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Fabulous Fabric Beads: Create Custom Beads and Art Jewelry 10 reviews
Kristal Wick
Interweave Press, 2008
For Fiber and Jewelry Lovers
Fabulous Fabric Beads: Create Custom Beads and Art Jewelry by Kristal Wick published by Interweave Press ([...]) focuses on using fabric to create as well as decorate beads. It is actually surprising how many different types of beads you can make with fabric as either the primary material, from simple roll and glue fabric beads to more involved cross stitch beads and even mini-quilt beads. To ...
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Masters: Beadweaving: Major Works by Leading Artists (Masters (Lark Books))6 reviews
Carol Wilcox Wells
Lark Books, 2008
Love it! Love it! LOVE IT!
Just got my copy today and I'm more than thrilled. It's a nice heavy, quality book for the price. The photos are good and the little blurbs about the artists are very nice. Yes, we have seen some of the beadwork by famous artists (Diane Fitzgerald, etc.) before in other books, but a lot of it I haven't seen before.
Can't wait to sit down tonight and pore over every page!
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Making Jewelry with Gemstone Beads4 reviews
Barbara Case
David & Charles, 2007
Beautiful projects with gorgeous photographs
I am new to beading (about one year) and have found books on my level to be either boring or ugly in their designs. This book is neither. It has gorgeous photographs and more than enough intermediate and advanced projects for me to shoot for. Each project is labeled by skill level and time necessary to complete. You will be amazed at what you can complete in less than an afternoon. Highly ...
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Making Polymer Clay Beads: Step-by-Step Techniques for Creating Beautiful Ornamental Beads48 reviews
Carol Blackburn
Interweave Press, 2007
Great Ideas!
This book has incredible detail on how to make a lot of different beads and good ideas on bead combinations to make necklaces. My 8 year old boy who is really into making beads and is facinated with all the techiques presented.
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Teach Yourself VISUALLY Jewelry Making & Beading (Teach Yourself VISUALLY Consumer)18 reviews
Chris Franchetti Michaels
Visual, 2007
Teach Yourself Visually, Jewelry Making & Beading
I am just learning how to make crystal jewelry. This is the fourth book I purchased and it is the best. To actually see the illustrations is invaluable. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to make jewelry.
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The Glass Bead Game: (Magister Ludi) A Novel 84 reviews
Hermann Hesse
Picador, 2002
The best Hesse's book
First time I read it when I was 15, and I thought it was one of the best books I've ever read. One has to be prepared to read this book and to be able to accept all: strange combination of math, music, language, different ideas, search for harmony. I reread this book every 2-3 years.
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Fairies: Petal People You Make Yourself (Klutz)17 reviews
Klutz, 2009
SO incredibly fun! Best Klutz book yet!
My 7 year old loved loved loved this book. It came with tons and tons of great pages to make all kinds of fairies. Easy, yet creative! I also love that Klutz gives you tons of other ideas of how to make fairies without the products included. They are basically getting you started with the products provided in the book, then they show you tons of other great fairy making ideas. Possibilites are ...
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Bead on a Wire: Making Handcrafted Wire and Beaded Jewelry94 reviews
Sharilyn Miller
North Light Books, 2005
WOW
I recently decided to start making jewelry, got on Amazon and started looking at book reviews. This one seemed to be really popular, so I ordered it sight unseen and I havent been disapointed. Its a beautiful book. Has great pictures and easy to understand directions and her jewelry is amazing. She shows you how to wrap wire around wire. She even shows you how to twist it using a drill. It ...
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Creating Crystal Jewelry with Swarovski: 65 Sparkling Designs with Crystal Beads and Stones31 reviews
Laura McCabe
Creative Publishing international, 2008
You've got to buy this book
To say I love this book is an understatement. The explanation of tools, beads, and crystal guidelines are just what every beader needs. Don't think this book is just for crystals either. There are many techniques that can be used for other types of beads. A++++
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Bead & Wire Art Jewelry: Techniques & Designs for all Skill Levels 26 reviews
J. Marsha Michler
Krause Publications, 2006
Great Projects!
I have been a beader for a long time, and I have always wanted to try wirework. However, many books looked too simplistic, or chunky, or had too much wire coils for my taste. I finally saw this book in a store, and bought it on the spot, along with the materials needed to get started. I love the variety of projects, and the differing skills levels in the book. I definitely reccomend this book.
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Beading Bead-a-Day: 2009 Day-to-Day Calendar1 review
Accord Publishing
Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2008
Bead-A-Day Calendar
I think you have outdone it this time around. This year (2009) is fantastic. Much better then last years. So Many more Beautiful patterns to do. It is truly worth buying it.
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Elements of Style: Knit & Crochet Jewelry with Wire, Fiber, Felt & Beads1 review
Rosemary Hill
Interweave Press, 2008
Fresh and new ideas!
A jewel!
Rosemary Hill has combined her knitting design skills (see her popular patterns in Knitty.com, among other places) and her jewelry design skills to create this fresh and new book showing everyone how to make stunningly original pieces. Various techniques are covered in three sections -- wire, fiber, and felt.
The photos are beautiful, and even better, the diagrams and figures ...
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Glass Bead Workshop: Building Skills, Exploring Techniques, Finding Inspiration16 reviews
Jeri L. Warhaftig
Lark Books, 2008
Beyond the basics, finally!!!
I really like this book! I have been making beads for over 12 years and have been looking for a book that has information for the intermediate to advanced beadmaker. This book fills the bill!! Lots of great information, excellent photos, good descriptions. The book describes a number of techniques that I have been curious about (like sandblasting!).
I wish there had been more detail on a ...
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Peyote Stitch: Beading Projects7 reviews
The Editors of Bead&Button Magazine
Kalmbach, 2005
Worthwhile book for beginner or seasoned beader
I enjoyed paging through the book and looking at the great photos as well as trying the projects. A new beader will find the book very helpful and seasoned beaders will be able to do the projects handily and take off on their own from there. A great all-around addition to a beader's library.
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Seed Bead Stitching: Creative Variations on Traditional Techniques12 reviews
Beth Stone
Kalmbach, 2007
Quality Book with Excellent Directions
Want to learn how to properly use seed beads for designs that can be uniquely yours - GET THIS BOOK FIRST. Learn the patterns and yes, even like this author (including myself) you may want to throw your early attempts across the room. But keep at it. Once you master even a few basic stitches through the author's guidance and your determination, I am certain all can readily design their own ...
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French-Inspired Jewelry: Creating with Vintage Beads, Buttons & Baubles18 reviews
Kaari Meng
Lark Books, 2007
Wowee!
This is one of the most beautifully designed and inspiring jewelry books I have ever read. I went right out and bought a ton of gorgeous supplies and began creating.
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Handcrafting Chain and Bead Jewelry: Techniques for Creating Dimensional Necklaces and Bracelets24 reviews
Scott David Plumlee
Watson-Guptill, 2006
Inspirational for Beginners and Seasoned Chainers
Whether you're just starting out or have been creating chainmail jewelry for a while, Plumlee's first book provides solid introductory information-from an overview of included chain styles to the tools, materials, and techniques needed to complete them-along with plenty of inspirational photos of original chain patterns. In addition, the techniques for creating clasps and earwires are easy to ...
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Mixed-Media Mosaics: Techniques and Projects Using Polymer Clay Tiles, Beads & Other Embellishments35 reviews
Laurie Mika
North Light Books, 2007
No cheese! No kitsch! Just good factual help.
I was very pleased with this book and so was my husband. Very interesting to read, lots of helpful information, and not cutesy girly stuff either. My husband took up mosaics and was really disgusted with the painfully cheap designs and projects in most of the mosaic books, much less the obscure directions. You could put this book in the category of home remodeling or fine arts, and it would ...
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Getting Started Stringing Beads (Getting Started series)21 reviews
Jean Campbell
Interweave Press, 2005
Great book for beginner beaders
This is a great book for learning good techniques for selecting and stringing beads, with comprehensive instructions on all the basics including stringing, crimping, knotting, wireworking and much, much more. Also includes lots of great projects with full instructions. Follow the steps and finish up with a wonderful piece of jewellery that you can wear with pride or give to someone as a lovely ...
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Bead Embroidery8 reviews
Yukiko Ogura
Japan Publications Trading, 2007
My Favorite Bead Embroidery book
I haven't had a chance to try the techniques out yet but in thumbing through the pages this one looks by far the best bead embroidery book I've seen as far as illustrations and easy to understand instructions go.
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