Beading: A beginner's guide to beading techniques (Craft Workbook)

ISBN: 1574215035

Author: Diana Vowles

Condition: New

Designed with the absolute beginner in mind, Diana Vowles's book offers a colorful and delightful review of beaded jewelry making techniques, with straightforward instructions and clear, step-by-step diagrams. Beaders will get a crash course on the tools they need, how to care for them, and the variety of materials they will work with. Three simple practice projects are provided for making a pair of earrings, a necklace, and fringing a scarf. A guide to weaving beads on a loom includes two easy-to-follow bead weaving designs plus advice for creating original designs. Diana's book includes: *Equipment and materials: threads, findings, tools, and beads *Techniques: crimping, working with calottes, attaching an end cone, and making a wrapped loop *Bead weaving: setting up a loom, making an integrated fringe, making looped edgings, and finishing off *And much more! Making beaded jewelry is endlessly satisfying and can be done by anyone blessed with a little patience and the ability to find pleasure in crafting beautiful objects with their own hands. In our modern world, in which we are often overwhelmed with technology, it can be a joy to sit down with some beads, thread, and a few simple tools and fashion something pretty to wear or to give as a special gift.