Teach Yourself Visually Beadwork

by Chris Franchetti Michaels

A step-by-step visual guide to off-loom bead weaving This photo-intensive guide is a comprehensive resource for creating off-loom beadwork, from simple stitches that any beginner can do to more advanced techniques that you can work up to as you build your skills. Every page includes detailed color photos and diagrams that make it easy to follow along. You'll learn how to weave the peyote, ladder, brick, square, right angle weave, and herringbone stitches, as well as make beaded netting and create beaded clasps and other decorative details. Plus, you'll get patterns to make modern, stylish pieces, from necklaces, bracelets, and earrings to napkin rings.

Genres: Beading

259 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 28, 2009

Reviews

[Tabitha · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book, in addition to another in the same series, have been the best teaching tools for myself in my progress as a jewelry crafter. The photographs and diagrams are very clear and precise, and the step by step instructions to go with them are specific and easy to follow. There are a few stitches in here (looking at you, right angle-weave) that other sources treat with a weird sort of mystery. This book blows past all that crap and just shows you how to make the pretties.
Highly recommended for anyone wanting to learn off-loom beading!

[Melody · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is my go-to reference book. I really need to buy a copy, as the one I'm using technically belongs to the library- though I've had it checked out for 7 months now.

Clear as a bell close-up photos, splendidly visual instructions. I love this book.

[Susan Molloy · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good reference in my art studio library.