Download or read book Beading with Cabochons written by Jamie Cloud Eakin and published by Lark Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Sadie Starr Presents Beading with Seed Beads Gem Stones Cabochons written by Sadie Starr and published by Shooting Starr Gallery of Gifts. This book was released on 1993 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Detailed instructions with close-up photos of each step used to create unique earrings, necklaces, belts, hat bands and much more. Uses a wide assortment of beads. The newest addition, Volume 2 offers over 100 easy and intricate advanced patterns to enjoy. Complete with color and B/W photos throughout.
Download or read book Dimensional Bead Embroidery written by Jamie Cloud Eakin and published by Union Square + ORM. This book was released on 2019-01-15 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A valuable instructional tool for bead-embroidery fans of all skill levels . . . A book you will refer to over and over again.” (Bead&Button). In this fully illustrated reference volume, acclaimed bead artist Jamie Cloud Eakin explains more than 30 indispensable techniques for bead embroidery—a process that involves sewing beads onto a fabric base. With step-by-step instructions, helpful diagrams, time-tested tips, and gorgeous photography, Eakin covers everything from the most common surface stitches to decorative fringes and picot. The volume also includes nine creative projects to help you explore what you’ve learned, including beautiful necklaces, dazzling earrings, and an elegantly accented purse. A gallery of stunning work from other designers offers additional inspiration.
Download or read book Beading with Crystals written by Katherine Duncan-Aimone and published by Lark Books (NC). This book was released on 2007 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bicones, buttons, drops, rhinestones. Glittering and colorful, these and other multi-faceted glass crystal beads have become the jewelry maker’s material of choice. They’re the star of the show in this sparkling entry in the Beading with series, which features a fabulous combination of both simple and more complex projects. Crafters start their creative journey by learning basic techniques, including stringing and simple wirework (looping, wrapping, coiling). Then they’re ready to start making pieces that range from a necklace of matte metal beads and shimmering crystals to a captivating pair of chandelier earrings. Sophisticated jewelry findings accent the finished pieces, and detailed illustrations make the process easy and successful for beginners. A Selection of the Crafter's Choice Book Club.
Download or read book Creating Crystal Jewelry with Swarovski written by Laura McCabe and published by Creative Publishing international. This book was released on 2011-01-04 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elegant, old-world jewelry with modern style. 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
Download or read book 500 Beaded Objects written by Terry Krautwurst and published by Lark Books. This book was released on 2004 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrate the amazing evolution of beadwork from a simple craft to expressive art. Every stunning sculpture, vessel, figure, loomed and woven work, free-form installation, and piece of jewelry shown here in glorious color photos is gallery-quality and thoroughly unique. Jennifer Maestre's intricate, swooping pencil-point bead sculptures explore form, motion, and space. A. Kimberlin Blackburn has fashioned lush Hawaiian Island scenes out of glass beads and hand-carved wood. The ever-innovative David K. Chatt has entries ranging from the pointed commentary, "White Men in Suits," to vivid jewelry. For a little humor, try Valeria Harlow's masterful "Toe Mangler," a testament to every woman who has ever suffered in uncomfortable shoes. This amazing collection is truly state-of-the-art.
Download or read book Showcase 500 Beaded Jewelry written by Ray Hemachandra and published by Lark Books (NC). This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This beautiful and inspiring book gathers photographs of 500 of the most breathtaking beaded jewelry designs created in recent years. The techniques the beaders employ are as varied as the aesthetic sensibilities they bring to their gorgeous creations and include beadweaving in every stitch imaginable, embroidery, quilling, loom weaving, and kumihimo braiding, as well as basic stringing, simple wirework, and fine metalwork. Sometimes, a bead maker's focal piece simply is set in a straightforward, unpretentious, and beautiful design. Virtually all of the world's most famous beaders who make jewelry have pieces included -- including Carol Wilcox Wells, Diane Fitzgerald, Marcia DeCoster, Jamie Cloud Eakin, Huib Petersen, Paulette Baron, Sabine Lippert, Sherry Serafini, Margie Deeb, Maggie Meister, Melanie Potter, Ann Tevepaugh Mitchell, Laura McCabe, Suzanne Golden, Jean Campbell, Rachel Nelson-Smith, Eva Dobos, and many more -- but we also present work from many artists who have never been published before. All together, this extensive, international, and fabulous survey of 500 pieces includes work from nearly 300 artists from 30 countries and reveals the striking vision and ambition of today's beading community. Every beader, jeweler, and crafter will want Showcase 500 beaded jewelry in their collection"--
Download or read book Geometric Beadwork written by Jean Power and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-05-19 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you enjoyed the book Geometric Beadwork then this second volume in the series is the perfect next step. This book contains over 25 brand new projects covering all aspects of geometric beading as well as 3 of Jean Power's Designer of the Year projects (plus brand new variations on them!) This 128 page book is crammed full of geometric beadwork, techniques and projects to delight and inspire. Featuring over 300 diagrams and photos, and with bracelets, necklaces, chains, brooches, pendants and more there is something for everyone. The book begins with the basics of geometric beadwork before moving onto design & inspiration considerations then then separating into 4 different chapters: Triangles, Squares, and 'The Maths'. In addition to full page photos, so you can see all the detail, every project has: The quantity, size (and where relevant the colour number) of beads you will need The techniques needed (every technique needed is shown in detail at the start of the book or relevant chapter) Detailed step-by-step instruction using a mix of text, diagrams and photos A favourite feature: 'In a nutshell'. This distils each project down to its essential steps meaning you can read that and dive right in if you're more experienced
Download or read book Diane Fitzgerald s Shaped Beadwork written by Diane Fitzgerald and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2009 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides instructions for creating a variety of two- and three-dimensional beadwork jewelry pieces.
Download or read book Inspired Bead Embroidery written by Sherry Serafini and published by Kalmbach Publishing Co. This book was released on 2018-04-01 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For years, fans have been asking for a new title from Internationally known artist and instructor Sherry Serafini, renowned for her lavish beaded surfaces — and this book is it! Sherry's adventurous designs have appeared in numerous books and well-known magazines. Rock stars Steven Tyler, Lenny Kravitz, and Melissa Etheridge have worn her beaded works of art. In Inspired Bead Embroidery, Sherry offers 15+ exciting new projects that combine her textured designs with eye-catching focal beads. The gorgeous, 128-page hardcover book explains the fundamentals and aesthetics behind Sherry's work, from stitches and materials to color theory. Sherry's textured, dimensional projects include earrings, cuffs, collars, and two fashionable purses. The creations incorporate seed beads, cubes, triangles, drops, daggers, cabochons, leather, fiber, and more. Each projects includes concise instructions, well-chosen process shots, and diagrams. A gallery at the end of the book provides even more inspiration for experienced beaders looking to take their work in new, more exploratory directions.
Download or read book The Art of Bead Embroidery written by Heidi Kummli and published by Kalmbach Publishing, Co.. This book was released on 2007 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An overview of tools, techniques, and materials used in bead embroidery. Includes instructions for twelve step-by-step projects, ranging from beginner to advanced.
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.
Download or read book Designing Jewelry with Semiprecious Beads written by Kim Gover and published by Interweave. This book was released on 2009-04-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Bugle Bead Bonanza written by Jamie Cloud Eakin and published by Lark Books (NC). This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beader Jamie Cloud Eakin uses bugle beads to make her pieces. This books gives information about the techniques she uses—from weaving into beadwork to using stop beads. There are 30 projects including making collars, necklaces, bracelets, earrings, pouches, leashes and chokers.
Download or read book Sherry Serafini s Sensational Bead Embroidery written by Sherry Serafini and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Seed Bead Fusion written by Rachel Nelson-Smith and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-02-25 with total page 545 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring 18 exciting projects presented with detailed step-by-step photography, color variations, and practical illustrations, this fresh approach to seed bead jewelry teaches crafters how to combine materials, techniques, colors, inspiration, and design ideas for jewelry with a contemporary edge. Inspired by a wide range of sources--from Indian Punjabi folk costumes to Native American beading--the designs in this inventive resource fuse materials such as silver, copper wire, seed beads, Czech glass, and crystals into these traditional arts in order to achieve a unique outcome. All of the basic beadweaving stitches, wirework, and stringing techniques are explained and illustrated.
Download or read book Creative Beading Vol 6 written by Editors of Bead&Button Magazine and published by Kalmbach Books. This book was released on 2012-08-29 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume of Creative Beading includes more than 75 projects to inspire beaders. Each of the book’s three sections, stitching, wirework, and miscellaneous, contains a wealth of editor-tested projects, and includes a range of stringing, wirework, and bead crochet projects in addition to the fantastic stitching projects for which Bead&Button magazine is known. This book also includes thorough sections on basics, tools, and materials, making getting organized easy for readers.
