Bead on a Wire: Making Handcrafted Wire and Beaded Jewelry
by Sharilyn Miller
from North Light Books
Magazine editor and popular author Sharilyn Miller knows the jewelry making audience like no one else. In this latest book, she shows crafters of all levels how to get in on the popularity of jewelry and beading, with:
-An in-depth section on design and construction techniques that makes it a snap to get started -More than 20 step-by-step bead and wire jewelry projects, including gorgeous earrings, necklaces, brooches, and bracelets
It only takes a few basic steps to start making fashionable jewelry that's guaranteed to trigger compliments.
Marketing and Selling Your Handmade Jewelry: The Complete Guide to Turning Your Passion into Profit
by Viki Lareau
from Interweave Press
The Beader's Color Palette: 20 Creative Projects and 220 Inspired Combinations for Beaded and Gemstone Jewelry
by Margie Deeb
from Watson-Guptill
Glass Bead Workshop: Building Skills, Exploring Techniques, Finding Inspiration
by Jeri L. Warhaftig
from Lark Books
Jewelry Making & Beading For Dummies
by Heather Dismore
from For Dummies
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
Creating Crystal Jewelry with Swarovski: 65 Sparkling Designs with Crystal Beads and Stones
by Laura McCabe
from Creative Publishing international
Working with world-famous Swarovski crystal beads, author Laura McCabe creates luminous necklaces, earrings, pendants, and rings for beaders of every skill level. The author provides complete step-by-step instruction for 20 projects (10 for beginners) -- and presents 45 more in a photo gallery of design variations, teaching readers how to vary colors and shapes to create custom effects. All 65 designs are made with only three simple beadwork techniques: flat peyote stitch, tubular peyote stitch, and spiral rope. Laura McCabe also provides a chapter on making decorative embellishments, such as bezels, picots, berry clusters, and branch fringe. The concise instructions are illustrated with easy-to-follow illustrations.
- Beaders of any skill level can create their own high-end, boutique-style jewelry
- Goes beyond stringing to teach readers three basic beadweaving techniques and principles of design
- Only book on market endorsed by the worldÆs leading manufacturer of cut-crystal beads
French-Inspired Jewelry: Creating with Vintage Beads, Buttons & Baubles
by Kaari Meng
from Lark Books
Bead Romantique: Elegant Beadweaving Designs
by Lisa Kan
from Interweave Press
Inspired by art history, this step-by-step guidebook features 17 designs influenced by the Gothic, Renaissance, Victorian, Art Nouveau, and Art Deco eras reinterpreted in the artist’s distinctive, contemporary style. Emphasizing a mix of vintage findings, beads, lamp work, buttons, and modern components, this jewelry brings a feminine mystique and sophistication to ordinary beadwork. 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 bracelets, bohemian drop earrings, a Victorian diamond cuff, and more. Novice beader will increase their skills and beading confidence while progressing through projects while advanced beaders will find exciting new challenges. This guide includes expert design and technique tips and tricks, detailed instruction and illustrations for every project, information on finding special classical beads, and ways to make modern components look vintage. Beaders will delight in the variety of methods to create elegant, feminine, and romantic heirloom-quality jewelry.
Mastering Beadwork: A Comprehensive Guide to Off-loom Techniques
by Carol Huber Cypher
from Interweave Press
Hemp Masters: Ancient Hippie Secrets for Knotting Hip Hemp Jewelry
by Max Lunger
from Eagles View Publishing
Hemp jewelry is being worn by everyone! The Hemp Masters knotting manual is a simple, easy to follow, instructional guide to creating outstanding chokers, bracelets, anklets and car mirror charms. This is not just a project book, it is a complete knotting guide which gives the reader tools for creating their own patterns. With market tested patterns and a little hippie humor, this guide will keep crafters smiling as they learn. And as the author says, If you enjoy doing something, you do it well. If you enjoy learning something, you learn it well. This book has an abundance of illustrations and photographs to complement the clear, comprehensive instructions.
The introduction has definitions of terms and facts about hemp. How To Begin details deciding how long to cut the hemp and how to start tying a piece of hemp jewelry. There is also a section of Helpful Hints for working with and knotting hemp cords.
The Knotting Guide explains and illustrates the Half Knot, the Half Hitch and dozens of variations on these knots, giving the crafter a plethora of choices for pattern combinations. The use of beads and of endings and clasps is also explained. Knots For Masters presents the Pretzel Knot and Phish Bone pattern; two of the coolest, bank maker patterns ever! Finally, there are 22 example projects, from the simple to the complex, all beautiful, with pictures and instructions for each.
Written for both beginning and seasoned crafters, this entertaining volume will prove invaluable for any person wishing to learn more about hemp, knotting techniques, and making irresistible jewelry. A very interesting book and a great gift idea!
24 illustrations; 61 photographs; 4 pages in full color.
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