Designing Jewelry with Semiprecious Beads
Designing Jewelry with Semiprecious Beads

Author: Kim Gover

Publisher: Interweave

Published: 2009-04-01

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781596681040

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Learn to string beautiful jewelry using glass beads, pearls, and semiprecious stones with this all-in-one bead directory and design guide. Featuring more than 75 projects from a selection of international designers, this resource teaches crafters foolproof rules for successful designs including bracelets, necklaces, earrings, and brooches. Beginning with simple stringing examples that are cross-referenced to the relevant technique, each project includes beautiful photography, step-by-step instructions, a shopping list of all the main components, and a unique easy-to-follow stringing diagram, making this an ideal companion for the beginning designer, more seasoned beaders in need of a refresher, and veteran crafters.

Making Jewelry with Gemstone Beads
Making Jewelry with Gemstone Beads

Author: Barbara Case

Publisher: David and Charles

Published: 2007-10-19

Total Pages: 343

ISBN-13: 0715330578

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Bead with beautiful gemstones and create dazzling earrings, bracelets, and more—includes over one hundred projects for all skill levels. You can learn to create gorgeous gemstone jewelry with this collection of over one hundred projects, ranging from eye-catching earrings and accessories to exquisite necklaces and bracelets. This beautiful book offers an impressive range of twenty-eight beautiful semi-precious stones (including birthstones) and a glimpse into the fascinating history and mythical properties behind them. Projects range from the simplest stringing to more detailed beadwork to cater for all levels of ability. Discover a variety of versatile ideas that can be adapted for any type of gem or bead—with clear artwork, vivid photos, and easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions.

A World of Beads
A World of Beads

Author: Barbara Case

Publisher:

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780715301906

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An illustrated, step-by-step guide to creating jewelry from a wide variety of beads.

Jewelry Making & Beading For Dummies
Jewelry Making & Beading For Dummies

Author: Heather Dismore

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2011-03-04

Total Pages: 373

ISBN-13: 1118053427

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Features step-by-step projects and full-color examples Create unique jewelry to wear with everything from jeans to a ball gown! Want to make your own jewelry? This easy-to-follow guide gives you lots of hands-on instruction in making simple, fabulous jewelry and working with beads. From wire wrapping and knotting to weaving and polishing, you'll get all the skills you need to make necklaces, bracelets, earrings, pins, key chains, wine charms and items for the home. Discover how to * Create funky and elegant designs * Work with leather, silver, and stones * String, knot, and weave beads * Avoid common mistakes * Host a trendy jewelry party

Bead Crochet Jewelry
Bead Crochet Jewelry

Author: Bert Rachel Freed

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

Published: 2014-04-29

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 1466870524

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Beading experts, teachers, and jewelry designers Bert and Dana Freed share their expertise in this delightful collection of jewelry patterns and projects. Using a wide range of stunning beads in lovely color combinations, the pieces may look complicated, but are very easy to make following the clearly explained techniques and directions. The projects are organized so that you start with the foundation of bead crochet---the basic chain stitch---then progress through each level to achieve more advanced techniques. Each section opens with clear photographs that demonstrate the techniques needed for the proceeding projects. The "Advanced Tips and Tricks" at the end of the book offer additional tips and tricks for making your bead crochet experience go as smoothly as possible. Beautifully photographed, Bead Crochet Jewelry provides all the inspiration and skills you need to create unique jewelry pieces to wear or give as wonderful gifts. From dangling earrings to chunky necklaces and plaited bracelets, these beautiful and intricate-looking pieces are sure to stand out and be admired by all.

Bead Tube Jewelry
Bead Tube Jewelry

Author: Nancy Zellers

Publisher: Kalmbach Books

Published: 2011-02-01

Total Pages: 98

ISBN-13: 0871164175

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Artist and author Nancy Zellers takes it to the limit with this utterly original bead tube book. Using a simple peyote or brick-stitched tube, the author shows how to create more than 30 projects ranging in style from elegant to funky, and with colors spanning from subtle to brilliant, all from tiny, colorful, easy-to-find seed beads. Readers are able to see how changing colors and designs create new and exciting beaded beads. Also, a range of bracelets, earrings, and necklaces will delight the aspiring artist.

Cube Bead Stitching
Cube Bead Stitching

Author: Virginia Jensen

Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing, Co.

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 98

ISBN-13: 0871162814

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Making jewelry with cube beads requires no special training or classes. This book explains it all. With clear instructions and hundreds of color photographs, expert Virginia Jensen shows how to make stunning jewelry using many of the most popular off-loom stitches. Chapters are divided by project type, including bracelets, earrings, necklaces, rings, and decorative items. Beginners learn the fundamentals of many popular stitches as they create the projects, while more experienced crafters enjoy the challenge of weaving an uncommon shape into a knockout piece.

Beading with Cabochons
Beading with Cabochons

Author: Jamie Cloud Eakin

Publisher: Lark Books

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13: 9781579907181

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With this gloriously photographed and illustrated manual at hand, beaders can create awe-inspiring jewelry. It's the only current, comprehensive guide to working with cabochons--a flat piece of rock or mineral--and it covers all the basics, along with a range of new creative techniques and hot trends. Find out which tools and materials to use, which beads work best, and how to wrap them round the stones. Craft turned, pointed, twisted, brick stitch, ruffled, or scalloped edges, or add decorative fringe. For something dramatic, combine more than one cabochon in a single piece. Or, instead of natural stone, use dichroic glass or other found objects. Make a glittering brooch, funky bracelets, a wearable art necklace, and other showstoppers.

Seed Bead Revolution
Seed Bead Revolution

Author: Sara Oehler

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2017-08-16

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781546522379

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Authors Sara Oehler and Kristen Fagan wrote this book to show how new and innovative seed beads can be used to create jewelry using Soft Flex beading wire rather than thread or cord. The projects are easy to intermediate, but they are unique enough to capture the interest of even the most advanced beader. Most projects can be completed in one sitting.- 32 projects- Foreword and bonus project by Nealay Patel- Most projects show two colorways- Projects use SuperDuos, SuperUnos, Tilas, Half Tilas, Rullas, Dragon Scales and More!- Learn how to crimp in a variety of ways, braid, kumihimo, patina metal and weave with beading wire.

Creative Beading Vol. 4
Creative Beading Vol. 4

Author: Editors of Bead&Button Magazine

Publisher: Kalmbach Books

Published: 2012-11-19

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 0871167875

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Comprised of projects that appeared in Bead&Button magazine between October 2007 and August 2008, the 82 designs in this book have been thoroughly tested by the magazine’s readers and editors. The projects utilize a number of techniques, including stringing, wirework, chain mail, bead crochet, and loom weaving, and they are illustrated by 900 full-color, step-by-step photographic instructions.