Beadwork - General Beadwork Techniques
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Beadwork - General Beadwork Techniques
(stiff back comb-bound) 64 pages, colour (2010) £12.95 + £1.50 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5130) Albion Stitch book 2 is a comprehensive exploration of the versatility of this stitch brought to the fore by Heather in her first book Albion Stitch. Use this book to create beautiful bezels, explore 3-dimensional forms and discover a rich selection of beaded flowers, leaves and insects too! |
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Beadwork - General Beadwork Techniques
(paperback) 144 pages, colour (2010) £15.99 + £2.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5102) Beyond Beading Basics teaches the more complex aspects of beading that go beyond the basics. Readers will receive instruction on over 25 intermediate and advanced techniques including how to use common beading findings as an integral part of the design, use multiple-hole beads, make baskets and other shapes with wire and beads, as well as how to combine stitches to achieve unique effects. More than 25 projects demonstrate these techniques for readers and provide added inspiration. |
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Beadwork - General Beadwork Techniques
(paperback) 160 pages, colour (2009) £12.99 + £2.75 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5107) Just like having a beading expert on call 24 hours a day, in this book are the answers to most beding questions or dilemmas you may have! Whether stringing, wiring or beadweaving, step-by-step photographs, diagrams and clear instructions will guide you through eachstage of your work. The technqiues are organised in the order you need them when making a project - form the right tools and materials to finishing tips for neat, professional results - or you can dip in for help with any particular problem. |
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Beadwork - General Beadwork Techniques
(paperback comb-bound) 64 pages, colour (2009) £12.95 + £1.50 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5025) Albion stitch is an easy stitch to master and beginners will soon be able to create beautiful beadwork with it. It can also be intriguingly complex, and ideal for the more experienced beader who is looking for fresh ideas and new patterns. 20 step-by-step projects (for contemporary bracelets, necklaces and accessories) plus many more variations, this book is a comprehensive introduction to this exciting new stitch. |
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Beadwork - General Beadwork Techniques
(paperback) 32 pages, colour (2009) £9.95 + £1.50 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5027) Right angle weave is a beadweaving stitch comprised of four-sided units which resemble a square - a great versatile stitch for building 3-dimensional pieces, and crystals and facetted beads make it easy to fashion stunning jewellery with right angle weave! The angles in bicone crystals allow for a good alignment of the beads, and all the patterns in this book were designed with crystal bicones. It is a book primarily about components various shapes which can be used in different ways - used singly or in combinations to make stunning pieces of jewellery. There is also a gallery of inspirational pieces. |
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Beadwork - General Beadwork Techniques
(hardback) 256 pages, colour (2007) £21.95 + £6.25 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp4027) This book is the second thick heavy volume crammed with the best projects from a year of Bead & Button magazine. It is an excellent value book with four sections for many projects on Stringing, Wirework, Off-loom Beadweaving Stitches, and Other Techniques. It also has a Basics section with a tool guide and detailed instructions. |
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Beadwork - General Beadwork Techniques
(hardback) 256 pages, colour (2008) £21.95 + £6.25 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp4088) This book is the third thick heavy volume crammed with the best projects from a year of Bead & Button magazine. It is an excellent value book with four sections for many projects on Stringing, Wirework, Off-loom Beadweaving Stitches, and Other Techniques. It also has a Basics section with a tool guide and detailed instructions. |
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Beadwork - General Beadwork Techniques
(paperback) 144 pages, colour (1998) £12.95 + £3.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp4052) This book has received universal rave reviews and has been in print for 10 years. If you'ld like to learn the classic techniques of weaving beads together without a loom this book is a must. You'll find complete easy to follow instructions for the most popular off loom stitches - peyote stitch, brick stitch, right angle weave, square stitch, African helix, netting, and chevron chains as well as 200 step by step illustrations and 20 detailed projects to make. When this print run is finished, the publishers will not print any more, so last chance for new beader's to own a new copy!! |
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Beadwork - General Beadwork Techniques
(paperback) 192 pages, colour (2008) £14.99 + £3.25 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp4054) A lavishly illustrated book with more than 800 colour photographs and illustrations - this is a priceless ource of information for beaded jewellery which presents 200 palettes inspired by five diverse themes, along with examples of finished jewllery and 20 projects which interpret those themes. Colour expert and beadwork designer Margie Deeb reveals the inspirations behind the palettes, shows the reader how to create their own palettes from the things which isnpire them, and offer stunning examples of finished jewellery by many leading beadwork designers. Themes range from the four elements, through ancient and modern artist's palettes, world cultures and environments to the natural world. |
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Beadwork - General Beadwork Techniques
(hardback) 128 pages, colour (2007) £14.95 + £ 2.75 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp4015) An amazing book covering a wide breadth of subjects from antique beadwork, beads and collectables (with examples from around the world) to various bead and beadwork projects inspired by these older collectables and using a wide variety of techniques. Although written in German, the colour photographs alone are enough eye candy to make this book excellent value, but the diagrams for the projects are also easy to follow. There is information about the history and manufacture of European beads, their names and sizes, threads, findings, charts and samples. The projects section includes threading, netting (including Christmas glass baubles), peyote stitch, broad collars, amulets, canvaswork, knitting, looming, crochet, embroidery etc, plus a gallery of colourful artistic pieces. |
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Beadwork - General Beadwork Techniques
(paperback) 96 pages, colour (2007) £15.95 + £ 1.75 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp4007) Create fun, stylish jewellery with seed beads and eye-catching accents. Explore the possibilities with patterns in peyote stitch, brick stitch, right-angle weave, spiral rope, tri- and quad-stitches, daisy chain, St Petersburg chain, Russian spiral and Russian rope & more! |
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Beadwork - General Beadwork Techniques
(hardback, ring-bound) 240 pages, colour (2007) £17.99 + £ 3.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp4001) If the reader is a new beader seeking solid beading foundations or an experienced beadworker wanting to refine skills, Mastering Beadwork is an excellent resource for beading knowledge - a reference book and a project book in one; a classroom in a book and an all-in-one reference guide. All the basic beading stitches - peyote, spiral, vertical and horizontal netting, crochet, right-angle weave, triangle weave, daisy chain, ladder stitch, herringbone, brick stitch, African helix and more &! Each technique is explained in detail and demonstrated with projects (63 in all) from bracelets, necklaces, rings and earrings to findings, closures and beaded beads. |
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Beadwork - General Beadwork Techniques
(paperback) 128 pages, colour (2007) £17.95 + £ £2.50 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp3901) Following on from Diane’s very popular self-published booklets Zulu Beaded Chain Techniques and More Zulu Beadwork, this is a major book devoted to the techniques of weaving and stringing used by Zulu women. |
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Beadwork - General Beadwork Techniques
(paperback) 112 pages, colour (2007) £13.95 + £ 2.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp3862) This book follows Sheilah Cleary s other best-seller Beading from Beginner to Beyond and like the first book, it combines simple instructions, photographs and easy-to-understand diagrams. There are six different beading techniques, each with three different examples showcasing the technique. Whether you re a beginner, still at the intermediate stage, or already an advanced beader, there will be a project to suit. There is a great variety of styles and beaded items, including a mobile phone holder, purse, pill box, necklaces, bracelets and more. Plus a full colour gallery of 20 beautifully beaded pieces from necklaces and bracelets, to earrings, purses and even a beaded mask. . |
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Beadwork - Embroidery/textile techniques (MORE in this category)
(paperback) 128 pages, colour (2007) £14.99 + £ 2.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp3861) This book from best-selling author of Creative Cloth Doll Making (& related titles) also features the extraordinary talents of doll maker Anne Hesse and bead designer Laura McCabe. It includes patterns for one cloth doll along with diagrams and complete instructions for head-t-toe beading techniques. Also illustrated step-by-step instructions for creating 3 beautiful beaded dolls, with insights into unique beading techniques for faces, embellishments. Garments, accessories, wings and more. There is a gallery of variations from other top international doll artists for more inspiration. . |
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Beads and Jewellery - Bead Jewellery (MORE in this category)
(paperback) 60 pages, colour (2006) £16.95 + £ 1.50 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp3847) An easy to learn new technique and design idea with tips and detailed colour photos. Grab a few of your favourite treasures and let the fun begin! This method for making beaded treasure necklaces means you can create so many different looks, including one that s uniquely your own. Working with this book has been said to be like having the author by the reader s side teaching a one-to-one! . |
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Beadwork - General Beadwork Techniques
(paperback) 16 pages, colour (2006) £5.95 + £ 1.25 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp3837) Collect the Easy-Does-It series! Each booklet in this Bead & Button magazine collection gives you all the instructions you need to make beautiful, fashionable beaded projects at an excellent value price. Easy Bead Stitches: Netting uses one of the easiest beading stitches to learn simply link rows of beads to make a fabric resembling a fisherman s net. Create many shapes and textures with one versatile stitch sleek bandsm ruffled flowers, lacy stars, basic tubes and more. 7 great jewellery projects for necklaces and bracelets. |
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Beadwork - General Beadwork Techniques
(paperback) 128 pages, colour (2006) £12.95 + £ 2.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp3869) This book guides you through the basics of the daisy chain technique to create a stylish collection of beautiful accessories. It is crammed with inspirational designs and creative ideas for beginners to experienced beaders. The 40 inspirational projects from necklaces and chokers to brooches and bracelets as well as bags, rings and even beaded butterflies are not just simple designs, but complex creations using the same technique as a simple chain. Also very useful empty charts in daisy chain graphs for designing all sizes of your own pieces. . |
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Beadwork - General Beadwork
Techniques
(paperback spiral bound) 56 pages, colour (2007) £10.00 + £ 1.50 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp3849) This book was written by members of the Minerva Beaders group and explores a basic technique, but develops it into an exciting and enticing selection of beaded ropes for the reader to try. The book is a project which supports Bangari and Tsokodeka primary Schools in Zimbabwe, Southern Africa. . |
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Magazines, Videos - etc (MORE
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BEADING BASICS: ESSENTIAL TECHNIQUES (Bead & Button special edition) includes FREE DVD of demonstrations of techniques! (paperback magazine) 98 pages, colour throughout £4.50 + £1.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code No. sp3853) Special edition of 40+ projects using the most popular beading techniques - stringing, wire-work and stitching. Inculdes a DVD of demonstrations of essential techniques. | |||
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Beadwork - General Beadwork
Techniques
(paperback) 128 pages, colour (2007) £12.99 + £ 2.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp3804) This indispensable book features 200 beautiful colour schemes created especially for beaders. It has three sections, the first on colour theory and how the finish of a bead can greatly alter the effect. The second is a large directory section organised into broad themes from warm and cool, to vivid and bright and subtle and moody, each featuring a range of inspirational colour 'stories; each story is demonstrated using a range of beautiful beadwork and clear graphic 'colour recipes' identify the precise colour proportions used. The last section features 10 projects showing ways to use colour schemes from monochromatic earrings and a warm-toned choker to a complementary necklace and a triadic bracelet. . |
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Beadwork - Bags and Amulet
Purses (MORE in this
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(paperback) 96 pages, colour (2007) £9.99 + £ 2.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp3805) In this colourful and inspiring book. Maddie shows the reader how to produce beautiful and imaginative designs using various kinds of bead netting. All the stitches and basic techniques are explained using clear step-by-step photographs and there are 8 easy to follow projects for making purses, jewellery and other items. . |
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Beads and Jewellery - Bead
Jewellery (MORE
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(hardback) 256 pages, colour (2006) £20.50 + £ 6.25 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp3806) This book is a thick heavy volume crammed with the best projects from a year of Bead & Button magazine. It is an excellent value book with four sections for many projects on Stringing, Wirework, Off-loom Beadweaving Stitches, and Crochet, Embroidery and Micro-macram». It also has a Basics section with ab tool guide and detailed instructions. . |
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Beadwork - General Beadwork
Techniques
(hardback) 144 pages, colour (2006) £18.95 + £ 4.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp3807) In this inspiring guide, 23 different designers show the reader one of the most popular and accessible new and innovative forms of bead jewellery - making beads completely out of beads. These talented artists have inventively adapted many familiar off-loom stitches from herringbone and peyote to daisy chain and right-angle weve. They work their creations flat in circles and tubes - 40 projects ranging from simple to elaborate. . |
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Beadwork - Bags and Amulet
Purses (MORE in this
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(paperback) 96 pages, colour (2005) £15.95 + £ 1.75 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp3809) Many projects selected from 11 years of publication of Bead & button magazine, this book contains the very best designs for beautiful jewellery, bags and objects that make peyote stitch (sometimes referred to as gourd stitch) supremely relevant for today's bead artist. Sections on Jewellery, Beaded Beads, Amulet Bags and Home D»cor. . |
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Beadwork - General Beadwork
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(paperback) 112 pages, colour (2006) £13.99 + £ 2.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp3811) Red Knot Box, Tuffet Box, Star Box and Tempest - working with only cylindrical beads and simple variations on peyote stitch, Julia Pretl has devised an array of delightful miniature boxes constructed entirely of beads. With step-by-step illustrations and easy-to-follow word maps and colour patterns, she leads readers of all skill levels through her original techniques for creating 3-sided, 5-sided and six sided boxes - rectangular, square and stacked boxes. Blank graphs are included too, so after the reader has built 12 of the books' designs, they can design some more! . |
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Beadwork - General Beadwork Techniques
(paperback) 160 pages, colour (2005) £12.99 + £2.75 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp3622) A step-by-step visual guide from experienced and talented bead designers with an inspirational gallery of finished works. Wonderful and original jewellery, garments and accessories. Traditional and contemporary techniques such as off-loom beadweaving, loom beading, stringing, wirework, knotting, bead embroidery, knitting, crochet, needlework. |
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Beadwork - General Beadwork Techniques
(paperback) 160 pages, colour photos and b/w diags. (2005) £19.95 + £4.25 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp3401) A long-awaited and well-researched book, this is a must for all beadworkers to
have on their shelves as a guide, a reference and an inspiration. Excerpt from Lois Sherr Dubin'S foreword to the book: |
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Beadwork - General Beadwork Techniques
by The Beadworkers' Guild (paperback) 12 pages, colour photos and b/w spot colour diags. (2005) £3.95 + 1.25 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp3503) Many times at non-beading events I have been asked by customers
- "I've never done any beading before. Have you got an absolute basic
book that's not too expensive to start me off?" Well here it is,
and at £3.95 this is an excellent value book, which, with a few
beads, needles, Nymo thread and some wire, will start someone off for
"well under a tenner". |
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History, Collecting and
Manufacture of Beads - Bead Jewellery and Beadwork (MORE
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(paperback) 420 pages, colour photos. (2004) £16.95 + £5.95 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp3304) A very substantial, heavy book crammed with page after page of luscious colour
photos of many beaded and beadworked objects made by different contemporarybeadworkers,
described as a showcase of gallery-quality works. |
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Beadwork
- General Beadwork Techniques
(paperback) 96 pages, colour photos and b/w diags. (2004) £16.95 + £2.25 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code No. sp3216) Another wonderful collection of patterns from Jewelry by Varvara - necklaces & collars, earrings and bracelets all using various netting techniques and based on styles and themes from around the world. There are step-by-step instructions with detailed diagrams.
New and innovative, Galina & Varvara hves really introduced something
else new and exciting here (following on from Varvara's two books Coraling
Technique and My Beaded Garden which have been bestsellers this year)! Varvara is Russian, but the text is all in English |
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Beadwork - General Beadwork Techniques
(hardback) 120 pages (+ 32 pages of card patterns & storage pouch), colour photos and diags. (2004) £20.50 + £4.50 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code No. sp3207A) Stumped about which colours to use in a craft project? Color Works gives you a practical, hands-on tool for using color in nine crafts including beadwork, as well as knitting, spinning, weaving, quilting, surface design, embroidery, collage etc. A 32-page interactive section features a pull-out colour wheel, two colour value scales and perforated hue cards for taking with you to buy supplies. Colour theory principles are demystified with clear explanations, examples and more than 270 hand-crafted swatches that bring colour palettes to life in all nine media. Master the colour spectrum with this book and tools and leave the guesswork behind (there is a handy storage pocket at the back to keep all the interactive pattern pieces in). |
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Beadwork - General Beadwork Techniques
(paperback) 144 pages, colour photos and diags (2004) £14.95 + £3.50 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here The Beaders Guide to Color teaches beaders of all levels everything they
needed to know about colour to create unique and vibrant beadwork designs.
Margie Deeb discusses in depth the psychological and symbolic associations
of all the colours of the spectrum and the ways in which colour can be
used to create and accentuate pattern, rhythm and movement within a beadwork
design. |
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Beadwork - General Beadwork Techniques
(paperback) 64 pages, colour photos and diags (2004) £7.95 + £2.25p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here This is one of a series of practical craft books from the British publisher Search
Press, and UK beadworker Madeleine Rollason's book is a very colourful,
inspiring way for the beginner to learn how to make beautiful bags, purses,
wallhangings, necklaces, bracelets and more. There are over 200 step-by-step
photographs to illustrate all the techniques in the book which include
stringing, netting, fringing, peyote stitch, brick stitch, right angle
weave and herringbone stitch. |
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Magazines, Videos - etc (MORE
in this category) Beadwork - Embroidery/textile techniques (MORE in this category)
BEAD UNIQUE (paperback magazine) typically 130+ pages, colour throughout (click for details) Probably intended as a quarterly magazine, this new publication is not necessarily
aimed only at the jewellery maker as it includes different section on
jewellery & beads, art jewellery, home décor and fashions all
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Beadwork - Bead Crochet (MORE
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(paperback) 128 pages, colour photos and diags (2004) £15.95 + £2.75 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here Bethany's volume is ninth in the Interweave Press series of single-technique beadwork books. This long-awaited book isn't a typical how-to make crocheted ropes or purses, it's an imaginative new approach to bead crochet. It highlights the most recent innovative marriage of beads and crochet with stunning projects sure to inspire beaders and crocheters alike, taking both crafts to a new level. Author Bethany Barry says that "bead crochet offers unique and exciting new ways to use and play with beads...crochet is a forgiving stitch, and unlike traditional seed bead stitchery, crochet mistakes are easy to pull out and re-deo or hide. The possibilities are virtually endless". In this book you'll find basic crochet techniques and tips, basic beading techniques and tips, full colour illustrations which make the patterns easy to understand, 12 projects using a variety of cords, yarn sizes and textures which are presented at all skill levels with step-by-step instructions for each. There's also a short history of bead crochet with a gallery of antique items. |
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Beadwork - General Beadwork Techniques (paperback) 128 pages, colour photos and diags. (2003) £15.95 + £2.75 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here Diane's eagerly-awaited volume which will be the seventh in the Interweave Press series of single-technique beadwork books. This one will cover many types of different netted beadwork around the world, and offers a very wide variety of applications. We anticipate that there will be history, projects and a stunning gallery of netted beadwork from the author and other contemporary artists. |
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Beadwork - General Beadwork Techniques
(paperback) 128 pages, colour photos and diags. (1999/2001) £12.50 + £3.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here A book in three sections, full of projects! Section 1 is bead-weaving, on- and off-loom Section 2 is pre-strung beadwork, i.e. knitting and crochet. Section 3 is embellishment, i.e bead embroidery. Wonderfully colourful, with photographic and diagrammatic instructions - an excellent value book for beginners and experienced beaders alike.
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Beadwork - General Beadwork Techniques
(paperback) 144 pages, colour throughout (2002) £14.99 + £4.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here The most eagerly-awaited beading book of the past few years is here!!! In this book Carol (author of the best-selling "Creative Beadweaving") has eighteen projects including rainbow baskets, crocheted ropes, woven necklaces, spiral bracelets, herringbone stitch etc, plus a wonderful selection of the work of international beaders. The photography is stunning! |
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(paperback) 160 pages, colour photos and diags. (2002) £17.50 + £4.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here A long-awaited volume which thoroughly lives up to expectations - heavy and meaty with lots of colour photographs. Contents include a short history of beads/beadwork in America, researching and collecting native American beadwork, tools materials and beads, and six whole chapters on techniques. These are lane ("lazy") stitch, loom beadweaving, appliqué, gourd ("peyote") stitch and comanche brick stitch, uncommon beadwork techniques and bead edgings and finishing techniques. Plus an appendix of patterns, of course, and a good-sized bibliography and index |
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Beadwork - General Beadwork Techniques
(paperback) 128 pages, colour photos (2001) £15.95+ £2.75 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here Vicki's eagerly-awaited volume which is fifth in the Interweave Press series of single-technique beadwork books. This one has everything you need to know about herringbone stitch, and offers a very wide variety of applications. History, projects and a stunning gallery of herringbonr stitch beadwork from the author and other contemporary artists. |
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Beadwork - General Beadwork Techniques
(paperback) 160 pages, colour photos & diags (2001) £17.95 + £3.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here Complete guide to beading techniques including brick and ladder stitch, peyote stitch, knitting, tatting, loomwork, crochet, tambourwortk and wirework. 30 beautiful step-by-step projects such as jewellery, table settings, Christmas ornaments, lampshade, pinch purse, pincushion, card holders and boxes (including a complete brick stitch pattern to cover one of the round wooden lidded pots) Fully illustrated with lavish photos of antique and contemporary beadwork. |
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Beadwork - General Beadwork Techniques BEADING WITH PEYOTE STITCH (paperback) 112 pages, colour photos (2000) £15.95+ £2.75 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here Everything you need to know about peyote stitch for flat or 3-D beadwork; 50 beautiful gallery pieces. |
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Beadwork - General Beadwork Techniques THE BEADER'S COMPANION (comb-bound) 104 pages, b&w diagrams (1998) £14.95 + £2.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here A handy beadworkers' manual in a horizontal flip format. Small and sturdy. An encyclopaedia of definitions and illustrations of techniques, beads, tools and basic step-by-step information. |
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Beadwork - General Beadwork Techniques BEADED ADORNMENT (paperback) 128 pages, colour photos & diags (1998) £14.95 + £2.75 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here 6 different beading techniques to create 23 necklace and earring sets, beginner to advanced. |
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Beadwork - General Beadwork Techniques BASIC STEPS TO BEADING (Design Original No. 3042) (paperback) 24 pages, b&w illustrations & colour photos (1995) £4.95 + £1.25 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here Basic book on simple beading techniques -- jewellery with seed beads, bugles, needles and thread. 41 projects. |