Elegant Knotted Jewelry

Elegant Knotted Jewelry
Author: Becky Meverden
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 275
Release: 2009-08-19
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1440315507

Explore Maedeup, the ancient art of Korean knotting. Now you can discover the beautiful, traditional craft of maedeup, as you create gorgeous jewelry projects using colorful cording and beads. Author Becky Meverden first shows you how to create the knots themselves, then how to use them in projects from a simple pair of knotted earrings to an intricate dragonfly necklace and a modern wire plus cord watch. Elegant Knotted Jewelry includes everything you'll need to know to create your own maedeup jewelry: • Step-by-step instructions that guide you through tying 10 traditional Korean knots • 30 beautiful, elegant projects incorporating the techniques you've learned, updating this traditional art for the 21st Century • Tips on designing and planning your own original maedeup jewelry—information on everything from how to calculate the amount of cording you'll need to how to tighten the knots • Insight into the history and culture behind the craft Whether you're a knowledgeable knot crafter or new to knots, Elegant Knotted Jewelry will inspire you to explore the world of Korean knots and create beautiful maedeup jewelry.

Beaded Macrame Jewelry

Beaded Macrame Jewelry
Author: Sherri Haab
Publisher: Potter Craft
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006-08-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 0823029522

Macramé. Just the word summons up images of hideous 1960s atrocities designed to hang plants. But what was good about macramé in the 1960s is still what’s good about macramé: It’s easy, it’s fun, everybody can do it. And now everybody can get great results, making gorgeous jewelry that’s sure to astonish anyone born before the Reagan era. 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 jewelry designers. Clear illustrations show how to do 14 simple knotting techniques. Then it’s time to try 22 projects for bracelets, earrings, rings, necklaces, even a belt, a purse, and an iPod pouch--each one stylish, colorful, and easy to create. Beaded Macramé Jewelry is macramé for today!

Making Elegant Jewelry for Special Occasions

Making Elegant Jewelry for Special Occasions
Author: BeadStyle magazine
Publisher: Kalmbach Books
Total Pages: 81
Release: 2013-03-20
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1627000232

Special occasions deserve significant jewelry! Making Elegant Jewelry for Special Occasions, from BeadStyle magazine, offers 30 projects for celebrating life’s landmark events with stylish, sophisticated pieces that add the perfect finishing touch.

100 Beautiful Bracelets

100 Beautiful Bracelets
Author: Dover Publications, Inc.
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
Total Pages: 195
Release: 2019-06-12
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 0486833925

Handmade bracelets don't have to look homemade — and here's the proof! These designs for 100 different bracelets offer a style for every taste and skill level. Anyone can create eye-catching jewelry by following these full-color, step-by-step instructions and patterns. Knotted, woven, and threaded, the beautiful bracelets incorporate string, beads, pearls, charms, leather, and other elements that can be blended to form unique and personal statements. They make great gifts, too! Each of the bracelets is rated according to complexity, from lots of quick and easy projects to ones that take more practice and others that require advanced skills. If you're new to jewelry-making, you can start out with the simpler patterns and work your way up to the more sophisticated models. A section with basic instructions and diagrams will get you started, and helpful lists outline the tools and accessories you'll need to create chic bracelets for you and your friends.

Knotted and Beaded Macrame Jewelry

Knotted and Beaded Macrame Jewelry
Author: Morena Pirri
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2021-04-15
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 0811769518

Natural fibers, knots, and beads make beautiful jewelry! Step-by-step instructions teach you how to make the basic macramé knots and how to add beads. You’ll learn the types of cords and threads available, and how to combine the knots to create unique styles of bracelets, earrings, necklaces, and more—30 projects total—each with complete illustrated instructions. Elegant and pretty, these jewelry pieces can be worn every day. Make bolder statement pieces, or delicate bracelets to stack. Add your own favorite beads or inclusions to personalize for yourself or as gifts. Once you learn the basic macramé techniques, the possibilities are endless!

Elegant Knotted Jewelry

Elegant Knotted Jewelry
Author: Becky Meverden
Publisher: Krause Publications
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2009-09-16
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780896898189

Explore Maedeup, the ancient art of Korean knotting. Now you can discover the beautiful, traditional craft of maedeup, as you create gorgeous jewelry projects using colorful cording and beads. Author Becky Meverden first shows you how to create the knots themselves, then how to use them in projects from a simple pair of knotted earrings to an intricate dragonfly necklace and a modern wire plus cord watch. Elegant Knotted Jewelry includes everything you'll need to know to create your own maedeup jewelry: Step-by-step instructions that guide you through tying 10 traditional Korean knots 30 beautiful, elegant projects incorporating the techniques you've learned, updating this traditional art for the 21st Century Tips on designing and planning your own original maedeup jewelry—information on everything from how to calculate the amount of cording you'll need to how to tighten the knots Insight into the history and culture behind the craft Whether you're a knowledgeable knot crafter or new to knots, Elegant Knotted Jewelry will inspire you to explore the world of Korean knots and create beautiful maedeup jewelry.

The World of Magic

The World of Magic
Author: Peter Eldin
Publisher: Red Kite Books
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2005
Genre: Magic
ISBN: 9781902463964

The Big Box of Magic is a fantastic magic starter kit for kids aged between 7-11. It contains a 48-page magic book plus a great range of components (listed below). The book explains how to carry out a range of tricks, illusions and sleights of hand, including the tricks in the box. It also looks at the history of magic, and at some of the great magicians of the past and of today. Kids will have lots of fun learning the tricks and developing their own magic shows. When they present these shows to family and friends, they will gain performance skills and personal confidence, things which will stand them in great stead through life. Box contents: 48-page illustrated book by leading magic author, magician's wand, set of three cups and balls, pack of cards, Cubio trick, escape ball trick. Its features are: fantastic components; impressive tricks; step by step illustrations; develops performance skills & confidence; ideal magic starter kit; and, covers the history of magic and magicians.

Leather Corded Fusion Ties

Leather Corded Fusion Ties
Author: J. D. Lenzen
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780986377822

Leather Corded Fusion Ties (LCFT) reveals the foundation knowledge and techniques you need to create high-end leather corded jewelry. Detailed step-by-step instructions for 15 elegant and stylish bracelets, necklaces and pendants are featured, coupled with additional insights showing how to expand those pieces into more (over 25 designs in all). LCFT demystifies leather corded jewelry like no other book before! * Learn how to work with and use jewelry crafting equipment and materials. * Learn how to make leather corded fusion ties incorporating eye-catching beads, exquisite knots, elegant braids and stylish sinnets. * Learn how to apply the principles of fusion knotting so you can design and create leather corded jewelry of your own.

Showcase 500 Beaded Jewelry

Showcase 500 Beaded Jewelry
Author: Ray Hemachandra
Publisher: Lark Books (NC)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: CRAFTS & HOBBIES
ISBN: 9781454703167

"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"--

Celtic Knots for Beaded Jewellery

Celtic Knots for Beaded Jewellery
Author: Suzen Millodot
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006
Genre: Beadwork
ISBN: 9781844480548

The instructions are chiefly for the knotwork portion of the projects, many of which can be used with or without added beads.