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The Art & Elegance of Beadweaving: New Jewelry Designs with Classic Stitches 15 reviews Carol Wilcox Wells
Lark Books, 2003
Inspiring
+ Wonderful for a more advanced beader + The Art & Elegance of Beadweaving: New Jewelry Design with Classic Stitches + Fabulous Book + Bead Weaving
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Beading With Peyote Stitch: A Beadwork How-To Book (Beadwork How-to Book) 6 reviews Jeannette Cook, Vicki Star
Interweave Press, 2000
A guide to peyote
+ Beading with Peyote Stitch + good expansion on peyote + Worth buying, worth reading, worth keeping, and a warning
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Fabulous Woven Jewelry: Plaiting, Coiling, Knotting, Looping & Twining with Fiber & Metal (Lark Jewelry Book) 17 reviews Mary Hettmansperger
Lark Books, 2006
New way of thinking......
+ Great Book + Fabulous Woven Jewelry + A really eclectic selection of materials
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Beadwork Magazine Presents: The Beader's Companion 25 reviews Judith Durant, Jean Campbell
Interweave Press, 1998
Excellent Reference Book
+ The New! Beader's Companion + very good reference + Design of book and contents helpful + Beading Reference
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Beading with Right Angle Weave (Beadwork How-To series) 6 reviews Christine Prussing
Interweave Press, 2004
Great Book for Learning Right Angle Weave
+ Way Different
Thanks to Christine Prussing's book, I can now make jewellery using right angle weave, a stitch that has eluded me for years. There are a few typos but you can find the corrections. It's well worth the investment if you wish to make beautiful, unusual jewellery.
She covers both single needle and ...
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Beading with Brick Stitch (Beadwork How-To) 12 reviews Diane Fitzgerald
Interweave Press, 2001
excellent instructions and projects
+ Daring and adventurous beading + Fantastic Tool + mainly positive review + a good book with a few drawbacks
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Bead Fantasies: Beautiful, Easy-to-Make Jewelry 31 reviews Takako Samejima
Japan Publications Trading, 2003
Love bohemian, love this book!
+ great book + Great for beginners like me. + This is good stuff!
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Chain Mail Jewelry: Contemporary Designs from Classic Techniques 31 reviews Terry Taylor, Dylon Whyte
Lark Books, 2006
Clear introduction to gorgeous technique
+ Delicate Projects Shows Chain Mail Done Beautifully + If you like chainmaille this is for you + Interesting Hobby + Great Book
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The New Beadwork 6 reviews Kathlyn Moss, Alice Scherer
Harry N Abrams, 1992
Extreme Eye-Candy for Beadwork Lovers!
+ The first and still one of the best + Gorgeous beadwork! + indispensible book for the serious beader + The most beautiful book on beadwork I've ever seen!
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Beadweaving: New Needle Techniques & Original Designs 6 reviews Ann Benson
Sterling Pub Co Inc, 1993
Feast for the Eyes
This is an incredible book with fabulous pictures and inspiration. Highly recommend for any beader.
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Netted Beadwork: A Beadwork How-To Book (Beadwork How-To) 11 reviews Diane Fitzgerald
Interweave Press, 2003
Good How to on netted beadwork
+ Good primer for netting + Netted Beadwork
I've tried other method of "beaded beads" but the method outlined in this book is the simplest yet. I've been carrying a small container of beads with me on airplanes and make one beaded bead in about an hour. I haven't tried anything else in the book, but Diane offers plenty of inspiration.
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All Wired Up: Wire Techniques for the Beadworker and Jewelry Maker (Beadwork How-To series) 40 reviews Mark Lareau
Interweave Press, 2000
Just like he was in the room.
+ Amazing primer + All Wired Up + A wonderful beginning...
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Beading with Herringbone Stitch (Beadwork How-To series) 7 reviews Vicki Star
Interweave Press, 2001
experience helpful
+ Bright colors with little beads
I like this book a lot and refer to it often; for the first time I was able with its instruction to achieve the 3-row start. However some of the illustrations didn't match the instructions and the more complex drawings took some concentrated study to figure out. I've been off-loom weaving for a ...
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Bead Fantasies II: More Beautiful, Easy-to-Make Jewelry 11 reviews Takako Samejima
Japan Publications Trading, 2005
More Beautiful and Easy Beading patterns
+ Beading made beautiful + Not what I expected.... + Great Review
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Woven Wire Jewelry: Contemporary Designs and Creative Techniques (Beadwork How-To) 22 reviews Linda Chandler, Christine Ritchey
Interweave Press, 2004
EXCELLENT BOOK . . . for the most part
+ A very pretty book + A new twist on wire jewelry + Braid wire in a day!
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Fabulous Woven Jewelry: Plaiting, Coiling, Knotting, Looping & Twining with Fiber & Metal (Lark Jewelry Book) 17 reviews Mary Hettmansperger
Lark Books, 2006
New way of thinking......
+ Great Book + Fabulous Woven Jewelry + A really eclectic selection of materials
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Beadweaving: New Needle Techniques & Original Designs 6 reviews Ann Benson
Sterling Pub Co Inc, 1993
Feast for the Eyes
This is an incredible book with fabulous pictures and inspiration. Highly recommend for any beader.
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Beadwork Magazine Presents: The Beader's Companion 25 reviews Judith Durant, Jean Campbell
Interweave Press, 1998
Excellent Reference Book
+ The New! Beader's Companion + very good reference + Design of book and contents helpful + Beading Reference
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All Wired Up: Wire Techniques for the Beadworker and Jewelry Maker (Beadwork How-To series) 40 reviews Mark Lareau
Interweave Press, 2000
Just like he was in the room.
+ Amazing primer + All Wired Up + A wonderful beginning...
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Bead Fantasies II: More Beautiful, Easy-to-Make Jewelry 11 reviews Takako Samejima
Japan Publications Trading, 2005
More Beautiful and Easy Beading patterns
+ Beading made beautiful + Not what I expected.... + Great Review
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