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Beadwork - General Beadwork Techniques (MORE in this category)
(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 - Various Beadwork Projects (MORE in this category)
(paperback) 48 pages, colour (2010) £8.95 + £1.25 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5124) Sixteenth in the series of books from the Netherlands which have instructions in English, Dutch, French and German (See also Bead Variations, Weaving Delight, Beads, Bead Fantasy, Bead Magic, Rings, Rings 2, Jewelry Sets, Bead Creations, Net Weave, Glamorous Weaving, Bead Parade, Netting Sets and Beadjewellery). Lots of new designs to show the versatility of netting techniques. Unudsual necklines, new weaving patterns with pearls and facetted beads in between. Excellent colour photos and instruction through diagrams. |
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(paperback) 48 pages, colour (2009) £8.95 + £1.25 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5038) Fifteenth in the series of books from the Netherlands which have instructions in English, Dutch, French and German (See also Bead Variations, Weaving Delight, Beads, Bead Fantasy, Bead Magic, Rings, Rings 2, Jewelry Sets, Bead Creations, Net Weave, Glamorous Weaving, Bead Parade, Netting Sets and Net Weaving Variations). Lots of new designs for making beaded necklaces, bracelet and pendants with beadweaving techniques, including how many unusual effects can be created by using facetted beads, seed beads and pearls. Particularly interesting is a pendant made to attach (or remove) from a necklace using a watch/toggle clasp. Excellent colour photos and instruction through diagrams. |
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Beads and Jewellery - Bead Jewellery (MORE in this category)
(hardback) 128 pages, colour (2009) £16.99 + £3.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5040) An informative, lavishly illustrated book featuring designs using a diversity of beads from around the world in many colours shapes and materials. Choose from more than 30 jewellery projects showcasing popular ethic and tribal beads, antiues, collectables and trade beads. Learn basic and intermediate bead jewellery making techniques. |
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Making Your Own Beads - Polymer and Metal Clay (MORE in this category)
(paperback) 144 pages, colour (2009) £16.99 + £2.50 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5125) The authors teach jewellery makers and polymer clay users how to go beyond making colour choices based solely on 'rules' and learn to use colour confidently to create spectacular jewellery. Identify favourite colours and use them as starting points for successful schemes. make invaluable reference tools for creating designs. 11 helpful exercises and 10 projects to help analyse personal preferences, mix a personal palette and study colour interactions. Inspirational artist gallery pieces included. |
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Beads and Jewellery - Wire Jewellery (MORE in this category)
(paperback) 192 pages, colour (2009) £14.99 + £3.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5129) Linda Jones is a British author with many wire books to her name including Creating Wire & Beaded Jewellery, Making Colourful Wire & Beaded Jewellery, Wire & Celtic Bead Jewellery, and Bead & Wire Jewellery for Special Occasions. This is her latest and biggest book in which each chapter looks at a different aspect of jewellery making from mastering basics through working with beads, advanced wire and beadwork, motifs & variations to inspirational design ideas. There are more than 50 projects to make including rings, brooches, bangles, pendants, chokers, earrings and more. |
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Beadwork - Various Beadwork Projects (MORE in this category)
(paperback) 144 pages, colour (2010) £16.99 + £2.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5103) Popular beader Jamie Cloud Eakin uses bugle beads to make her fun, fantastic pieces, and she's showing other crafters how they can do it too! The techniques - knotting, weaving into beadwork, using stop beads and end loops, and creating bugle strips - are wonderfully simple, and explained in an easy-to-follow basics section. Each of the 30 beautiful projects fits into one of six thematic color families, such as Safari's nature tones, Seaside's blue and green, and white Wedding, along with variations. The gorgeous creations include an elegant Victorian Choker, colorful Parallel Weave Bracelet, and black-and-white Pouch with Pizzazz. |
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(paperback) 96 pages, colour (2009) £14.95 + £2.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5104) Following on from the book Seed Bead Stitching, this book brings more creative and imaginative stitch variations, leading to stylish seed bead jewelry. Author and designer Beth Stone offers a warm, personal approach to her necklace, bracelet, ring, and pendant projects, enticing beaders to comfortably learn stitch variations. More Seed Bead Stitching offers a pleasant take on seed bead stitching for beaders of any level. |
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Beadwork - General Beadwork Techniques (MORE in this category)
(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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(paperback) 128 pages, colour (2010) £12.99 + £2.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5101) Author Kathy King has developed a variation in the decorative paper craft of quilling to create amzingly unique designs in beadwork. In bead quilling, instead of thin strips of paper, thin strips of beads, made with square stitch, are wrapped to form circles, scrolls, and squares. The holes of the beads, rather than the sides, are exposed, to become part of the distinctive design and look liked quilling! She has worked with simple and complex combinations of 'quilled' beads to create a variety of jewellery designs. She also incorporates crystals, pearls, and decorative threads into the pieces to add interest and texture. |
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(paperback) 128 pages, colour (2010) £15.99 + £2.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5105) Beaded Colourways offers readers inspiration and direction for working with color and creating custom color mixes - which the author calls "bead soups" - based on colors in nature and other sources. In addition to learning how to mix colors, readers will learn how to combine beads with metal work and expand several basic off-loom beadweaving techniques such as peyote, netting, waves and freeform stitches. Twenty step-by-step projects combine the color work and beadweaving to create exquisite, inspirational projects. Includes a bonus color wheel designed by the author so readers can concoct their own bead soup creations. |
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Beadwork - Various Beadwork Projects (MORE in this category)
(papwrback) 96 pages, colour (2009) £14.95 + £2.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5042) The author uses all the attributes of Japanese cube beads to create jewellery that's contemporary and elegant, from the neat geometry as they click into place to the play of light off the smooth surfaces. Pair cubes of various sizes with your favourite stitches from peyote, herringbone and right-angle weave to many variations on St Petersburg chain. More than 20 appealing jewellery projects and design alternatives. |
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Beadwork - Various Beadwork Projects (MORE in this category)
(hardback) 128 pages, colour (2009) £16.99 + £3.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5031) Now in stock - Spangles were the first UK bookseller to advertise and stock this title!! (NB It is unlikely Amazon UK will have this title until November 2009) The newest addition to the Beadweaving Master Class series features two dozen spectacular jewellery designs from renowned master beading teacher Marcia DeCoster. DeCoster specialises in the popular right angle weave stitch, and she presents beadweavers with a comprehensive primer on her beautiful techniques. Eager beaders will learn how to use the stitch to create fabulous effects - including a supple beaded fabric, beaded ropes, shaped curves, and embellished layers - in stunning, modern jewelry designs. These pieces, from the elegant Etruscan Treasure necklace to the sophisticated Fanfare bracelet, are nothing less than fine art & even as they remain accessible to every crafter. |
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(paperback) 144 pages, colour (2009) £17.99 + £3.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5032) We expect this title in very early September This fresh design approach to seed-bead jewelry will teach you how to fuse, merge, and mix materials and techniques, colours, inspiration, and design ideas for seed-bead jewelry with a contemporary edge. Seed Bead Fusion is all about fusing materials, techniques, and inspiration that creates eye-catching seed-bead jewelry; mixing silver and copper wire, seed beads, Czech glass, and crystals for a unique mélange of materials; combining wirework with seed beads, beadweaving with wire, stringing with beadweaving, and multiple beadweaving stitches in a single piece to create extraordinary sculptural seed-bead jewelry.; finding design inspiration from a wide range of sources, including Indian Punjabi folk costumes and Native American beading. Detailed step-by-step photography adds a workshop aspect to the book and all of the basic beadweaving stitches, basic wirework, and stringing techniques are shown as illustrations in a getting-started section. The 18 projects are an inspired mixing of techniques in a single piece. |
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Beadwork - General Beadwork Techniques (MORE in this category)
(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 - Braiding and Macramé (MORE in this category)
(paperback) 128 pages, colour (2009) £14.99 + £2.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5106) Learn how to create beautiful jewellery incorporating 'Maedeup' - a Korean knotting craft which originated 1000's of years ago! There is a brief history of the craft, and the author's adventures and experiences in South Korea, plus detailed instructions for creating 10 different knots all of which can be used alone or in combination to create stunning projects. After the knotting techniques, there are instructions for 30 jewellery projects including necklaces, bracelets, earrings & more! |
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Beads and Jewellery - Bead Jewellery (MORE in this category)
(paperback) 160 pages, colour (2009) £17.99 + £2.75 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5108) Learn to harness your inspiration and create magical elements from metal clay, wire, resin and found objects and then turn ideas into wearable art! Instructions for 20 creative projects and components from bracelets and necklaces strung with rhinestone-studeed polymer clay beads, embellished plastic shrink charms reminiscent of butterfly wings, to beautiful resin-like bubbles filled with ephemeral objects. There is stunning artwork here and fantastical journal entries to elaborate on the inspiration behind Cynthia's designs! |
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Beads and Jewellery - Wire Jewellery (MORE in this category)
(paperback) 128 pages, colour (2009) £14.99 + £2.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5109) This book showcases 50 projects using chain as the key design element, featuring the work of many top jewellery artists. It includes basic wirework and stringing techniques, easy-to-find materials' lists, projects for jewellery makers of all skill levels, and detailed step-by-step instructions. |
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Beadwork - Bead Knitting (MORE in this category)
(paperback) 128 pages, colour (2008) £15.99 + £2.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5110) This book is a fresh new take on jewellery making as artists Rosemary Hill combines beading, crocheting, knitting, felting and wireworking in unique ways for jewellery which is instantly wearable art. Crochet or knit silver or copper wire and mix with beads and findings; knit or crochet thin textured yarns such as linen, hemp or unique fibre blends to create wire-frame beads, fibre hoop earrings or an elegant scarf necklace; use a variety of felting techniques to create wire-caged beads, wide-cuff bracelets, rope necklaces and more. |
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Beadwork - Bead Crochet (MORE in this category)
(paperback) 128 pages, colour (2008) £15.99 + £2.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5110) This book is a fresh new take on jewellery making as artists Rosemary Hill combines beading, crocheting, knitting, felting and wireworking in unique ways for jewellery which is instantly wearable art. Crochet or knit silver or copper wire and mix with beads and findings; knit or crochet thin textured yarns such as linen, hemp or unique fibre blends to create wire-frame beads, fibre hoop earrings or an elegant scarf necklace; use a variety of felting techniques to create wire-caged beads, wide-cuff bracelets, rope necklaces and more. |
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Beads and Jewellery - Bead Jewellery (MORE in this category)
(hardback) 128 pages, colour (2009) £16.99 + £3.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5111) Inspired by a stash of old jewellery pieces, the author cleverly combines both new and old materials to create one-of-a-kind earrings, necklaces and bracelets. Each chapter features dozens of projects you can easily recreate with your own beads, baubles, charms and found objects. You don't have to be a master jeweller to dream up spectacular designs - it's easy with a little imagination and this book where helpful hints will get you started! |
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Making Your Own Beads - Polymer and Metal Clay (MORE in this category)
(hardback) 160 pages, colour (2009) £16.99 + £3.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5037) Metal clay is a new and ionnovative material which combines the workability of clay with the beautiful finish and durability of precious metals. As the material is so easy to shape and embellish by hand, it is perfect for making one-of-a-kind beads, whether to create a spectacular focal bead for a piece of jewelry or to make several to string with other beads in necklaces, earrings, bracelets or other accessories. This book teaches how to make 15 different fine silver beads, and the projects with their materials lists and step-by-step photos are organised to build skills gradually from beginner to more advanced techniques. There is also a gallery of the work of 19 other artists with detailed descriptions to inspire. |
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Beadwork - Various Beadwork Projects (MORE in this category)
(hardback) 120 pages, colour (2009) £16.99 + £2.50 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5005) Diane's Shaped Beadwork is part of Lark Books' Beadweaving Master Class series, and in it she teaches how to create geometric shapes - triangles, squares, pentagons, hexagons and many more with peyote stitch. The shapes are mad using specific patterns of increases which are easy to learn. These shapes are then the building blocks for infinite magnificent designs in both two- and three-dimensions. Chapters include Basics, Two-Dimensional Shapes, Open Shapes, Three-Dimensional Shapes, Art Deco Inspirations, Ethnic Inspirations and Contemporary Inspirations. |
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Making Your Own Beads - Polymer and Metal Clay (MORE in this category)
(paperback) 128 pages, colour (2008) £12.99 + £2.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5006) This is one of the most popular polymer clay books around at the moment, and exceptionally good value. It helps the artist make their own beads to create unique and beautiful jewellery. Roll and shape beads by hand so each one is different, create sculptured forms or make moulds from found objects so the style can be replicated again and again. 35 step-by-step projects include clearly explained techniques so that you can put newly acquired skills into practice immediately. |
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Beads and Jewellery - Bead Jewellery (MORE in this category)
(paperback) 128 pages, colour (2009) £12.99 + £2.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5007) Discover how to craft beautiful handmade jewellery from a stunning range of semi-precious stones, beads and pearls. This is a very visually inspiring book and is packed with over 90 eye-catching designs from acclaimed international bead artists. There is a very large section of many differently-coloured semi-precious stones with information about each one and easy-to-follow techniques with expert advice on choosing complementary colours and sizes of stones to ensure flawless results. There are brooches, bracelets, bangles and necklaces to choose from. |
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Beadwork - Various Beadwork Projects (MORE in this category)
(paperback) 16 pages, colour (2006) £5.95 + £1.25 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5008) This is a delightful book for working with various types of beads (seed, facetted, feature etc) and art faces which are flat on the back, and Ultrasuede (see our main catalogue 19 for this product in 11 colours). Art face options can be made in clay moulds, or bought as ready made doll faces. This book has terrific designs for jewellery dolls, bracelets and more! |
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Beadwork - Various Beadwork Projects (MORE in this category)
(paperback comb-bound) 34 pages, colour (2007) £10.95 + £1.75 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5009) A beautiful second book from two English beadworkers, with patterns for making beaded scissor cases and needlecases. The scissor case patterns use brick stitch, the needlecases use tubular peyote stitch. Patterns for scissor cases to match the needlecases in the authors' first book 'Patterns for English Beaded Needlecases' are also provided in this book. See also Carol Andrews' new book on Making Beaded Needlework Accessories, based on antique Victorian designs. |
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Beadwork - Braiding and Macramé (MORE in this category)
(paperback) 28 pages, colour (2008) £17.50 + £1.50 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5010) This is the fourth in an intended series of five books on micro macramé. The first book The All New Micro Macramé. It's not 1970 Anymore introduced (or re-introduced) the reader to basic macramé knotting techniques, providing extra tips, instructions and information about supplies for easy, fun necklaces and bracelets. The second book The 2nd All New Micro Macramé. It's back with a Vengeance expanded the projects to include fibre, options/variations and freeform design, while building on the reader's experience and knowledge from Book 1. Book three - Let's Mix it Up! - is a more advanced book and does not repeat all the basic macramé instructions in books 1 & 2. Book 4 - More's Better - is another advanced book with 8 all new original projects. |
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Beads and Jewellery - Bead Jewellery (MORE in this category)
(hardback) 144 pages, colour (2007) £19.50 + £2.50 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5011) 36 glamorous jewellery projects (from 25 remarkable artists) underscore the splendour of crystals combined with other types of beads that highlight their brilliance. Use a variety of creative techniques to make such items as a pair of boldly graphic spiral earrings, a romantic vintage-style ring, an Art Deco-inspired necklace, an exotic wrapped coil cuff, an elegant linked square bracelet and many more! There's a beautiful design in this book which is perfect for every occasion and outfit. |
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Beads and Jewellery - Wire Jewellery (MORE in this category)
(hardback) 144 pages, colour (2008) £16.99 + £3.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5012) Chain mail jewellery is lovely in and of itself, but when you add beautiful beads, it becomes spectacular. Learn the fundamentals, an innovative technique for tyhreading the beads onto chain mail, and eight weave patterns, ranging from time-honoured classics to new originals. Then try your hand at 27 projects from simple to challenging, incl;uding a delicate anklet embellished with tiny bells, a spiral necklace decorated with glass seed beads that evoke the splendour of a frosty day, and earrings shaped like inverted grape leaves adorned with dazzling garnets. These pieces are true showstoppers. |
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Beadwork - Bead Crochet (MORE in this category)
(paperback) 128 pages, colour (2009) £12.99 + £2.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5013) 35 unique quirky and stylish projects inspired by Tokyo style from renowned artist Emi Iwakiri using traditional crochet techniques. Includes inspirational designs for necklaces, rings and bracelets, scarves and belts, corsages and hair accessories and more &! |
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Beads and Jewellery - Bead Jewellery (MORE in this category)
(paperback) 120 pages, colour (2009) £15.99 + £2.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5014) Explore the possibilities of glass bead design! Jewellery makers and beaders love working with glass beads for their versatility, Affordability and ability to be used in a combination of techniques. From tiny seed beads to eye-catching focal one-of-a-kind beads, glass takes many forms - clear, transparent, opaque, vibrantly coloured, shiny and matte. This book has 2+beautiful and innovative designs and has many techniques including stringing and wireworking along with intriguing anecdotes, history and tips about glass beads. |
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Beads and Jewellery - Bead Jewellery (MORE in this category)
(paperback) 96 pages, colour (2008) £14.99 + £1.75 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5015) This book has 20 top fashinable jewellery designs, easy to make from beads and findings. Each project is set out in a simple and straightforward way, starting with an image of the finished piece, listing the supplies you will need and the tools required, then followed with an illustrated making sequence. The author shows you that it is easy and fun to make unique gifts or even a special treat for yourself. |
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Beadwork - Embroidery/textile techniques (MORE in this category)
(hardback) 80 pages, colour (2000) £9.99 + £1.25 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5016) If you've always wanted to make your own tassels and not known where to begin - this book is for you. It describes the parts of a tassel, what you'll need to make your own, and the four simple basic steps. The uniquely beautiful projects introduce decorative techniques which will help you gradually develop skills and create your own designs. Colour photographs, clear drawings and sensible instructions will have the reader tasselled in no time! |
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History, Collecting and Manufacture of Beads - Bead Jewellery and Beadwork (MORE in this category)
(paperback) 300 pages, colour (2008) £16.99 + £4.85 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5017) This provacative and engaging survey presents stunning beadweaving from 36 of the leading artists working today. The diverse group of masters selected for inclusion reflects the incredible diversity of talent represented in today's beadweaving community, and short essays by Carol Wilcox Wells, herself a master beadweaver, places them all in context. Artists include Valerie Hector, Diane Fitzgerald, Laura McCabe, Marcia Decoster, Joyce J. Soctt, Cynthia Rutledge, NanC Meinhardt, David Chatt, Don Pierce and Virginia Blakelock, to name but a few. |
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Beads and Jewellery - Bead Jewellery (MORE in this category)
(paperback) 128 pages, colour (2006) £19.95 + £3.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5018) One of the first jewellery-making books to focus on pearls which modern technology can create in many new forms for use in contemporary fashion. A wide range of pearl shapes and colours are combined with beautiful precious and semi-precious gemstones. Styles include classic pieces, bold and bohemian necklaces and bracelets, unique and geometric designs, and a special section on exquisite pearl wedding jewellery. |
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Beadwork - Various Beadwork Projects (MORE in this category)
(paperback) 128 pages, colour (2007) £16.95 + £2.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5019) Over 30 captivating step-by-step projects inspired by the myth and magic of nature using simple techniques which include bead embroidery, netting, fringing and needleweaving. Ethereal designs range from quirky accessories and elegant jewellery to shimmering embellishments for the home. A flittering array of beads, charms and crystals combine to produce magically delicate effects. |
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Making Your Own Beads - Polymer and Metal Clay (MORE in this category)
(paperback) 144 pages, colour (2006) £9.99 + £2.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5020) This book first appeared in 1997, a time when polymer clay was undergoing a revival in the USA and UK, but its full creative potential had yet to be explored. This book introduced crafters to the vast range of polymer clay techniques from millefiori to imitative to sculpture. This 2006 edition is an updated version with new information on clays, tools and supplies, conditioning techniques and safety, but it is still a definitive book in the field for artists of all skill levels. Look out also for her other two books The Art of Polymer Clay Creative Surface Effects (2007) and The Art of Polymer Clay Millefiori Techniques (2008). |
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Ethnic Beadwork (MORE in this category)
(paperback) 112 pages, colour (2009) £29.95 + £2.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5021) There are so few published works on ethnographic beadwork, and so many of the good ones are now 'out of print' that it a refreshing change to see this new book. It will not only fill a gap on our bookshelves but will also greatly increase our knowledge of many types of beaded items made and used by Zulu peopls in southern Africa. Elizabeth Bennett (of Africa Direct Inc who have published this volume) first met the author Hlengiwe Dube in 1994 and was awe-struck by her knowledge of South African arts. They met on subsequent occasions and it was suggested that she write a book, which she did, and Elizabeth's company has published it. Here is Hlengiwe's knowledge, accompanied by pictures and stories presented to the world. It is the first book on Zulu beadwork based on oral history, and the author is probably the greatest living authority on Zulu beadwork. There are sections on beadwork messages, beadwork 1950's-1970's, beadwork during pregnancy, sangomas ('witchdoctors') and beadwork, snuff and beadwork, love letters, beadwork of different areas, who wears what, shembe beads, piercing, household items, beaded dolls and many more. It is full of colour pictures of beaded items, beadwork and people wearing beadwork. If you collect (or just love) African beadwork, this book is a must! |
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Beadwork - Embroidery/textile techniques (MORE in this category)
(paperback) 48 pages, colour (2009) £7.99 + £1.75 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5022) Using simple traditional techniques, the authors show the reader how to create beautifuil Japanese temari embroidered balls. The geometric designs, glowing with colour and incorporating contemporary patterns are enhanced with beads and metallic threads, offereing a rich source of inspiration to all embroiderers, whatever their skill level. There are numerous uses for temari, especially as beads in one-of-a-kind jewellery! |
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Making Your Own Beads - Polymer and Metal Clay (MORE in this category)
(paperback) 136 pages, colour (2009) £16.99 + £2.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5023) Make unforgettable jewellery with polymer clay and wire. Create organic and sophisticated and distinctly contemporary jewllery by combining polymer clay and wire using a range of innovative techniques. There are 15 step-by-step projects for necklaces, bracelets, earrings and rings with detailed instructions and stunning photography. The author's fundamental knowledge of jewellery design here shows how the reader can achieve elegantly 'primitive' pieces and achieve organic effects from colour-mixing to texture effects. |
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Beadwork - Animals & Creatures (MORE in this category)
(paperback) 48 pages, colour (2008) £4.99 + £1.25 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5024) One of a series of new excellent value practical books from Search Press which each feature 20 projects in various crafts. This one has twenty original and quirky art dolls. Beads, fabrics, paper, paint, lace or ribbons - anything goes! Sarah has designed a selection of fantastic art dolls of all different shapes, sizes and media. |
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Beadwork - General Beadwork Techniques (MORE in this category)
(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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Making Your Own Beads - Polymer and Metal Clay (MORE in this category)
(paperback) 96 pages, colour (2006) £15.95 + £2.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5026) This book is an essential resource for both beaders and metal clay artists. Beaders can enhance their pieces with custom-made pendants, findings, rings and more. Metal clay artists will be able to incorporate crystals, pearls, glass and gemstones into their designs. 14 beautiful projects with full colour photos and detailed instructions for making beads, pendants, rings, bracelets, earrings and more. Guidelines for working with syringe, sheet and lump metal clay, with a photo guide to tools, materials and supplies. Inspirational galleries with variations on each project use the techniques in this book to create dozens of stunning pieces! |
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Beadwork - General Beadwork Techniques (MORE in this category)
(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 - Loom Beading (MORE in this category)
(hardback) 144 pages, colour (2009) £16.99 + £3.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5028) Expand the boundaries of beading! Using a loom nakes it easy to weave beautifully graphic beaded patterns as wide or as narrow as needed. The author gives this traditional beadiung craft a modern touch, opening up new creative horizons for beaders. The 34 stunning projects each include additional patterns to choose from to enable self exporession. The projects are fresh and original while still rooted in this classic fundamental technique. If you are new to looming, learn how to set up a loom, follow graphed patterns and even build a simple loom from foam core board or wood if necessary. |
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Making Your Own Beads - Polymer and Metal Clay (MORE in this category)
(paperback) 48 pages, colour (2009) £6.99 + £1.75 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5029) Learn how to make colourful unusual beads and turn them into stunning pieces of jewellery with this good value practical guide. The author shows the reader how to create a whole range of necklaces, earrings, bracelets and more. The techniques are simple and the results stunning. |
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Beadwork - Braiding and Macramé (MORE in this category)
(paperback) 48 pages, colour (2009) £4.99 + £1.25 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5030) One of a series of new excellent value practical books from Search Press which each feature 20 projects in various crafts. This one has twenty colourful cords with beads and each comes with an alternative colourway. Step-by-step instructions and clear photographs help you choose from necklaces, pendants, earrings, rings, bracelets, a watch strap and lovely knotted cords. |
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Beads and Jewellery - Bead Jewellery (MORE in this category)
(paperback) 48 pages, colour (2007) £4.99 + £1.25 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5044) One of a series of new excellent value practical books from Search Press which each feature 20 projects in various crafts. This one has twenty beautiful bracelet designs with clear step-by-step instructions and vibrant colour photographs. The designs will suit all ages, as there are classic and funky as well as vividly coloured to more subtle hues. |
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Beadwork - Various Beadwork Projects (MORE in this category)
(paperback) 144 pages, colour (2007) £16.99 + £2.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5043) Artist, designer and glass beadmaker Lisa Kan offers a truly unique jewellery collection with a romantic but modern sensibility. Designs are inspired by the Gothic, Renaissance, Victorian, Art Deco and Art Nouveau art styles. Lisa emphasises a mix of vintage findings, beads, lampwork, buttons and modern components, and her projects build on simple elements to create sophisticated designs. There are 17 step-by-step projects with colour variations using off loom seed beadweaving techniques, stringing and wirework. She also includes expert design technique tips and 'tricks of the trade'. |
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Making Your Own Beads - Polymer and Metal Clay (MORE in this category)
(paperback) 176 pages, colour (2008) £9.99 + £2.50 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5045) Donna Kato shows the reader how to re-create the intricate fascinating millefiori of Venetian glassmaking in polymer clay. How to work with the clay, the basics of planning and creating canes and then exactly how to use those canes to make jewellery, art objects and more. Dozens of techniques and projects, from simple to stunning, are included as are examples of beautiful work by more than 50 renowned millefiori artists in polymer clay. Look out also for her other two books The Art of Polymer Clay (2006) and The Art of Polymer Clay Surface Effects (2007). |
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Beadwork - Various Beadwork Projects (MORE in this category)
(paperback) 144 pages, colour (2007) £17.99 + £2.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5046) A unique and inspiring guide to beadwork flowers in a variety of stitches from quick and easy floral motifs to exquisite and challenging 3-dimensional flowers (made with needle and thread, not wire). There is detailed guidance by text, colour illustrations and photos - with 'fiddly factor' ratings - to develop beading stitches into floral designs. There are delightful projects to suit all levels of ability and tastes from simple earrings to intricate necklaces with imaginative ideas for more floral embellishments. Popular featured flowers include pansy, fuchsia, daffodil and columbine. |
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Magazines, Videos - etc (MORE in this category)
BEAD UNIQUE (paperback magazine) typically 130+ pages, colour throughout (click for details) A quarterly magazine, this 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 in one volume. |
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BEAD STYLE (paperback magazine) typically 100+ pages, colour throughout (click for details) A magazine from the publishers of Bead & Button! Features jewellery projects for today's fashions. If you enjoy making jewellery or run a business which sells made-up items, look at this magazine for brand new ideas and concepts!! For details of available back-issues please contact us. |
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Magazines, Videos - etc
STEP BY STEP BEADS (paperback magazine) typically 120+ pages, colour throughout (click for details) A magazine from the publishers of the famous Lapidary Journal. It is now bigger and bi-monthly! For details of available back-issues please contact us. |
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Magazines, Videos - etc (MORE in this category)
BEADWORK (paperback magazine) typically 120+ pages, colour throughout (click for details) This is a bi-monthly publication from the USA packed with all kinds of beading projects. For details of available back-issues please contact us. |
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Magazines, Videos - etc (MORE in this category)
BEAD & BUTTON (paperback magazine) typically 216+ pages, colour throughout (click for details) This is a bi-monthly publication from the USA packed with all kinds of beading projects. We stock the current issue and have a few back issues in stock. (click for details). |
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Magazines, Videos - etc (MORE in this category)
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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Magazines, Videos - etc (MORE in this category)
BEAD AND BUTTON SPECIAL WIREWORK ISSUE (paperback magazine) 98 pages, colour throughout £3.95 + £1.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code No. sp3854) Special edition of 39 projects for creating wire jewellery. |
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Magazines, Videos - etc (MORE in this category)
ART JEWELRY (paperback magazine) typically 96+ pages, colour throughout (click for details) (Code No. spMAGAJ) A bi-monthly magazine from the publishers of Bead & Button. aimed at jewellery makers using many different materials and techniques to make artistic jewellery. Includes wire and metal clay, glass and metal, genstone & polymer clay etc. A resource section shows where to obtain specific supplies and materials. For details of available back-issues please contact us. |
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ALBION STITCH Book 2
CUBE BEAD STITCHING
