incorporate complimentary
ideas to my own designs. It's one of those books that you keep within hands reach.
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