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Creative Bead Weaving: A Contemporary Guide To Classic Off-Loom Stitches
You can weave beads without a loom. Learn a variety of stitches, then apply them in 25+ irresistible projects including earrings, beaded sculptures, necklaces, and baskets. “A bold and innovative book. The variety and quality of work are inspiring in their own right—the diagrams and study of the various techniques are an added bonus.”— Lapidary Journal.
144 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1996
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January 30, 2011
This is really great book on beading and different from most of the books out there. Honestly, I will probably only do one or two of the projects listed as most of them are just not things I would ever want to make.
Having said that.. this is the one book you will reference often throughout years. It has clear instructions for all the the stitches plus hard to find instructions for things like increasing and decreasing for all the various stitches and how to trasition smoothly from one stitch to another. The pictures and instructions are very clear and easy to understand. It also discuses things like tension, etc and how this can vary depending on what you are making and whether the beadwork should be stiff or supple.
Anyone looking for a great beading 'reference' should have this book in their collection.
Having said that.. this is the one book you will reference often throughout years. It has clear instructions for all the the stitches plus hard to find instructions for things like increasing and decreasing for all the various stitches and how to trasition smoothly from one stitch to another. The pictures and instructions are very clear and easy to understand. It also discuses things like tension, etc and how this can vary depending on what you are making and whether the beadwork should be stiff or supple.
Anyone looking for a great beading 'reference' should have this book in their collection.
July 14, 2018
Add to your reference library for bead weaving.
Best diagrams; beautifully illustrated. Contains detailed information on all aspects of the included stitches: flat, tubular, increasing, decreasing, etc.
Best diagrams; beautifully illustrated. Contains detailed information on all aspects of the included stitches: flat, tubular, increasing, decreasing, etc.
November 12, 2009
Th original book by Carol Wilcox Wells. This is another amazing book I'd recommend to people wanting to learn beadwork. Wow.
August 8, 2011
Wonderful patterns, but your best bet is to start out with less advance patterns unless you have been beads for a while.
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