Beading Books
 
 
These books listed on this page cover a variety of beading techniques which will help you to develop and grow your beading skills.

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Author and domestic diva Sonya Nimri breaks through the same-old same-old mould with 25 fresh, fashion-forward projects. From basic techniques to bodalicious trinkets, Beadalicious is packed with ideas and advice. Trend setters will love the jewellery, which shows exactly how to combine new and recycled vintage beads to create earrings, necklaces, rings, hair ornaments, and more. Step-by-step instructions and fun, colourful photos make Beadalicious the perfect crafting book for the young and trendy everywhere.

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P_C_8834s:Beadalicious by Sonya Nimri £8.99 Sorry, out of stock
Vintage flowers, with their delicacy, sparkle, and vintage charm, are so right for jewelry, interior decor, special gift-giving, and memorable weddings. Beads in Bloom provides easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions, diagrams, advice on tools and supplies, and a colorful gallery of vintage collectibles and contemporary beaded projects. Projects include a clover, rose, sunflower and chrysanthemum flower pin. Make spectacular French beaded flowers-all you need is wire, beads, and this informative resource.

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P_C_8828s:Beads In Bloom by Arlene Baker £15.99 Qty  

Claire's first book Bejewelled, is a beautiful coffee-table book which consists of 30 projects on ‘how to’ make designer jewellery. Using a variety of materials from semi-precious stones, pearls and crystals, it presents readers with a ‘tips of the trade’ approach to creating inspirational designer jewellery. Bejewelled is the first of its kind, to combine fashion and craft beautifully together.

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P_C_8840s:Bejewelled by Claire Aristides £20.00 Sorry, out of stock
Complete Jewellery is a sparkling collection of 25 custom-made designs that will dazzle the most eccentric of tastes. Even a beginner crafter will be able to create these one-of-a-kind pieces thanks to the clear, concise instructions and plethora of beautiful how-to photographs. A complete introduction guides you through the basics of jewellery making, while the directions for the individual projects explain the intricacies and techniques needed to complete these wearable works of art.

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P_C_8835s:Complete Jewellery by Mary Helt £16.99 Sorry, out of stock
200+ Personalized Pendants, Charms, and Clasps, takes a very different approach to designing jewellery. Rather than lots of individual, completed pieces, Barta has divided the text into sections of components first, pendants, charms, and clasps. Then she has a section of finished projects that use an assortment of these components.

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P_C_8849s:Custom Cool Jewelry by Melinda Barta £15.99 Qty  

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P_C_8847s:Illusion Jewelry by Joann Pearson & Delores Frantz £5.00 Sorry, out of stock
Beading is a cheap and easy way to make your own jewellery, and embellish clothes and accessories too. 25 easy-to-follow projects including a charm necklace, vintage bracelet, dazzling crystal ring and bead-embroidered skirt. Juju talks you through all the essential materials and techniques and shows you how to customise her designs to fit your style.

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P_C_8836s:I Love Beading by Juju Vail £12.99 Qty  
As the world goes green, there’s never been a better time to pack a visual punch with recycled materials and everyday objects or mementos found in a dresser, at a flea-market, or in the loft. But it isn’t just about throwing together useless bits without some thought - artist and designer Jane Eldershaw shares prin-ciples for assembling it successfully without sacrificing imagination. You’ll learn how to find inspiration, create aesthetic rhythm and pull off wearing the pieces with panache. The 25 projects featured here are perfect for anyone who appreciates thrift-store funkiness and avant-garde fashion. With step-by-step instructions, tips on finding the best raw materials and instructional illustrations, Junk Jewelry is both a thoughtful how-to manual and a unique, intellectually satisfying style guide. What looks like a metal cuff turns out to be made of safety pins; translucent hoop earrings are actually computer chips; and a drawer pull transforms into a pendant.

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P_C_8833s:Junk Jewellery by Jane Eldershaw £14.99 Sorry, out of stock
The ultimate guide for the experimental jeweller, this complete how-to offers detailed instructions and clear photographs for working with all kinds of materials. From rubber, resin, glass, leather, and paper to plastics, ceramics, textiles, and natural and found objects, these options, along with precious and nonprecious metals, can all be used individually or combined in a mixed-media piece. Preceded by a helpful introduction offering guidance on essential tools and inspirational advice for self-designed projects, the main section is organized by material or media, providing details on the properties and possibilities for each as well as some inspiring examples of jewellery made using the techniques described.

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P_C_8829s:The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Jewellery Making Techniques by Vannetta Seecharran £12.99 Sorry, out of stock
Divided into three themes - Natural, Playful and Vintage - the designs all share Erika's innate sense of style. Using driftwood, pebbles, shells and hemp twine or leather thonging, the Naturals projects reflect a modern mood within accessories for relaxed, easy-wear simplicity. The Playful projects combine vibrant colour with unusual textures, such as crochet and felt, to create bold statement pieces, while the Vintage projects encapsulate fashion's ongoing love for antique glass, silver and mother-of-pearl to create treasured heirlooms. Beads and buttons have been used for centuries as talismans, currency, decoration and adornment. Made from a huge variety of materials - bone, wood, glass, stone, shell, seeds - beads and buttons of all shapes and sizes can be found, collected, made and threaded with any number of fibres to create jewellery and adornment for clothing. This simple introduction to beads and buttons presents individual ideas on how to make show-stopping pieces. However, the projects are all unashamedly simple and easy to make.

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P_C_7751s:Beads & Buttons - Erika Knight £16.99 Qty  
Includes 20 stunning, eye catching designs for necklaces, bracelets, earrings and hair decorations, with alternative ideas accompanying each unique piece. All are based on simply rolling pieces of felt and binding them with beads, but with their bright, jewel-like colours and fantastic textures, they have an air of sophistication and style that makes them suitable to wear for any occasion.

Using simple techniques, Helen Birmingham shows you how to create fabulous jewellery that you will love making, and adore wearing! Her unique, eye-catching designs, coupled with her fantastic use of bright, jewel-like colours, makes this book a treasure trove of ideas and inspiration that you will want to plunge into again and again. There are twenty designs for necklaces, bracelets, earrings and hair decorations in this book, together with an alternative version of each one that can be made using the same method. All are based on simply rolling pieces of felt and binding them with beads, but they have an air of sophistication and style that makes them suitable to wear for any occasion.

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P_C_8541s:20 to make, Beaded Felt Jewellery £4.99 Qty  

 
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