About Beading Books

A growing selection of beading books from off-loom and on-loom techniques, through to stringing, semi precious stones and wirework.

The Polymer Clay Cookbook by Jessica Partain and Susan Partain
9780823024841

The Polymer Clay Cookbook celebrates favourite foods with 20 tiny, deliciously realistic food charms to make from polymer clay and fashion into unique jewellery. Styled as a cookbook for the beginning miniaturist "chef," the introductory chapters discuss the "basic ingredients" and techniques used for polymer clay and jewellery-making. The remainder of the book offers 20 "recipes" grouped by category: fruits, breakfast, lunch and dinner, sweets and snacks, and holiday foods. Each recipe has a list of "ingredients," step-by-step directions with photographs and suggested variations. Each piece is presented as a particular finished jewellery item, such as a necklace, but readers are encouraged to adapt the piece into any type of jewellery they choose.

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Beaded Macramé Jewelry by Sherri Haab
9780823029525

Macramé is easy, it’s fun, but most importantly, macramé today is very fashionable, No longer do projects look dated and unattractive. Crafting phenomenon Sherri Haab has revitalized this passé art form and brought it into the 21st century with style! Now everybody can get great results and create gorgeous jewellery that is sure to astonish everyone. Best-selling author Sherri Haab takes a completely fresh look at the craft, using fine cords and shimmering beads that are popular with today’s beadwork and jewellery designers. Clear illustrations show how to do 14 simple knotting techniques. Then the book moves on to 22 projects for bracelets, earrings, rings, necklaces, a belt, a purse and an iPod pouch – each one colorful, attractive and easy to create. Beaded Macrame Jewellery is macramé for today!

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Making Vintage Jewellery by Emma Brennan
9781861084538

Handmade personalised jewellery makes the perfect gift, for friends, family or just for yourself. With the wealth of looks and endless colour possibilities found in this book, you can make a different statement every day! This book shows you how to make 25 stunning pieces of jewellery covering a range of sophisticated looks with influences from the refined elegance of the 1910s through to the chic glamour of the 1950s. The book is divided into a comprehensive section on tools and basic techniques, followed by five sections each focussing on a decade from the 1910s through to the 1950s. The techniques section contains useful step-by-step photographs to help you learn the basics, as well as invaluable information on tools and materials

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Creative Metal Clay Jewelry by CeCe Wire
9781600591822

Imagine a material that looks and feels like clay and yet, when fired, becomes pure, solid gold and silver! That’s metal clay and here are the fabulous techniques and instructions, lavish photographs and projects that will open up endless creative possibilities to every crafter. With this versatile product, metalwork becomes easier and faster and it’s simple to create meaningful gifts or add techniques to the forms you’ve already mastered. Combine the clay with lampworked and fused dichroic glass, enamel and beads. Make exquisite jewellery, sculpture, carvings and more. Try a great new liquid gold for coating silver objects. Among the glittering, gorgeous projects: an African Mask Pin, Groovy Flower Earrings and Ring, Puzzle Piece Bracelet, and a Twig and Leaf Condiment Spoon.

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Beaded Chain Mail Jewelry by Dylon Whyte
BK2339

Bestselling author and chain mail expert Dylon Whyte presents his time-tested, time-saving techniques with more than 30 breathtaking projects, ranging from extremely simple to challenging. A thorough introduction, illustrated with computer-generated pictures, covers the basics of chain mail techniques. Then Whyte reveals his patented, perfected beading method: rather than using difficult wire-wrapping, he threads the beads directly onto the rings before they’re fashioned into chain mail. The exciting collection of 30 projects includes a delicate Persian patterned anklet, embellished with tiny silver bells; an amethyst opera-length necklace; and silver earrings shaped like inverted peacock feathers, edged with rings and turquoise beads. Hardcover with jacket, 144 pages, measures: 8-1/2"" x 10".

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The Encyclopedia of Wire Jewellery Techniques by Sara Withers & Xuella Arnold
9781844485260

Whether you are an experienced jewellery-maker looking to move up to the next level, or a complete beginner, The Encyclopedia of Wire Jewellery Making Techniques is an invaluable resource. Using this book you can: Learn how to manipulate wire to create elegant structural designs for earrings, rings, pendants, necklaces, tiaras and brooches with clear, illustrated instructions Combine wire with beads and stones through threading and wrapping for an intricately embellished look Have fun experimenting with different types of wire, from precious metal to electrical and recycled wires Progress from basic wire-working skills to more advanced techniques, such as making linked jump-ring chains, simple soldering, and using chemicals to alter the wire finish.

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Beading in No Time by Linda Peterson
9781907030260

There are projects you can make in less than an hour, like the single-stone bling rings, as well as more advanced pieces made from mixed media like polymer clay, resin, pewter and copper. You can also learn Peyote stitch, an ancient Native American stitch that is easy to bead and amazingly versatile. The techniques section gives all the essentials, from specific stitches to using jump rings and crimp beads, plus embellishments such as tassels. Clear step-by-step instructions make this book suitable for beginners as well as more experienced jewellery-makers, and there are plenty of ideas and variations to develop and pesonalize the projects. Each piece of jewellery can be made quickly and easily, so you'll soon have your own individual collection in no time at all.

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Beautiful Beading by Sara Withers
9781903975688

Every facet of beading is covered here. Not only will you showcase the beauty of beads on a wide array of projects, you'll also make some lovely beads of your own. As you learn the craft, you'll delight in the richness of the colors, the diversity of the shapes, and the wide assortment of techniques you're using. You have the most flexibility when you create beads because you can tailor them to a specific project. Polymer clay is the most popular material, but you can also work with metal and wire, doweling, and paper. If you decide to use readymade beads, see how to personalize them with papier mache and other decorations. Beads look especially pretty on jewelry and go well with many different types of outfits in a variety of styles.

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Beaded Weddings by Jean Campbell
9781931499620

Think beads can only be used in bridal jewelry? Think again! Beaded Weddings provides all the inspiration and instruction for creating not only jewelry, but also handmade tiaras, veils, bouquet embellishments, cake coppers, centerpieces, invitations, thank-you notes, heirloom-quality items, and more for a special day you'll never forget. Whether you're seeking original ideas for reception décor, flower arrangements, wedding dress embellishment, headpieces, accessories, or gifts, Beaded Weddings has you covered. These 75+ unique projects are aimed toward the beginning beader but provide plenty of ideas for more skilled crafters. Projects are perfect for brides, mothers of the brides, and friends and family who want to help with preparations for the big day in a fun way.

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Start to Bead by Jill Thomas
9781844483914

Start to Bead is aimed at 10-14 year olds who would love to be creative with beads. The patterns and projects included in the book are ideal for beginners, they are highly achievable using beads, threads and a few simple tools that are readily available through your favourite bead store. Once you have made a few projects from this book you will have learnt some basic beading techniques and will be able to create your own designs. Happy Beading! Simple beading techniques are explained using clear instructions and step by step photographs, and only a few tools are needed to make the projects. Jill Thomas has an eye for really beautiful combinations of beads, and readers will learn hand beading techniques as well as finding out how to make a friendship bracelet on a simple bead loom. All the beads, threads and tools shown are readily available and young readers will soon be showing off the fabulous results of their new beading skills.

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The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Jewellery Making Techniques by Vannetta Seecherran
9781844484904

Get your creative juices flowing: from finding sources of inspiration to making initial design sketches and prototype pieces Embrace new materials: discover the creative potential of plastics, concrete, resins, fabrics, natural materials, and found objects Learn how and where to get help: find outside suppliers for specialist processes Includes a comprehensive directory of surface effects and how to achieve them An inspirational gallery of contemporary pieces made by jewellers around the world Suitable for students embarking on a course for the first time, with plenty of new information and up-to-date techniques for established artist

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Jewellery Making by Jinks McGrath
9781845432386

This is a complete course in designing and making jewellery. Carefully structured tutorials guide you through every stage of the process, revealing how to translate inspired ideas into workable, wearable designs. Learn about tools, equipment and safe working practices; how to build an inspirations file; select suitable materials and transfer your designs; work with precious and semi-precious stones, a variety of metals and beads. Clear, step-by-step photographs demonstrate all the techniques that you will need, from manipulating metals by heating, hammering and casting to methods of soldering, riveting, polishing, finishing and adding surface decoration. At-a-glance panels explain the effect that different techniques have on metals, and practical step-by-step exercises provide guidance in tricky skills - with ideas for trying these out on inexpensive substitutes before using your chosen materials

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101 Wire Earrings by Denise Peck
9781596681415

Creating Jewelry with wire is the most rapidly growing area of thein jewelry- making market, and 101 Wire Earrings gives wireworkers at all levels the information and inspiration to make innovative, stylish and contemporary wire earrings. Following in the footsteps of Wire Style (Fall 08), author Denise Peck offers an inspiring selection of 101 stunning wire earrings from top designers for all skill levels. The clear instructions are enhanced by step-by-step photographs and the projects are broken into beginner, intermediate, and advanced categories. She offers easy definitions of the important elements that make up earrings, including headpins, jump rings, hoops, loops, coils, spirals, ear wires. Also includedIncluded are step by step instructions on how to make head pins, French ear wires, how to hammer, and texture wire and how to coil, spiral, harden, and straighten wire. With projects that are inexpensive and require minimal tools, this book is a must have for any jewelry or wire artist wanting to build their skills or be inspired by new ideas, beautiful materials and creative designs.

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Simply Modern Jewelry by Danielle Fox
9781596680487

Ever see a stylish piece of jewelry in a boutique or department store and think, 'I wonder if I could make that?' With Simply Modern Jewelry, Designs from the Editor of Stringing Magazine, you'll be armed with all the instruction and inspiration you need to create accessories for your entire wardrobe! Geared to the novice beader, Simply Modern Jewelry begins with 'Bead Shopping 101', a section that describes basic beads and shows how to make the most of shopping time and money. Danielle takes the reader through selecting beads, colors and findings to achieve project success from start to finish. Basic techniques covered in the book include stringing, crimping, use of jump rings, wireworking and knotting, and each project lists materials, tools, finished size of project, level of difficulty, technique, and complete step-by-step instructions and photos.

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Ancient Modern by Ronna Sarvas Weltman
9781596680975

Make truly unforgettable jewelry! With Ancient Modern, learn to create organic, sophisticated, and distinctly contemporary jewelry by artistically combining polymer clay and wire. Use a range of innovative techniques to design beads and jewelry components from polymer clay, then add wireworking elements, inspired clasps and ear wires, wire bead caps, polymer clay tipped head pins, and more for a signature look. Ancient Modern draws on artist Ronna Weltman's fundamentals of jewelry design, what makes a piece 'primitive,' and shows how to achieve her organic effects and signature style, from color mixing to texture effects. With 20 one-of-a-kind projects, including necklaces, bracelets, and pins in Ronna's distinctive style, crafters and jewelry makers will be making gallery-style jewelry in no time! Each project features detailed instructions and step-by-step photography. In addition to an extensive technique section on polymer clay, wireworking, and jewelry design, readers will also find a gallery of work for endless inspiration.

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Getting Started With Seed Beads by Dustin Wedekind
9781596680166

Don't know the first thing about beading? All it takes are some seed beads, a bit of thread, wire, or glue, a needle, and a little inspiration from Getting Started with Seed Beads. This must-have resource includes all the basics in a warm, encouraging tone: how to shop for beads, findings, and tools, giving the basic techniques with clear step-by-step full colour illustrations, and of course plenty of great projects. With Getting Started with Seed Beads you'll begin by simply gluing beads to a base, then progress logically to manipulating traditional stitches such as peyote, backstitch and brick stitch. You'll also learn how to finish off your project expertly. Projects include beaded greeting cards, a curiously beaded tin, a cross-stitch tote, a beaded and sequined pin, a fabric floral patch, beaded ribbons, a loomworked choker, and much, much more.

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Enchanted Adornments by Cynthia Thornton
9781596681576

Enter the fantasy fairytale world of Green Girl Studios, where every charm has a story and each piece of jewelry is filled with magic. Presented in the style of an artist’s journal, Jewelry artist Cynthia Thornton combines her love of storytelling with a wide variety of innovative jewelry techniques in this book meant to teach unexpected ways to create unique pieces infused with personal meaning. Presented in the style of an artist’s journal, the book includes watercolor illustrations and enchanting design sketches by the author and is richly infused with quotes, tips and tricks. Discover the secrets behind new and innovative techniques for creating mixed-media jewelry with resin, PMC, polymer clay, wire, and more. Learn Cynthia’s signature techniques for mold-making and stone setting, bead making with polymer clay and PMC, and creating your own custom jewelry components from resin pendants to PMC clasps. All basic techniques are accompanied with step-by-step photography.

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Wire Style by Denise Peck
BK-IP708

50 Unique Jewelry Designs

Wire jewelry is one of the hottest trends in jewelry making. Wire Style, from the editor of Step by Step Wire Jewelry magazine, is a collection of fifty contemporary, stylish, and absolutely wearable designs. Begin with a primer on basic tools and techniques for getting started, then launch right into chic, beautiful designs for bracelets, necklaces, earrings, and pendants handpicked from a collection of top jewelry designers.

Fundamental wireworking techniques are explained in detail, including wire wrapping, weaving, coiling, chain making, hammering, texturing, and oxidizing. Readers will also learn how to wire-wrap found objects, make chain mail, create spirals, straighten wire properly, pierce, cut, make jump rings, make ear wires, and create clasps.

Projects are constructed with a range of materials, from precious metals to plated and colored wire for an eclectic mix of funky and fabulous designs. Various types of wire and chain are mixed up with stones, beads, and cords for an interesting and assorted collection of designs. Wire Style has everything you need to know to begin your journey or to perfect your wire-working skills.

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Beading with Herringbone Stitch by Vicki Star
BK-IP993

The fifth in a series of single-technique books on the art and craft of beadwork from 'Beadwork' magazine. Although other books have mentioned the herringbone technique, this is the first book solely dedicated to this strong and versatile stitch, whose flat and sculptural technique gives fabric a snakeskin-like appearance.

'Beading with Herringbone Stitch' traces the history of the stitch from its Ndebele roots in tribal South Africa, describes the proper supplies needed, and provides an exhaustive techniques section that describes not only the basic stitch, but how to create tubes, curls, circles, and arcs. A gallery of contemporary herringbone beadwork will inspire you to experiment with this technique, and you'll find that once you've learned it, the herringbone stitch will mean quick beadwork.

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The Beader's Bible by Claire Crouchly
BK-P0372

The biggest collection of patterns ever supplied in one book. Contains 312 fabulous bead designs with dozens of applications for purses, amulets, pendants, chokers, necklaces, bracelets, barrettes, earrings, pins, rings, curtain tiebacks, place name holders, napkin rings and picture frames.

Packed with designs for loom and off-loom weaving. Includes core techniques such as finishing your design and adding clasps, earwires and pin backs. Each and every design is charted in full colour using realistic bead graphics plus a photograph of the finished piece.

Essential information includes dimensions of finished item; quantity of each colour bead required; bead palette for quick colour ID; suitability for loom or off-loom work; suggestions for mixing and matching with other designs in the pattern directory.

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Wirework by Dale "Cougar" Armstrong
BK-IP883

An Illustrated Guide to the Art of Wire Wrapping

Achieve the look of designer wire jewelry with this step-by-step guide for the intermediate artist seeking new design possibilities combined with solid technique instruction. Dale 'Cougar' Armstrong showcases her classic jewelry style with 18 projects and traditional wireworking techniques using hard wire. Her methods show how to create beautiful custom bracelets, necklaces, pendants, earrings, pins, rings-even a tiara!-incorporating detailed designs, faceted stones, cabochons, and beads.

Wirework begins with an introduction to materials, supplies, and techniques that includes how to work with hard wire (14k and 18k); when to use other tempers and why; Dale's favorite tools; proper tool usage for producing specialized styles; using geometry in wire jewelry formulations; making the 'right' right angles; shaping with and without mandrels; using 'found' items for shaping; when and how to use 'snap-set' components; choosing the right cabochons and gemstones; and much more.
Then work through 18 classic, stunning projects that explore and hone wireworking skills. All the projects are shown with detailed step-by-step photography.

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Bead & Wire Jewellery for Special Occasions by Linda Jones
BK-CB003

35 Step-by-step Projects for Birthdays, Valentine's Day, Mother's Day and More

Beautiful project ideas for special times - weddings, Mother's Day, Valentine's, birthdays, and more.

Whether it's for a wedding or a Christmas party, a Valentine dinner for two or a family get-together for Mother's Day, everyone loves to have a really special piece of jewellery to wear on a special occasion. Top designer Linda Jones' latest book is packed with 35 original project ideas for hand-made jewellery, enabling you to mark a special event or create highly individual gifts for friends and family members. These pretty objects are perfect for beginners, as you won't need expensive tools, materials or know-how - the step-by-step instructions, techniques and tips will help you create professional looking jewellery that you'll be proud to give and receive. From romantic days such as Valentine's Day and weddings to seasonal celebrations such as Christmas, Bead & Wire Jewellery for Special Occasions helps yu choose the perfect project every time.

Celebrate the best of times with these truly special projects Statement pieces and pretty accessories: birthstone necklaces, hair grips and shoe clips, love-heart earrings to bridesmaids' fairy wands Step-by-step colour photographs, clever tips and technique

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Wire & Bead Celtic Jewellery, by Linda Jones
BK-CB557

Linda Jones brings you 35 fantastic step-by-step jewellery projects inspired by the art of the ancient Celts.

With only some beads, a spool of wire, and a few simple tools, you can begin straight away as Linda tells you everything you need to know to create beautiful twisted wire and bead pieces. With chokers, brooches, delicate chains, rings, earrings, bangles, and more, Wire & Bead Celtic Jewellery offers something for everyone.
Every piece is inspired by Celtic design, from a Celtic harp brooch and Lindisfarne choker to lariats and bracelets echoing the forms of naimals and elements of nature.

The projects are set up like recipes with materials lists and step-by-step instructions so they are perfect for beginners, but her unique designs will inspire those already experienced in the craft.

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Mastering Beadwork, by Carol Huber Cypher
BK-IP13X

Are you a new beader seeking solid beading foundations? Or are you an experienced beadworker wanting to refine your skills?

Mastering Beadwork is your ultimate resource for beading knowledge - it's a project book plus reference tool wrapped up in one. Based on years of teaching experience, Carol Cypher presents easy-to-understand instructions with informative sidebars to help anyone master beading techniques.

Each of the 13 techniques are explained in detail, then further explored with projects to enhance the beader's skills and confidence.

The 63 projects included here - ranging from bracelets, necklaces, rings, and earrings to findings, closures, beaded beads, and other beaded objects - teach a single project or technique but are arranged to build skills at any level.

You'll also find suggestions for personalizing and expanding on each project or pattern. Learn all the basic beading stitches - from peyote, spiral, vertical and horizontal netting, bead crochet, right-angle weave, triangle weave, daisy chain, ladder stitch, ndebele, brick stitch, African helix, and more. Mastering Beadwork is a classroom in a book, an all-in-one reference guide, and a compendium of beading techniques.

It will supplement what you've already learned in beading classes, set you on the first steps to beading confidence, and infuse your work with inspiration.

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Bead Romantique, by Lisa Kan
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Inspired by art history, artist Lisa Kan offers a truly unique jewelry collection with a romantic yet modern sensibility.

Bead Romantique: Elegant Beadweaving Designs features fifteen step-by-step designs inspired by the Gothic, Renaissance, Victorian, and Art Nouveau eras; reinterpreted in her distinctive contemporary style.

Emphasizing a mix of vintage findings, beads, lampwork, buttons, and modern components, Lisa's jewelry brings a feminine mystique and sophistication to beadwork design.

Each project builds on simple elements to create sophisticated designs and incorporate off-loom seed bead weaving, stringing, and wirework. Projects include a scalloped chain necklace, pearl Ndebele earrings and bracelet set, mesh pearl bracelet, bohemian drop earrings, a Victorian diamond cuff, and more.

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