Synopses & Reviews
Review
"Beginning and more advanced beaders will find helpful instruction...[The book] will find good use in public library collections."
Library Journal"A beginner-friendly romp through the ways and wonders of seed beads...Interesting projects for experienced beaders to play with too!" Bead-Patterns the Magazine
"A must-have." The Detroit News
"The projects are fun, the directions easy to follow, and the materials list provided make for stress-free shopping trips." Monsters and Critics.com
Synopsis
Seed beads are basic, essential materials in a beaders stash, and this handbook gives beginning crafters a full course in how to work with them for great results. Seed beads come in a plethora of colors and materials and can be worked in an endless variety of stitches, which are taught in chapters that progress from introductory to more challenging. The more than 20 projects teach and then combine techniques in projects guaranteed to impressfrom a simple beaded tin to a ladder ring to a tubular peyote-stitch rope of beaded beads. There is also a section on shopping for beads and equipment that will make new initiates comfortable as they explore the potentials of beading with seed beads. Filled with information and inspiration, this clear guide is a catalog of colorful and creative possibility.
About the Author
Dustin Wedekind has been an integral part of Beadwork magazine for seven years. He serves as the primary technical editor and illustrator for projects encompassing the entire genre of beading. With a degree in fine arts from Colorado State University, he also contributes heavily to the creative side of Beadwork with his own project designs, juried art exhibits, and the reader-interactive Bead Boy column that challenges everyone for "creative solutions for beading." He was recently profiled in Fiber Arts magazine.
Table of Contents
About Seed Beads
Shopping
Work Space and Organizing
Embellishment
Just Seeds
Projects:
Beaded tin
Note cards
Beaded ribbon bookmark
Cross-stitch card case
Backstitch pin
Ladder ring
Brick-stitch beaded beads
Brick-stitch bracelet
Brick-stitch necklace
Square frame bracelet
Peyote tube ladder bracelet
Tubular peyote rope of beaded beads
Tubular peyote strap
Netted bud vase
Netted ornament
Daisy chain strap
Tubular herringbone lariat
Tubular herringbone earrings
Right-angle weave strip
Right-angle weave bangle
French beaded wire
Fringes, Straps, and Cords
Graphs (cross stitch, right-angle weave, peyote, square)
Resources