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The Little Box of Beaded Bracelets and Earrings
Martingale and Company
Give your wrists new shine and shimmer with glamorous beaded bracelets! With a handful of beads and a few tools, anyone can create these beautiful baubles. Get started right away with perfectly portable project cards. * Twenty bracelets---many with matching earrings---range from classic and delicate to trendy and chunky * Discover the easiest forms of beading in designs you can make today and wear tonight * Quick-and-easy beading basics are provided on the "Show me how!" technique card included
$19.95

The New Beader's Companion
Judith Durant, Jean Campbell
If you want it you can bead it! That's the guarantee with The Beader's Companion. This handy manual will be the most valuable tool in every beadbox. Small, sturdy, and easy to read, filled with definitions and illustrations of techniques, beads, and tools, the book provides basic step-by-step information on everything you need to know for a lifetime of happy, sucessful beadwork.
$19.95

The New Beadweaving
Ann Benson
Master craftswoman Ann Benson exemplifies the art of beading with these fresh and stylish woven designs for jewelry, clothing, and decorative items. The appealing techniques range from loom weaving to brickstitching, and a primer with all the basics covers each method so beaders can get going right away. An Irish Sunset brooch features classic Celtic knotwork and exquisite stitchery; pearls and stones add extra dimension to the pin. A Heart Ornament, done with filet beading, makes a great gift for a loved one. Or stitch and bead a Kilim Rug, Kimono, Pretty Bridal Bag, Bargello Lamp, and Sunset Panel.
$14.95

The Seed Bead Book
Kate Haxell
-35+ projects use a variety of techniques for all levels of experience -Projects utilize the wide range of beads now available -Styles range from contemporary to country Glass seed beads are irresistible to look at, and add instant luxury to the simplest of accessories. The Seed Bead Book offers over 35 creative projects using a variety of beading techniques, making them achievable by a novice to the craft. Both the beginner and the experienced beader will find original ideas to inspire and excite them, including projects that combine beading with simple embroidery stitches and with appliqué. The projects range in style from contemporary to country and make full use of the enormous range of beads now available on the market. Every project is explained with full step-by-step pictures, and a techniques section at the back of the book offers guidance on every main method, including tips on how to achieve a professional's finish. Jewelry and gifts range from a heart-studded lover's pin to a delightful beaded corsage and an embellished silk stole. Beading diagrams are included for more complex projects, while advice is given on customizing existing pieces, such as adding a beaded cuff to a sleeve. Color workshops and numerous style and technique variations help readers add maximum creativity to their work.
$19.99

Useful Knots
Geoffrey Budworth
Whether on water, land, or suspended in midair, many popular outdoor sports that encounter the elements require a knot for its reliability, strength, or ease of use. Geoffrey Budworth’s book, Useful Knots, is an excellent resource for anglers, climbers, sailors, campers, and general projects done around the home. Topics range from a brief history of rope materials, how to distinguish a knot from a hitch or a bend, tips and techniques for each knot’s construction and how to avoid fraying, and many more. Specific knots featured include the double overhand knot, pole hitch, Albright knot, Zeppelin bend, buntline hitch, cow hitch variation, World’s Fair knot, bowline, cat’s paw, Jansik special, and the Alpine butterfly, among many others. With easy-to-follow diagrams and clear guidelines as to which knot is best suited for a certain activity, Useful Knots is a very handy reference.
$9.95

Vintage-Style Beaded Jewelry
Deborah Schneebeli-Morrell
The first book on how to make vintage-style jewelry, this guide teaches readers how to create over 25 beautiful heirlooms of their own. Using a range of affordable and widely available materials, Deborah Schneebeli-Morrell presents classic and unique projects, including: -An elegant evening necklace with a Victorian feel -A silver charm bracelet with old mementos and pressed silver beads -A silk evening bag with matching velvet trim -A brooch made from old china -A multicolored filigree bracelet -And more! Clear step-by-step illustrations and easy-to master techniques such as wiring, beading, and netting, ensure that even beginners can produce these stunning, delicate, and charming keepsakes.
$22.99

Wire & Bead Celtic Jewelry
Linda Jones
Linda Jones brings you another 35 fantastic step-by-step jewelry projects inspired by the ever popular motifs and art of the ancient Celts. Her beautiful twisted wire and bead designs will have you dashing to your bead box. Using only some beads, a spool of wire, and a few simple tools, you can begin right away as Linda tells you absolutely everything you need to know. The projects are set up like recipes with materials lists and step-by-step instructions so they are perfect for beginners, and her unique designs will inspire those already experienced in the craft, too. With chokers, brooches, delicate chains, rings, earrings, bangles, and more. "Wire & Bead Celtic Jewelry" offers something for everyone, so whether you want to make a piece as a unique gift or for yourself, Linda shows you how. *Includes innovative and decorative jig pattern designs. *Projects include rings, bangles, kilt pins, charm bracelets, and necklaces. *Specially commissioned step-by-step photographs demonstrate exactly how to make each piece.
$19.95

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