Download or read book Beads and Threads written by Diane Fitzgerald and published by Flower Valley Press. This book was released on 1994-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book opens with an illustrated gallery of work made by Helen Banes. Fitzgerald then explains how the neckpieces are made and presents readers with 19 projects they can make themselves. Information about ethnic origins and symbolic meanings are given as well as a color photo of each piece.
Download or read book Sequins Secrets and Silver Linings written by Sophia Bennett and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three trendy British BFFs help a brilliant Ugandan girl in this heartfelt fashion fairy tale!Once upon a time in London town, there were three fab "birds": Nonie's a freak for fashion. Eco-conscious Edie blogs to save the world--and to get into Harvard. And starter-starlet Jenny just finished filming a small part in a BIG Hollywood blockbuster opposite a drool-worthy boy. But when these trendy Brit besties meet Crow, a refugee girl who happens to be an amazing designer, their worldview gets an extreme makeover. As they learn about the serious situation in Crow's homeland, the three friends decide to mix-and-match their talents to call attention to the crisis of Uganda's Night Walking children.Fashion and compassion: C'est tres chic! Now Nonie's just got to lace up her (always a classic) Converse kicks, put on her (vintage Dior pillbox) thinking cap, and somehow "make it work"!A fierce, sweet, boldface fashion fairy tale!
Download or read book Beads and Threads written by Diane Fitzgerald and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book opens with an illustrated gallery of work made by Helen Banes. Fitzgerald then explains how the neckpieces are made and presents readers with 19 projects they can make themselves. Information about ethnic origins and symbolic meanings are given as well as a color photo of each piece.
Download or read book Embroider with Beads written by Kalmbach Publishing Company and published by Kalmbach Publishing, Co.. This book was released on 2005-02 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Classic embroidery stitches are used to add monograms, create beautiful brooches, and make embroidered beads!
Download or read book Embroidered and Embellished written by C. Brown and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2013 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This richly illustrated reference guide from embroidery expert Christen Brown covers everything you need to make beautiful magic with needle and thread. Learn to sew traditional and silk ribbon embroidery, make raised stitches, and embellish with beads, charms, buttons, and mirrors. Christen shows you how to combine and place stitches to enhance a finished piece and how to work with embroidery threads, ribbons, fabrics, laces, beads, buttons, and other embellishments. Also included are 9 complete embroidery projects to stitch and embellish, and step-by-step instructions that show exactly how to sew 85 different stitches.
Download or read book Beads Boys Bangles written by Sophia Bennett and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crow has been asked to do a high street collection. But Edie is worried about slave-children making the clothes, while Nonie is distracted by a gorgeous dancer at the Royal Ballet, whom Jenny thinks she should forget . . . But when fashion giant Miss Teen tells Edie to abandon her new campaign, the friends have some serious problems to solve that will test their loyalties to the limit. It seems their fashion fairytale is unravelling . . . From couture heaven in Paris to Bead Central in Mumbai, the girls are on a fashion adventure to find out if their dream is worth saving.
Download or read book Bead Embroidery Stitch Samples written by CRK Design and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-11-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More and more sewists and quilters are adding embroidered details to their work. While there are a bevy of stitch dictionaries currently available, Bead Embroidery Stitch Samples goes beyond basic and traditional embroidery stitches to incorporate beads, allowing readers to create delicate and striking trims and embellishments. Stitch patterns range from elegantly simple single motifs, to complex all over patterns to three-dimensional designs. Along with step-by-step instructions are numerous examples of how to use and place the motifs on hems, pockets, cuffs, collars and handbags; or as home decor trim on pillows, curtains, or lampshades. Patterns emphasize beaded edgings and trims, as opposed to heavy, solid beaded fabric motifs found in other beaded embroidery books. Using nothing more than embroidery threads and simple beads, Bead Embroidery Stitch Samples offers beginner and advanced embroidery enthusiasts alike new ways to set their work apart.
Download or read book RSN Essential Stitch Guides Bead Embroidery written by Shelley Cox and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2021-09-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new, larger format edition of the classic Royal School of Needlework's essential guide to beadwork. The Royal School of Needlework (RSN) teaches hand embroidery to the highest standard and is well respected all over the world. It not only upholds the traditions of English embroidery that go back many hundreds of years, but is constantly taking embroidery forwards in new and innovative ways. This series of Essential Stitch Guides has been produced in close collaboration with the RSN with the aim of providing a set of definitive works on traditional embroidery techniques. All of the authors were chosen by the RSN and all are graduate apprentices of the Royal School. Shelley Cox presents an expert guide to all aspects of bead embroidery, including information on counted thread beadwork, bead embroidery, beaded surface embroidery, and fringing. Here you will find stitches and technique for every sort of needlework that involves beads. Decorative effects are explored too, making this a fantastic source book and an invaluable reference for beadwork.
Download or read book The Art of Bead Embroidery written by Margaret Lee and published by . This book was released on 2017-06-24 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "By applying the time-honoured techniques and traditions of Japanese embroidery, beautiful beaded motifs are brought to life. Discover a whole new world of beading through the pages of this superb book which includes detailed step-by-step diagrams, full descriptions of the techniques involved and fabulous photography. Nine stunning projects are included ranging from simple beginner designs to a sumptuous evening bag."--
Download or read book The Embroidery Book written by Christen Brown and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2016-11-01 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A spectacular encyclopedia of embroidery, sharing valuable techniques passed down through the generations . . . you’ll wonder how you ever worked without it.” —Sew Magazine Enjoy the tranquility of slow stitching with this step-by-step, visual guide to 149 embroidery stitches, motifs, and extras. Go beyond basic color theory–robust color charts take the guesswork out of choosing thread, silk ribbon, buttons, beads, and trims. Then take your embroidery to the next level with luxurious seam treatments and stunning stand-alone designs. Bestselling author Christen Brown’s traditional and contemporary techniques are showcased in a colorful gallery of crazy-quilted projects. “An overview of embroidery stitches and techniques as well as inspiration for embroidery projects . . . She dissects several of her pieces, summarizing the color palette, decorative elements, and stitches used.” —Library Journal
Download or read book Bead Stitching Handbook written by and published by Kalmbach Publishing Co. This book was released on 2019-02-01 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bead stitchers looking for information and instructions for the major bead stitches will find it all in Bead Stitching Handbook. This complete reference to bead stitching techniques — the only one of its kind just for stitching — includes clear, step-by-step illustrations and instructions for 15 different bead stitches, plus variations and lots of tips. Ideal for advanced beginners and experienced bead stitchers looking for accurate, in-depth information, this all-in-one resource also covers other stitching-related techniques like bead embroidery, soutache, and loomwork. Finally, the book includes information on beading materials, beads, thread, tools, weaves, knots, and much more. Each stitch is demonstrated with easy-to-follow instructions and illustrations, then demonstrated in a sample project so bead stitchers can see and understand how each stitch is applied. All instructions and projects are written by the contributors and editors of Bead&Button magazine, the original and most comprehensive beading magazine available today. This well-organized, 128-page, 7.25" x 9.4" reference manual is the perfect size for beaders to keep in their workspaces. They'll turn to it again and again!
Download or read book The Beads And The Threads written by Yashvee Sharma and published by BFC Publications. This book was released on 2023-02-11 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why am I so fat? Why am I so skinny? Why am I so skinny? I should eat more or I should eat less. such thoughts keep roaming in our mind. but why do we need to fit in the confined boundaries of society. sometimes we realise this on time and sometimes the realisation takes time. Richa a young and independent woman, suffering from vitiligo refuses to accept herself the way she is until one day her bestfriend -Jeffery- makes her join a show where she has to reveal her life journey from being bullied to earning a five-digit income. was it that easy? of course not. Richa meets and old lady who teaches her the true meaning of life through her own journey and experience. What was her journey? what is the true meaning of life? Will Richa overcome her insecurities?
Download or read book Thread of Gold Beads written by Nike Campbell-Fatoki and published by . This book was released on 2012-11-01 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amelia, daughter of the last independent King of Danhome, King Gbehanzin, is the apple of her father's eye, loved beyond measure by her mother, and overprotected by her siblings. She searches for her place within the palace amidst conspirators and traitors to the Kingdom. Just when Amelia begins to feel at home in her role as a Princess, a well-kept secret shatters the perfect life she knows. Someone else within the palace also knows and does everything to bring the secret to light. A struggle between good and evil ensues causing Amelia to leave all that she knows and loves. She must flee Danhome with her brother, to south-western Nigeria. In a faraway land, she finds the love of a new family and God. The well-kept secret thought to have been dead and buried, resurrects with the flash of a thread of gold beads. Amelia must fight for her life and what is left of her soul. Set during the French-Danhome war of the late 1890s in Benin Republic and early 1900s in Abeokuta and Lagos, South-Western Nigeria, Thread of Gold Beads is a delicate love story, and coming of age of a young girl. It clearly depicts the strength of the human spirit in the face of adversities.
Download or read book Fiber Bead Jewelry written by Helen Banes and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2002-10 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Very original...Banes draws on her lifelong interest in found objects and ethnic ornaments... [There are] photos of many of her...necklaces, with diagrammed patterns...unique approach to jewelry design.”—Library Journal. “The results are spectacular...the necklaces become true works of art, not just macram� look-alikes.”—Booklist.
Download or read book Bead Crochet Jewelry written by Bert Rachel Freed and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2014-04-29 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Totally Beads written by Sonal Bhatt and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2002-03 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides instructions for making a wide range of jewelry from beads.
Download or read book First Time Beading on Fabric written by Liz Kettle and published by Landauer Publishing. This book was released on 2012-10-31 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First-Time Beading on Fabric teaches nine beading techniques in nine easy lessons. Seed stitch, moss stitch, couching, backstitch, bugle beads, stacks, fringe, picot edge and peyote stitch. After practicing the beading stitches and techniques on the quilt sampler or stitch book, you will be ready to create the unique Beaded Garden Quilt to showcase your new skills. Equipment and supplies list, charts, bead shapes, threads, needles, bead mats and trays. Complete, clear and concise step-by-step instructions and how-to. Hundreds of color photographs throughout.
