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HempMasters HEMP MASTERS:BY MAX LUNGER RETAIL $14.95
"HEMP MASTERS IS AN EASY TO FOLLOW, INSTRUCTIONAL GUIDE FOR CREATING OUTSTANDING HEMP JEWELRY. WITH MARKET TESTED PATTERNS AND A LITTLE HIPPIE HUMOR, THIS GUIDE WILL KEEP YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS SMILING AS YOU LEARN. CONTAINS AN ABUNDANCE OF DRAWINGS AND PHOTOS TO COMPLEMENT THE CLEAR COMPLETE INSTRUCTIONS. LEARN 17 NEW KNOTTING TECHNIQUES. THE USE OF BEADS AND A VARIETY OF ENDINGS AND CLASPS ARE ALSO EXPLAINED. INCLUDES TWENTY-TWO EXAMPLE PROJECTS, FROM THE SIMPLE TO THE COMPLEX. Black and white and color pictures. Soft cover 90 pages." Sku108
The Basics of Bead Stringing This is by far the most popular beginner book we have. It has lots of description and how-to drawings. It has lots of pictures of parts with their names so you can ask for what you need with confidence. How to use string, tigertail (and what it is), how to knot pearls, how to make earrings, and much, much more. This is by far the most bang for your buck as a beginner.
Softcover, well illustrated with hand drawings and some color pictures, 82 pages.
Sku127
Bead Weaving If you are into seedbeads, this is a book I love to rave about. It has beautiful inspirational pictures, but it is primarily a stitch primer for handlooming bracelets, necklaces and vessels. Each stitch is in big, clear, easy to follow illustrations. Learn peyote stitch, square stitch, right angle weave, and much more following the beginner level projects it offers, and be inspired to more on to the more complicated projects offered by the beautiful work pictured in this book.
Softcover, 144 pages, color photos throughout.
Collectable Beads - Liu "A Universal Aesthetic Collectible Beads" by Robert K. Liu.
The book that most professional bead dealers use to identify rare beads. Over three hundred full color, enlarged photographs focus on the details of beads from Asia, Africa, India, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, and the Middle East. Includes a chapter on contemporary necklaces and artist-made beads, fakes and simulations. Listings of bead societies, research organizations and bead publications around the world. Hardbound 256 pages.
Sku:469
Bead & Wire Art Jewelry - Michler An excellent book for beginners. You`ll be thrilled with what you learn.
This book contains a collection of fifty exciting projects that combines wire and beads. The book features detailed instructions that are fun and motivating and essential for all jewelry making. Make chains of beads, chains, earrings, clasps, necklaces and bracelets and learn techniques including stringing stitching, jigwork and loomwork. Softcover, 128 pages with color pictures and large clear drawings.
BEAD & WIRE ART JEWELRY BY J. MICHLER Sku471
Used - Beads to Buckskins Vol. 4 - Henry "Beading patterns and illustrated techniques of the Native American. Introducing how to cross-stitch and embroider with beads, and many new earring patterns."
Hand illustrated, but comprehensive book, with an eight page color gallery. Paperback, 95 pages.
USED: BEADS TO BUCKSKINS VOL. 4 - HENRY $5.50 USED
Sku475
Celtic Knots for Beaded Jewellery - Millodot "Knots are an enchanting feature of Celtic design, but until now, they had only survived in manuscripts, carvings, etchings, pottery or embroidery. With this book, you`ll discover how to create intricately, beautiful jewelry from real three-dimensional Celtic knots tied with cords and embellished with beads and pendants. It features techniques such as button and braid knots and Turks Head knots, and shows how to use them to make eighteen incredible projects. Create fabulous necklaces, bracelets, rings, brooches and earrings from Celtic knots! Contains over 100 color illustrations." Softcover, 80 pages, measures 8" x 10.25".
CELTIC KNOTS FOR BEADED JEWELRY S.MILLODOT $19.95 Sku446
Designer Bead Embroidery - King "Designer Bead Embroidery presents 150 fabulous designs for beaded borders, backgrounds, edging, motifs, and fringes to embellish bridal, evening, and casual fashions. The results are opulent, but the materials are inexpensive and readily available, and the techniques are simple. Each original design is shown in a close-up photograph and a placement diagram. A complete basics section teaches the stitches and skills. This book makes it easy to create the kind of luxurious beadwork seen on the rich and famous." Softcover, 128 pages, measures 8-3/4" x 8-3/4".
DESIGNER BEAD EMBROIDERY BY KENNETH KING Sku447
Jewelry with Wire - Design Originals This book is so much fun! I`ve spent hours with it doodling around making short chains for insertion in my jewelry and making earring drop components and pendants. Great for the beginner. Tools required are roundnose, flatnose, and cutters. Softcover, 19 color pages, 8-1/2" x 11".
JEWELRY WITH WIRE - SUZANNE McNEILL - DESIGN ORIGINALS $7.99
Sku478
Friendship Chains Seed & Bugle Beads Good book for beginning seed beaders. Young kids pick this up fast and love to share their work with their friends.
Softcover, black and white, 11-pages FRIENDSHIP CHAINS, SUSANNE McNEILL $6.99
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Making Beautiful Beads Learn to make beads from fiber or polymer clay or metal or glass. Selected artists teach you the basics. There is a large section on making lampwork glass beads. If you are thinking you`d like to, here is your chance to preview the tools and techniques used by professionals.
Paper back, color photographs throughout, 143 pages, 8-1/2" x 10"
MAKING BEAUTIFUL BEADS, LARK BOOKS, $17.95
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Vintage Jewelry - A Price and Identification Guide "Features white metal and rhinestone jewelry made from 1920 into the 1940`s. Details the history of rhinestones, the different metals and rhinestones used, and the fashion trends that influenced the designs. Showcases 400 gorgeous color photographs. Identifies and gives values on both signed and unsigned examples."
VINTAGE JEWELRY - LEIGH LESHNER - 205 pages, paperback, approx. 8-1/4" x 11" $24.95
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A Woman, A Man and A Serpent - Sigrid Wynne-Evans Make a stunning 8.25 x 12 inch tapestry in Peyote stitch. Written directions for each row. A bonus parrot medicine pouch charted pattern is included.
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Beaded Macrame Jewelry - Easy Does It Series Clear easy-to-follow instructions for bracelets, chokers, and necklaces using waxed linen and leather. Color illustrations throughout. 19 pages.
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Little Beaded Boxes - Julia S. Pretl This is a terrific book! Complete instructions on how to peyote stitch, with big, clear pictures, and then, complete charts and written instructions on how to make this tiny charming boxes. 112 pages.
Micro-Macrame Jewelry - Joan R. Babcock Ten projects and complete macrame instructions. Illustrations are well drawn and in black and white. Necklaces, earrings and bracelets. 77 pages.
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Chain Maille Necklace Kit Make an 18" necklace with gold and silver jump rings. The outside rows are gold the center row is silver color (three rows in all). Teaches you "European 4-in-1" technique. Kit includes all the jump rings, a jump ring opener, clasp, and instruction booklet. You will need a pair of chain nose pliers (not included in the kit). This is a great beginner project.
Product 749
Accent On: The International Series - Beaded Ornament Covers Four new designs from Karen DeSousa. This will keep you busy for a couple of Christmas seasons. There is a lot of variations you can do. My favorite is the baby picture ornament cover. Great gift for new parents. Thirty-one pages of fun. Scroll down and mouse over for to see the back cover and a sample of the directions.
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The Beadecked Ornament - Book 2 - Jansen Four new designs and three variations from Laura Jensen`s series. These have an interesting twist with the use of buttons as design elements and, the designs are open on the bottom. If you should break your ornament, you can slip your work onto another bulb. Scroll down and mouse over the thumbnails to see two of the designs and a sample of the directions. Great book for beginners.
Prod833
Sculptural Flowers - 1 - Marcia Katz Peyote stitch and flat brick stitch are used to build a three dimensional trumpet flower and leaves that can be used for a pin or decorate a hat or a necklace. Spiral bound, 35 pages.
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Beaded Creatures - Anja Freese Make beaded animals with seed beads and 32 ga. wire. Duckling, Honey Bear, Owl, Fawn Dog, Fish, Swan, Horse, Butterfly, too many to list. Thirty-three projects. You`ll be an expert when you get done!
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