Beads and Braids

Beads and Braids
Author: Marissa Jacobs
Publisher:
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2020-03
Genre:
ISBN: 9780578650111

Little Aryn just loves her beads and braids. She has beads of all shapes and colors. Wearing these hairstyles are a rite of passage for a lot of little African-American girls. Beads & Braids is a colorful, magical, heart-warming story about the courage little Aryn has while journeying through cancer and discovering true beauty and magic in the absence of her hair. An empowering ode to children everywhere to embrace your beauty within. This is the perfect gift for mothers and daughters, children experiencing illness, baby showers, and birthdays.This book is EXACTLY what any child's at-home, school, and neighborhood library is missing. Young Aryn wants each and every kid to know that with or without hair, you too can find and love the beauty that shines from inside your heart.

Beads & Braids

Beads & Braids
Author: Jacqui Carey
Publisher:
Total Pages: 192
Release: 1999
Genre: Beads
ISBN: 9780952322528

Kumihimo Basics and Beyond

Kumihimo Basics and Beyond
Author: Rebecca Combs
Publisher: Kalmbach Books
Total Pages: 97
Release: 2013-10-21
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 162700064X

Kumihimo Basics & Beyond presents techniques for creating all-cord braids and beaded braids, then teaches beaders how to transform them into finished jewelry. Short demonstrations of the key techniques needed for each project are presented in easy-to-grasp portions, allowing beaders to learn and practice as they go. Rebecca Combs demystifies tricky “kumihimo math” by providing detailed supply lists for each project in the book, plus teaches beaders how to calculate the amount of fiber and how many beads they’ll need for their future kumihimo projects.

Amazing Braids and Beads

Amazing Braids and Beads
Author: Hermes House
Publisher: Hermes House
Total Pages: 104
Release: 1999-10
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781840383546

Ideas for creating hairstyles, friendship bracelets and beadwork projects.

Brilliant Braids, Beads and Bows

Brilliant Braids, Beads and Bows
Author: Jacki Wadeson
Publisher: Armadillo
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-01-07
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781843227571

This title features 25 fantastic hairstyles that you can create yourself. You can learn to tackle a topknot, have a riot with ribbons and create completely cool corncrows. It is ideal for 7- to 11-year-olds, with easy projects to start off with and more sophisticated styles for older kids. It covers everything from a perfect ponytail to bouncy bunches. It shows you how to add wonderful waves and ripples to your hair without the need for hot crimping irons. It includes simple instructions and over 300 beautiful photographs that show you what to do every step of the way, whether your hair is straight, wavy or curly. Doing your hair is such fun, and you'll be surprised to see how easy it is to create different styles. No matter what your hair type, there are plenty of things that you can do with it. All you need is a brush and comb, and as many bright beads, clips, bows, ribbons, covered bands and flowers as you can lay your hands on. Ask a grown-up if you can raid their sewing box - you will find lots of interesting things in there that you can put to use. Learn how to do a simple ponytail and plait or braid first, as these form the basis of many hairstyles. It's great if you have a friend to help you, and then you can do each other's hair. You can mix and match your styles and accessories to go with whatever you are wearing. You can jazz up a plain T-shirt or give an outfit a whole new look just by changing your hair. Happy braiding!

Bintou's Braids

Bintou's Braids
Author: Sylvianne Diouf
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2004-10-07
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780811846295

When Bintou, a little girl living in West Africa, finally gets her wish for braids, she discovers that what she dreamed for has been hers all along.

Kumi Braiding

Kumi Braiding
Author: Suzanne McNeill
Publisher: Design Originals
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781574212976

Text and illustrations on inside covers.

Beaded Kumihimo Jewelry

Beaded Kumihimo Jewelry
Author: Rebecca Ann Combs
Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing Co
Total Pages: 115
Release: 2020-07-20
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1627007237

Beaded Kumihimo Jewelry is a collection of projects made using the most common kumihimo braid: kongoh gumi. The book includes 20+ all-new projects using this popular technique all in a friendly, easy-to-follow format made using an inexpensive kumihimo disk incorporating all your favorite beads. As you go through her third book, Rebecca will show you how to use many different types of beads in a variety of sizes to make kumihimo jewelry effectively. One beneficial section of this book is Rebecca’s “trouble shooting” section, used to help explain some of the most problematic areas of a kumihimo braid making each project more manageable for beginners. There is also a helpful Kumihimo Math section used to calculate the proper length and materials of the braid. Along with a few more detailed instructions for the foam disk, and a discussion about using the marudai. Beaded Kumihimo Jewelry is a great addition to your beading library not only for the beautiful designs, but the detailed discussions of both kumihimo math and trouble shooting.