Modern Beaded Lace

Modern Beaded Lace
Author: Cynthia Newcomer Daniel
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2016-08-22
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1632503158

Learn the secrets of making beautiful beaded lace! In Modern Beaded Lace, beadweaver extraordinaire Cynthia Newcomer translates her love for lace into exquisite beaded creations. Using basic beadweaving stitches, she transforms delicate seed beads and sparkling crystals into flowers, leaves, and scrolls, which become stunning necklaces, pendants, bracelets, earrings, and rings. Cynthia shares everything you need to know to create gorgeous beaded lace, including: • An overview of the elements of traditional lace and how to translate them into beaded designs • Instructions for the basic beadweaving stitches used in weaving beaded lace, including herringbone, peyote, right angle weave, and square stitch • Step-by-step, fully illustrated instructions for creating 18 jewelry projects • Tips and inspiration for designing your own beaded lace baubles It's easier than you imagine to make showstopping beaded lace jewelry!

A Beaded Romance

A Beaded Romance
Author: Kelly Wiese
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 514
Release: 2013-05-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1440232318

Indulge your passion for beading! The author of Beaded Allure is back with more exquisite, enticing jewelry you will love. Kelly Wiese ensures that all eyes will be on you with 26 dazzling designs for creating necklaces, bracelets, earrings and more. She covers basic beadweaving techniques and stitches, then expertly guides you through each project step by step. Inside A Beaded Romance, you'll find: • 11 beading stitches that are easy to learn, with additional information on tools, materials and techniques. • 26 projects with detailed instructions, photos and difficulty ratings that will allow beaders of all skill levels to dive right in. • Jewelry patterns for every style, whether it's charming or seductive, modern or classic. Get swept away in A Beaded Romance!

Beautiful Beadwork from Nature

Beautiful Beadwork from Nature
Author: Melissa Shippee
Publisher: Union Square & Co.
Total Pages: 462
Release: 2019-05-07
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1454710977

16 gorgeous beaded jewelry projects for intermediate-to-advanced beaders, featuring one-of-a-kind, nature-inspired designs. “The elaborate process of creating tiny beaded works of art has never been so well-captured.” —Booklist (Starred review) Drawing from the shapes, colors, and beauty of the natural world, award-winning jewelry designer Melissa Shippee has fashioned a breathtaking collection of wearable art. From delicate earrings made of graceful beaded flowers to a showstopping crystal fringe necklace inspired by ancient stalactites, each striking project uses popular materials such as seed beads, crystals, and Czech glass beads. Along with illustrated step-by-step instructions, a basics section provides a refresher on essential beadweaving techniques. A gallery of works from top artists offers additional inspiration.

Beading with Cabochons

Beading with Cabochons
Author: Jamie Cloud Eakin
Publisher: Lark Books
Total Pages: 136
Release: 2005
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781579907181

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.

Marcia DeCoster's Beaded Opulence

Marcia DeCoster's Beaded Opulence
Author: Marcia DeCoster
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2009
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781600592928

"Right angle weave is an essential, versatile stitch for creating fantastic beadwork. In Marcia Decoster's Beaded Opulence--the latest entry in Lark Books' Beadweaving Master Class series--the popular beading teacher presents more than 20 magnificent contemporary jewelry projects to make with right angle weave. From the elegant Etruscan Treasure necklace to the sophisticated Fanfare bracelet, Marcia's skill-building projects will teach you how to create supple beaded fabric, beaded ropes, shaped curves, and embellished layers. Complete with an inspiring gallery of right angle weave work, this beautifully photographed book will enable you to make spectaular piecs of eye-catching complexity and depth"--Back cover.

Creative Native American Beading

Creative Native American Beading
Author: Theresa Flores Geary
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2009
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781600595325

The 19 highlighted jewellery and accessory projects include a Huichol Lace Sun Catcher and a Ladder Chain Bracelet (perfect for beginners) along with advanced-level projects like the Waterbird Pendant and Sun Rosette Medallion.

Marcia DeCoster's Beads in Motion

Marcia DeCoster's Beads in Motion
Author: Marcia DeCoster
Publisher: Lark Jewelry & Beading
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Bead embroidery
ISBN: 9781454703358

Features twenty-four beadwoven jewelry projects that showcase movement from a simple drop that swings from chains to elaborate pieces with intricate components that spin around a core of beads or along a beaded base.

Lush & Layered Beadweaving

Lush & Layered Beadweaving
Author: Marcia L. Balonis
Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing Co
Total Pages: 115
Release: 2018-06-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1627004548

Beaders are always seeking new ways to create complex effects and sophisticated looks for their beadwoven creations. In Lush & Layered Beadweaving, experienced teacher and designer Marcia Balonis breaks down the process of layering beads into easy-to-make designs. Each of the 20+ jewelry projects starts with a layer of beads that serves as the base. Balonis instructs jewelry makers to stitch layers of beads to the base to create gorgeous dimension and texture. The projects make the most of beaders' favorite materials, including multi-hole beads, seed beads, pearls, crystals, and glass. Balonis has a well-developed sense of color and utilizes numerous different colors and shades into her projects. Each project includes clear step-by-step instructions and photos. Experienced beadweavers will love Marcia's projects that incorporate many colors, intriguing ideas, and lush designs — and will want to make them all!

Metallic Seed Bead Splendor

Metallic Seed Bead Splendor
Author: Nancy Zellers
Publisher: Kalmbach Books
Total Pages: 98
Release: 2013-04-02
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 0871164841

Readers will learn to create various types of seed bead jewelry to imitate the look of rich metals. Metallic Seed Bead Splendor includes over 25 projects covering a range of styles from elegant to casual, all stitched with gorgeous gold, bronze, silver, and pewter seed beads. Illustrations accompany each project, as well as a thorough Basics section covering many different stitches including peyote, right-angle weave, St. Petersburg chain, square stitch, herringbone, and ladder stitch.

Beadweaving Beyond the Basics

Beadweaving Beyond the Basics
Author: Kassie Shaw
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 145
Release: 2015-10-06
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1440242682

Take your beadweaving designs to the next level! Explore an inspired approach to weaving beaded jewelry with Beadweaving Beyond the Basics. Experiment with color and shape with these 24 gorgeous designs from beadweaving teacher and Beadwork contributor Kassie Shaw. In addition to showcasing classic stitches, including Herringbone, Peyote and St. Petersburg, these designs incorporate Kassie's innovative variations on Right Angle Weave--Double Diamond Right Angle Weave, Faux Right Angle Weave and Layered Right Angle Weave. In-depth primers on these new approaches will get you started right away, and the tips for left-handed beaders makes sure everyone can try these designs with ease! Inside, you'll discover a full range of bead shapes such as seed beads, two-hole beads, bicone crystals, bugle beads and lentils, to get the shapes and effects you want, then try them in multiple colorways to create head-turning creations. With your new beadweaving skills, the possibilities are endless! Beadweaving Beyond the Basics is a whole new world of artistic expression!