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Accent On: Beaded Ornament Covers: 4 New Designs By Karen DeSousa Karen begins with two pages of good information about materials and technique, and she rates each design according to difficulty. “Tiffany” is constructed with 6 bugle bead ladders,. SAVE 10% BY CLICKING HERE
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Accent On: The Celestial Series: Beaded Ornament Covers: By Karen DeSousa In this volume Karen adds a few additional tips to her standard introductory pages and ends with the weaver’s knot. SAVE 10% BY CLICKING HERE
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Accent On: The International Series Beaded Ornament Covers: By Karen DeSousa This booklet offers you the largest choice of styles and techniques. Another thing that makes it stand out is the wide assortment of beads used in the designs and variations. SAVE 10% BY CLICKING HERE
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The Art & Elegance of Beadweaving by Carol Wilcox Wells Learn basic and advanced techniques for chevron, peyote, spiral and crocheted rope, herringbone (Ndebele), and right angle weave stitches to create beads, jewelry and elegant beaded art. SAVE 10% BY CLICKING HERE
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Bead Chart Pattern Series: Phenomenal Patterns for Phenomenal Beaders By Sigrid Wynne-Evans These beautiful, large, complex beaded tapestries are intended for the intermediate to advanced beader working with Delica beads. Each booklet has two patterns. The large tapestry shown on the front cover is rendered in two word charts
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Bead Crochet by Bethany Barry “Beading is an exploding field of colorful creativity, and bead crochet offers unique and exciting ways to use and play with beads,” says author Bethany Barry, a self-taught beader and teacher SAVE 10% BY CLICKING HERE
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The Beader’s Bible: Over 300 great charts for bead weavers By Claire Crouchley If you’re looking for beadweaving charts that include every subject area, you’ll love this colorful book. The patterns appear to be evenly divided between square stitch/loomwork (square grid) and peyote/brick stitch (staggered grid),
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Easy Beadwoven Bracelets Most of the clever projects in this booklet are by Anna Nehs and were not published in Bead&Button magazine. The 8 bracelets and one earring project are easy enough for a novice beader and interesting enough to appeal to all. SAVE 10% BY CLICKING HERE
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Beaded Embellishment: Techniques & Designs for Embroidering By Amy C. Clarke and Robin Atkins Rich on history and technique, this definitive work by two leading bead workers offers the first comprehensive look at the vast opportunities for self-expression with beads on cloth
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The Beading on Fabric Book — Techniques for Bead lovers by Wendy Simpson Conner This edition, part of a series of 25 books, is a nutshell of information that covers the essentials of bead embroidery on fabric. Beginning with what works and what does not work, Wendy details fabrics and threads
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Beading with Right Angle Weave By Christine Prussing Don’t let the two needles spook you! If you can tie your shoelaces, you can learn this unique beading stitch - called RAW in beading circles - that creates delightfully supple and versatile beadwork for flat or sculptural projects.
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Beadwork® Creates Beaded Bags by Jean Campbell You don’t have to pay top dollar in a fashion boutique to sport a handbag with style. “Beadwork Creates Beaded Bags: 30 Designs” is the newest addition to the Beadwork Creates Series
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A Beady Eyed Women's Guide to Exquisite Beadwork: The Series By Jeannette Cook and Vicki Star Combining 30 years of beading and teaching experience, Vicki Star and Jeannette Cook have produced a series of easy to use instruction books, consisting of five "Primers", each covering specific bead-working techniques
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The Beadecked Ornament Patterns for Beaded Ornaments, Book 4 by Laura Jansen Part of a series of pattern books, this fourth addition features 9 patterns of beaded covers for an average-sized glass ornament of 2-5/8”. Color covers offer a image of each of the variations).
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The Complete Guide to Beading Techniques: 30 Decorative Projects By Jane Davis Coupled with detailed, gorgeous photos, readers will find 30 unique and creative projects for the home, jewelry box and sewing room. Projects include an amulet bag, sun catcher, lampshade and a pinch purse.
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Creative Bead Weaving: Guide to Classic Off-Loom Stitches By Carol Wilcox Wells After admiring Carol Wilcox Wells' beautiful beadwork in several publications, I finally met her when I took her Gilded Cage Necklace class at Embellishment last spring.
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Embeadery: Using Classic Embroidery Stitches in Beadwork By Margaret Ball It’s amazing how things come together. I was recently asked to recommend sources for bead embroidery information. Had I seen Margaret’s new book then, it would have been at the top of my list.
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Forever in Beads Memories & Nature Transformed into Beads By Barbara E. Elbe The author of Beaded Images, Beaded Images II, Back to Beadin’, and Amulet Obsession brings you Forever In Beads. Nine beautiful new patterns bring nature and memories to life. Predominantly horizontal and vertical brick stitch patterns,
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French-Beaded Flowers New Millennium Collection by Dalene Kelly This is an intriguing bead craft born from a European country pastime of collected designs of arrangements and memorial wreaths. It is more sculptural than needlework, intended for display as flower arrangements or jewelry.
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Knit and Crochet With Beads by Lily M. Chin Add some spice to your needlework! Lily Chin, possibly the world’s most well-known knitter and crocheter, has developed her savvy design talents to include the trendy approach to knitting and crocheting: adding bead
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More French Beaded Flowers by Dalene Kelly Beading projects bloom year round with the new guide to French-beaded flowers. “More French-Beaded Flowers” provides 38 patterns for gorgeous beaded blossoms, leaves, garden insects and more.
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Netted Beadwork by Diane Fitzgerald Get set for an expert lesson from bead expert Diane Fizgerald - well known teacher, author and designer in “Netted Beadwork”, your guide to creating beautiful jewelry, home decor and more using the netting technique.
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One Bead At A Time: Exploring Creativity with Bead Embroidery By Robin Atkins This is a small square book that is a surprising gem, one as intimate in size as it was in the subject of creativity and healing in beadwork. There are about 25 individual pieces shown in excellent detailed photos
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Seed Bead Chains Bead&Button All but one of the projects in this booklet were previously published in Bead&Button. The new project is a handsome crystal and seed bead lariat by Tracy Bretl. SAVE 10% BY CLICKING HERE
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Terrific Tassels & Fabulous Fringe Heirloom Accents from Modern Materials by Cari Clement A project book of dangly goodies, the instructions are essentially a how-to of using the Tassel Master tool, now popping up in craft stores of national presence.
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The Three-Bead Brick Stitch: Necklace Expressions By Carole Collier Carole Collier has written a handsome book full of jewelry designs using the Brick stitch (also known variously as the Comanche or Paiute stitch). Possibly this is the only book which teaches the three drop brick stitch, used throughout the projects.
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Beading with Cabochons: Simple Techniques for Beautiful Jewelry by Jamie Cloud Eakin The subtitle of this book is absolutely true. If you’re an enthusiastic sort of beader and reader like me, you’ll probably want to plunge into this book somewhere in the middle and start with one of the stunning designs
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Bijoux en Cristal: Tissage de Perles (Crystal Jewels: by Marie le Sueur This beautiful book features directions for eight jewelry ensembles, inspired by the Art Deco period. The ensembles typically include a necklace, bracelet, and earrings, and sometimes a ring or brooch as well.
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Bijoux en Cristal: Dentelles de Perles (Crystal Jewels: Bead Lace) by Marie le Sueur If you’re ready for a bit of a challenge and a sense of thrilled accomplishment, this book is the jewel in Marie’s crown of beading books. It is filled with the most delicate and beautiful lace motifs woven in beads
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Quick Stitch Beading by Easy-Does-It-Series of Kalmbach Books This collection of eight projects introduces beaders to the many possibilities of stitching. Beaders will learn a variety of stitches, such as netting, peyote, and square stitch. They will also learn to incorporate beads into the stitching. SAVE 10% BY CLICKING HERE
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Peepers and Creepers by Sharon Bateman Sharon’s adorable peepers first appeared in an early issue of Bead&Button and were such a hit that she had to publish this booklet. She has added a few refinements to the original peeper and brought her charming sense of humor into these new critters. Being Sharon, she adapts her basic technique to create puppies, flop-eared puppies, bunnies, lady bugs, and bees.
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Bagues en Cristal: Dentelles de Perles (Crystal Rings: Bead Lace) Marie le Sueur “Why is that crazy Alice recommending books in French!?” I hear you cry. The main reason is that this book (and the next two) by Marie le Sueur is really great – it’s filled with wonderful and unusual circular bead designs.
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Bead Embroidery: The Complete Guide by Jane Davis “Revitalize classic embroidery stitches for a contemporary look simply by adding beads to your needlework. Learn how to embroider with beads on anything from bags and boxes to pillows and purses with Bead Embroidery:
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Beading by Machine by Yvonne Perez-Collins A guide to sewing machine and serger techniques, featuring embroidery, stringing, dimensional beading, cut work, fringe work and jewelry making. Beading by Machine offers simple, innovative techniques
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Beaded Adornment by Jeanette Shanigan “Beadwork – an art form believed to relieve stress as well as satisfy the creative urges inherent in us all – is growing in popularity as a craft in which people can express their individuality
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Crazy Quilt Décor by J. Marsha Michler “Crazy quilting expert, J. Marsha Michler, gives you the tools to crazy quilt every room in your home. Her easy-to-follow instructions and illustrations guide you through seven techniques and over 50 projects.
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Crystal Lace Necklace Patterns: Bead Weaving Technique by Sandra D. Halpenny Net bead weaving is one of the easiest bead weaving stitches to learn and do. This book takes you through 16 necklace patterns with beautiful, full color illustrations and step-by-step directions.
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Rebellious Beads Written by Rebecca Brown-Thompson. Illustrated by Sharon Bateman An innovative and inspiring adventure in stitch manipulation using five basic bead stitches: bead embroidery, brick, square, peyote, and right angle weave. From flat to three-dimensional beadwork, this book covers a range of shapes
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Beads in Bloom: The Art of Making French Beaded Flowers by Arlene Baker “Get ready for a masterful lesson in flower power from accomplished bead expert Arlene Baker, who shares more than 25 years of French beaded flower making techniques in Beads In Bloom,
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Beadweaving Stitches by Bead&Button Projects Easy-Does-It-Series “Are you irresistibly drawn to those walls and racks of rainbow-hued see beads? The colors and varieties are so wonderful that it’s hard to resist picking up a tube of hank every now and then . SAVE 10% BY CLICKING HERE
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Beaded Adornments: Creating New Looks for Clothes & Accessories by Elizabeth Gourley & Ellen Talbott Spectacular and eye-catching, beads have been used as personal adornments for centuries. Today beads are available in a dazzling array of appealing colors, sizes, and shapes SAVE 10% BY CLICKING HERE
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The Art of Beaded Beads: Exploring Design, Color & Technique by Jean Campbell Learn how to create 40 stunning beads entirely out of beads, and then make your own gorgeous variations. Use techniques lake ladder stitch and netting to craft different shapes and patterns. SAVE 10% BY CLICKING HERE
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Beaded Beads by Bead&Button Projects Easy-Does-It-Series “Making your own beads with smaller beads is a great way to get an upscale look without purchasing expensive art beads. SAVE 10% BY CLICKING HERE
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Seed Bead Jewelry by Bead&Button Projects Easy-Does-It-Series “After the Venetians developed the technology to make seed beads centuries ago, these shimmering bits of glass have sparked creativity worldwide. SAVE 10% BY CLICKING HERE
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Beading with Peyote Stitch by Jeanette Cook and Vicki Star “Beading with Peyote Stitch includes a brief history, a tools and techniques section, projects, and a gallery of peyote-stitched beadwork. Beading with Peyote Stitch begins with historical photographs and a discussion
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Beading with Brick Stitch by Diane Fitzgerald “Beading with Brick Stitch focuses on one of the world’s most popular bead stitches. This unique guide presents 10 exciting beading projects while guiding the reader thorough a journey of technique and rich cultural history
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Beading on Fabric: Encyclopedia of Bead Stitch Techniques by Larkin Jean Van Horn “Bead by bead, stitch by stitch, this concise technique book shows you how to add bead embellishment to your work. Have you ever wanted to add beaded embellishment to your wearable art SAVE 10% BY CLICKING HERE
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Beading On A Loom by Don Pierce “The perfect volume for both the beginner looking for a new technique and the advanced bead worker already familiar with the loom-beading process. SAVE 10% BY CLICKING HERE
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Bead-Embellished Objects by Jeanette Shanigan “Once the jewelry box is full to overflowing with items of beaded personal adornment, those obsessed with beads begin looking for things around the house to embellish with beads.
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The New Beadweaving: Great Projects with Innovative Materials by Ann Benson “Inventive beading projects that will introduce you to varied techniques. Make beautiful use of different beads and innovative materials available today in designs that are practical and decorative. SAVE 10% BY CLICKING HERE
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Seed Bead Savvy: The Best of Bead&Button Magazine by Bead & Button Books “Stunning seed bead projects-from simple to sophisticated. Individual seed beads are tiny, but they play a huge role in making beaded jewelry. SAVE 10% BY CLICKING HERE
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Beading with Herringbone Stitch by Vicki Star “Herringbone stitch, a versatile South African off-loom bead technique that feels like snakeskin and has a visible chevron pattern, is a favorite among beaders, yet no other book has devoted itself entirely to this method.
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Simple Glass Beading (Book and craft kit) by Dorothy Wood “Over 35 designs and simple techniques, plus essential materials including 1800 beads to make fabulous beaded projects Learn how to create and embellish stunning jewelry, accessories and other items.
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Zulu Inspired Beadwork: Weaving techniques and projects by Diane Fitzgerald Celebrating the culture of South Africa’s indigenous Zulu population, this jewelry making book by bead master Diane Fitzgerald showcases 25 stunning projects using dozens of previously unpublished beadwork techniques.
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Seed Bead Stitching: Creative Variations on Traditional Techniques by Beth Stone “Create fun, stylish jewelry with seed beads. Challenge your imagination and make beautiful bead-stitched jewelry with colorful seed beads and eye-catching accents. Clear step-by-step instructions and full-color photographs.
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Bead Romantique: Elegant Beadweaving Designs by Lisa Kan Create feminine, romantic, heirloom-quality jewelry with Bead Romantique: Elegant Beadweaving Designs, a unique jewelry collection inspired by art throughout history.
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Beading with Cubes and Triangles by Alice Korach There’s a reason why cubes and triangles are underrepresented in project books. They’re tricky beads to use well with those sharp angles and big holes. And I’d done very little with them for that very reason.
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Beading with Cubes and Triangles 2 by Alice Korach I’ve always had a horror of not preparing enough food when I entertain, and I approached Beading with Cubes and Triangles the same way. I created twice as many projects as would fit in one book, so we have Cubes and Triangles 2.
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Delica Beaded Jewelry by Alice Korach Reviewed by Ann Turner This wonderful book will lead you to a more versatile, sculptural way of working with beads by exploiting the subtle difference between the sizes of the beads. Whether the objective is flat or dimensional, this new size has a place
Bead Crochet Basics - Beaded bracelets, necklaces, jewelry and more! by Mary Libby Neiman “If unique is what you seek, make it yourself! With basic crochet skills and a supply of beads, it’s easy to create jewelry to complement any fashion or occasion. Make it elegant or make it fun, but definitely make it yourself
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