Bonus Content
The Beader's Bible
Talk about the perfect book for anyone who loves working with beads, anyone who wants to try working with beads or anyone looking for something new to do with beads! Photo-heavy instructions that take you every step of the way through square stitch, ladder stitch, peyote stitch, netting stitch, right angle weave, chain stitch, creating ropes and cords, macramé, fringing, netting, making tassels, using a wire jig, coiling wire, working with eye pins and just too many beading techniques to list here are divided into eight chapters that cover: 1) Bead Loom Weaving 2) Off Loom Bead Stitches 3) Ropes and Cords 4) Fringes, Netting and Tassels 5) Threading and Stringing 6) Wire Work and Jewelery Techniques 7) Bead Embroidery 8) Knitting and Crocheting In addition to techniques, techniques and more techniques, there are over 30 beautiful projects throughout to put your new skills to work immediately, such as a vintage-inspired French beaded flower corsage or a sparkling Swarovski crystal butterfly necklace. And with detailed information on supplies and tools, reproducible bead charts and a suppliers index, this book is all you need to extend your skills and design your own beaded motifs. Softcover.
Softcover: 160 pages
Publisher: David & Charles Publishers ( April 07, 2008 )
Item #: 15-2302
ISBN: 9780715323007
Product Weight: 24.0 ounces
Great pictures not enough of them.
June 17, 2009
I am a visual person and the pictures, information and directions given were confusing. Need more pictures. Lots of really great ideas if you have a creative mind and can use your knowledge to create completely new projects with pictures given. It does have value. I would not pay more than 10.00 for this book.
Reviewer: Renee
Very Easy to Use
November 20, 2008
This is a great book from a beginner to an experienced beader. I thought it was very easy to follow and had great projects.
Reviewer: Dawn T
the beader's bible
November 18, 2008
good first book for novices and great ideas for experienced beaders
Reviewer: Betty E
A great help
November 05, 2008
Shows you the basics and gives you lots of projects to use for practice.
Reviewer: Kelli G
Not QUITE there
October 29, 2008
This is one of those books that touts itself as being for beginners as well as experienced beaders, and to an extent, it absolutely is. There's just one problem, and this isn't the only book that has the problem, just the one I'm reviewing: It doesn't tell the beginner how to finish some pieces. Case in point: the book shows you how to do a piece called the Dutch spiral, a variation of a beaded rope. Beautiful technique. I had to try it. I've never done a beaded rope before, so when I was done, I looked to find out how to finish it. NOWHERE does it tell me how to finish that particular variation off, and the finishing the book DOES mention doesn't work for that variation. It goes unfinished. So, great book, but needs to take into consideration that beginners aren't going to know how to finish a piece, and tell them how. There's no point in including a variation if you aren't going to explain how to finish it off.
Reviewer: Stacy H
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