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Title: Creative Bead Jewelry: Weaving * Looming * Stringing * Wiring * Making Beads by Carol Taylor ISBN: 0-8069-1306-1 Publisher: Sterling Publishing Pub. Date: 01 October, 1995 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.6 (5 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Have fun with this beading book!
Comment: I have quite a few beading books and this one is a welcome addition to my collection. Even though it was published in 1995, most of the jewelry pieces still look stylish. This author wastes no time talking about bead types and their histories. A short introduction lets us know that she is a bead addict like many of us, and then she jumps into a few pages of the basics about materials and techniques. They are not extensive, so a beginner may have trouble using the skimpy instructions to get started in jewelry making, and may want to get help from an experienced beader. But these pretty pieces are enough to inspire.
There's a nice variety of strung-bead necklaces and earrings, some with wirework connecting the beads. The colors and the mixtures of beads are what really stand out in this artistic collection. Styles range from simple to elegant, light and fun to heavy and with ethnic charm. A couple of projects use coiled wire in interesting ways, and though I myself don't use them, there are a few attractive pins for hair and clothing.
Half of the book is taken up with projects made by weaving beads with needle and thread. I have not tried them yet, but the instructions look clear and easy enough to follow. There are many beautiful and artistic pieces here, too. Some examples include a luscious lavendar and yellow jasper stone encased in a weaving of similarly colored seed beads, a pair of quartz crystal earrings, held in place at the top in a sheathing of seed beads, and quite a few bracelets and purse-shaped pendants made with woven seed beads, some done on a bead loom. They are all beautiful, in my opinion.
The last few pages show how to make your own beads of paper, fabric, and polymer clay, and these clay beads are pretty and creative. There are a lot of ideas here, and beaders should find several that will make this book worth adding to their collection.
Rating: 5
Summary: This is One Great Book!
Comment: Overall, I really liked this book. The photography is great, with many pictures taking up entire pages (great if you're interested in detail).
There is a lot of variety in terms of projects; all the standard jewelry items (necklaces, bracelets, pins, barettes, and earrings) are included, and though the book is not written specifically for any one technique, it does a great job of explaining many different styles of beadwork (especially if you're a visual learner). The diagrams of peyote stitch and loom weaving are large and simple. The section on wirework is more detailed than in most beading books (it includes working with chain, headpins, hammers/anvils, and memory wire). The section on working with polymer clay is rather basic (i.e. not anything you couldn't find elsewhere) but the projects made with clay are unique (check out the Faux Jade Necklace), plus, there are other bead-making techniques covered (mostly with paper and cloth).
There are several amulet bag patterns and some remarkable split-loom necklace patterns, for the seed bead people out there. And there are stringing projects for the "big bead" people. Colors can be substituted in the seed bead projects (so you can work from things already in your bead stash) but some of the stringing projects need specific types of beads which may be hard to find (particularly some of the ethnic beads that show up early in the book), so you may need to go shopping.
I would recommend this book to just about any beader out there. If you are a new beader, the instructions are very clear. If you are an experienced beader looking to branch out and try new techniques, there are several to try (and even if the experiment with a new technique doesn't work out, the rest of the book is still valuable in its own right).
Rating: 4
Summary: Lots of bead jewelry techniques in full color.
Comment: This is a wonderful book to look at. Lots of color photos, readable diagrams and instructions with lots of different projects to choose from using all of the techniques shown in this book. Not the book I would recommend for a beginning beader (consider Beaded Amulet Purses by Nicolette Stessin). Excellent for the beader who is comfortable with basic beading techniques and looking to expand their beading skills.
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Title: The Irresistible Bead: Designing & Creating Exquisite Beadwork Jewelry by Linda Fry Kenzle ISBN: 0801988438 Publisher: Chilton Book Company Pub. Date: 01 November, 1996 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Quick & Easy Beaded Jewelry by Elizabeth Gourley, Ellen Talbott ISBN: 087349377X Publisher: Krause Publications Pub. Date: June, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: A Treasury of Beaded Jewelry: Bead Stringing Patterns for All Ages by Mary E. Harte ISBN: 0943604583 Publisher: Eagles View Publishing Pub. Date: 01 June, 1999 List Price(USD): $8.95 |
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Title: Findings & Finishings by Sharon Bateman ISBN: 1931499403 Publisher: Interweave Press Pub. Date: 01 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: All Wired Up by Mark Lareau ISBN: 188301073X Publisher: Interweave Press Pub. Date: November, 2000 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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