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Beaded Opulence
Marcia DeCoster

The newest addition to the Beadweaving Master Class series features two dozen spectacular jewelry designs from renowned master beading teacher Marcia DeCoster.DeCoster specializes in the popular right angle weave stitch, and she presents beadweavers with a comprehensive primer on her beautiful techniques. Eager beaders will learn how to use the stitch to create fabulous effects including a supple beaded fabric, beaded ropes, shaped curves, and embellished layers in stunning, modern jewelry designs. These pieces, from the elegant Etruscan Treasure necklace to the sophisticated Fanfare bracelet, are nothing less than fine art even as they remain accessible to every crafter.

128 pages, full colour throughout. Hardback.

This book is due with us in September. You may preorder the publication. No money will be taken on your card until time of despatch.

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Price: £16.99

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Big Book of Bead Work
Julia S Pretl’s

This distinctive and elegant compendium features the best beading projects from three of author Julia S Pretl’s acclaimed books: Little Beaded Boxes, Bead Knitted Bags and Beaded Collars.

With precise step-by-step illustrations and easy-to-follow directions, Pretl leads novice and experienced beaders alike through the basic stitches and her original techniques for creating one-of-a-kind beaded boxes, bags, necklaces and other accessories. Projects range from beginner to advance, and they are sure to inspire anyone interested in beading beautiful pieces for themselves or unique gifts for friends and family.

The book also contains a DVD with 20 video tutorials which provide visual instructions for making beaded bags. Or, use the tools on the DVD to print out patterns, blank worksheets and more!

320 pages, full colour throughout. Softback.
Price: £16.99

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Diane Fitzgerald's Shaped Beadwork
Diane Fitzgerald

This book’s a knockout! Master beader Diane Fitzgerald teaches her award-winning techniques for creating gorgeous geometric jewelry. More than 20 truly stunning projects, all using peyote stitch, come in a variety of flat and dimensional shapes, from triangles, teardrops, and pentagons to tetrahedrons, cubes, and diamonds. Sleek, contemporary, and breathtaking, these beadwoven pieces are perfect for the intermediate crafter—but with such clear and detailed instructions, even beginners will give them a try!

120 pages, full colour throughout. Hardback

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Sorry, waiting for a reprint now which is due approximately June 2009. If you would like to place an order we will despatch the book to you as soon as it arrives. No payment will be taken until the book is despatched.
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Embellished Beadweaving
Laura McCabe creates elaborate beaded embellishments which she combines into stunning jewellery. These graceful forms are also ideal for embellishing garments or fiber artworks. Her definitive guide to weaving and embroidering with beads is the third volume in the bestselling Beadweaving Master Class series. Combining traditional techniques with modern materials, and showcasing a wide variety of bead types, it offers 18 opulent pieces of jewelry incorporating motifs drawn from the natural world, such as flora and fauna, art nouveau designs, and geometric forms. With its truly spectacular illustrations, this is a feast of inspiration for crafters in all fiber media.

144 pages, full colour throughout. Hardback £16.99

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Minerva Spirals
Minerva Beaders

Minerva Spirals is a beading book with a difference. The clear step-by-step instructions and enticing photographs have people new to beading in mind, while the new and creative approaches to spirals and the Inspirations Gallery will attract the more experienced beader. So what is different? This professionally produced book raises funds for more than 700 primary school children in two remote rural schools in Zimbabwe. It is designed and written by the Minerva Beaders of Bath who have had links to the schools for several years. They want to fund basic school necessities like text books, pencils, teaching aids and equipment and, one day, electricity and running water. Every book purchased will improve opportunities in life for these children.

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Seed Bead Fusion
Rachel Nelson-Smith

This fresh design approach to seed-bead jewellery will teach you how to fuse, merge, and mix materials and techniques, colours, inspiration, and design ideas for seed-bead jewellery with a contemporary edge.

Seed Bead Fusion is all about:

* Fusing materials, techniques, and inspiration that creates eye-catching seed-bead jewelry.

* Mixing silver and copper wire, seed beads, Czech glass, and crystals for a unique m??lange of materials.

* Combining wirework with seed beads, beadweaving with wire, stringing with beadweaving, and multiple beadweaving stitches in a single piece to create extraordinary sculptural seed-bead jewelry.

* Finding design inspiration from a wide range of sources, including Indian Punjabi folk costumes and Native American beading.

* Detailed step-by-step photography adds a workshop aspect to the book.

All of the basic beadweaving stitches, basic wirework, and stringing techniques are shown as illustrations in a getting-started section. The 18 projects are an inspired mixing of techniques in a single piece.

144 pages, full colour throughout. Softback.

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Stitch Workshop Peyote Stitch
from the publishers of Bead&Button

Stitch Workshop Peyote Stitch - basic techniques, advanced results.

Many bearers say that peyote is their favourite beading stitch. Is it yours? Or are you a new beadier who's ready to learn peyote? Either way, you're sure to love Stitch Wrokshop: Peytoe Stitch. You'll find collected here 27 of the best peyote stitch projects that Bead&Button has to offer, all editor-tested and accompanied by thorough step-by-step directions and detailed illustrations.

The projects in the book are organised by difficulty, making it easy for new or experienced bearers to work at their skill level. The basics section, with a brief history of peyote stitch and explanations of stitching techniques, will be ideal whether you're new to peyote or just want to refresh your memory. Best of all, many of the projects within the book can be completed with only seed beads, a needle and some thread!

96 pages, full colour throughout. Softback.
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The Beaders Floral
Liz Thornton & Jill Devon

A unique and inspiring guide to beadwork flowers in a variety of stitches, from quick and easy

floral motifs to exquisite and challenging three-dimensional flowers.

Detailed guidance by text and illustration - with ‘fiddly factor’ ratings - to develop beading stitches

into irresistible floral designs. Delightful projects to suit all levels of ability and tastes from simple earrings to intricate necklaces, with imaginative ideas for more floral embellishments. Clear step-by-step instructions throughout with full-colour diagrams

Beautifully presented with over 170 photographs and more than 300 diagrams and illustrations

The book is suitable for the absolute beginner to beading who loves flowers or wants to try

something a bit different; or for the experienced beadworker who is looking for a new challenge

144 pages, full colour throughout. Softback.
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