Creative Beading

by Bead&Button Magazine, Editors of

• ISBN13: 9780871162281
• ISBN10: 0871162288
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-03-01
• Publisher: Kalmbach Books

Summary

Looking for stunning step-by-step projects, innovative techniques, and plenty of inspiration? Look no further! Creative Beading showcases more than 80 wonderful projects and fresh ideas selected from the pages of Bead&Button magazine. Full-color photography and thorough step-by-step instructions accompany each editor-tested project. From easy strung bracelets to sleek crocheted bead ropes, there's a project to excite and inspire everyone. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 7
Tools: Necessary items for making beaded jewelry	p. 8
Basics: Techniques for constructing jewelry	p. 10
Stringing
Play on Color: Mix a lively palette of seed beads and lampwork beads	p. 18
Charmed, I'm Sure: Embellish a bracelet with fun and easy lampwork and crystal charms	p. 20
Color in Context: Make a colorful multistrand necklace inspired by lampwork cones	p. 22
Better in Blue: Learn strategies for matching strands and pendants	p. 25
Style & Substance: Combine silver and art glass to create striking necklaces	p. 28
Watch Out: Make a beautiful beaded watch band	p. 30
A Fine Line: Use chain to add interest to a lampwork and gemstone necklace	p. 32
Silver Cascade: String liquid silver beads for a lovely necklace and bracelet set	p. 34
Luxurious Lariat: Indulge in long, lovely pearl strands	p. 36
Easy Elegance: Combine pearls and crystals in a charming bracelet and earrings set	p. 38
Sparkling Spacers: Add pizzazz to easy bracelet and earrings set with crystal spacers	p. 40
Cool Dip: Use a variety of beads to create a whimsical multistrand necklace	p. 42
Great Lengths: Create a scarf necklace with seed beads	p. 44
Garland Necklace: String a flowery necklace and earrings	p. 46
Crossing Paths: Frame an interesting pendant with intersecting strands	p. 48
Pearl Garden: String pearls, cloisonne beads, and crystals for a glamorous necklace	p. 50
Tips & Techniques: Beaded gift bags, bead clean-up, hiding thread ends	p. 53
Wirework
Jump Start: Link jump rings and beads for lively bracelets	p. 56
Diamond Delights: Bend crystal-embellished wire into sparkling earrings	p. 58
Ancient Rings: Use a chain-mail pattern to create an elegant necklace	p. 60
Out of the Loop: Make delightful drop earrings using wire spirals	p. 62
Trading Spacers: Create dramatic wire-wrapped spacers	p. 64
Earring Tree: Assemble a fanciful earring holder	p. 66
Angel Pendant: Combine abalone and pearls into a holiday embellishment	p. 68
Tryzantine Bracelet: Make an intricate bracelet with jump rings	p. 70
Flower Formation: Wrap gemstones into floral links	p. 72
Sparkling Loops: Use chain to create hoop earrings	p. 74
Wrapped Ring: Create wire rings with contemporary appeal	p. 76
Harlequin Romance: Contrast black and white gemstones in this dramatic necklace	p. 78
Passion Flower: Make an exotic beaded bloom	p. 81
Cotillion Choker: Link crystals and chain for a lovely necklace	p. 84
Tiered Drops: Create a sparkling collar with pearls and crystals	p. 86
Dew Drops: Add sparkle and variety to chain with crystals	p. 88
Foxtail Pearl Float: Suspend pearls in a jump-ring chain	p. 90
Tips & Techniques: Project carrying case, pliers know-how, Internet tip	p. 93
Stitching
Running Wild: Stich a lacy wildflower choker	p. 96
Staggered by Daggers: Make a colorful spiky bracelet	p. 99
Heart's Desire: Transform a mesh finding with pearls and crystals	p. 100
Dutch Treat: Stitch a pair of spiral earrings	p. 102
Lemon Twist: Combine gemstones, crystals, and marcasite with spiral rope stitch	p. 104
New Spin on Spiral: Harmonize pearls and crystals in this spiral rope variation	p. 107
Layered Ladders: Combine woven components into a handsome neckpiece	p. 110
Interlaced Loops: Lace up this delightful embellished bracelet	p. 114
Fringed Earring Duo: Stitch fanciful seahorse or hummingbird earring dangles	p. 116
Faux Jabot: Layer stitched panels in this elegant design	p. 118
Catching Cabs: Highlight a brick-stitch bracelet with bezeled cabochons	p. 122
Diamond Grid: Create a geometric pattern with right-angle weave	p. 125
Creative Twist: Turn a herringbone tube into a whimsical pretzel	p. 128
Graceful Companions: Combine herringbone and right-angle weave in this bracelet	p. 130
Crystal Falls: Accent a herringbone rope with a netted crystal	p. 133
Social Butterflies: Work a bracelet of adorable butterflies in Ndebele herringbone stitch	p. 136
Rainforest Bracelet: Add a colorful exotic flower to a graduated herringbone cuff	p. 139
Collier du Soleil: Stitch a radiant neckpiece with hex beads and cubic zirconia teardrops	p. 142
Ocean Cascade: Embellish an easy herringbone rope with a fringe of sea creatures	p. 146
Crave the Wave: Add movement to an undulating bracelet with fringe	p. 149
Colorful Closures: Dress up a peyote bracelet with a mix of festive buttons and beads	p. 150
Band Together: Frame crystals with peyote squares in an elegant bracelet	p. 152
Get Connected: Create a colorful necklace with peyote stitch rectangles	p. 154
Beachcomber's Bracelet: Embellish a peyote band with a bounty of seaside treasures	p. 156
Fleur du Jour: Accent bracelets and more with peyote stitch flowers	p. 158
Autumn Leaves: Enhance a sculptural peyote brooch with wire	p. 161
Lacy Leaves: Add dramatic leaves and a fringed centerpiece to a peyote band	p. 164
Bubble Bead: Combine several styles of textured beads with ladder stitch spacers	p. 166
Ruffles & Ridges: Stitch a peyote tube bracelet with jaunty twists	p. 168
A Touch of Red: Enhance a neckpiece with beautiful flowers and leaves	p. 170
Wonder Beads: Design and embellish hollow peyote beads	p. 173
Window Dressing: Stitch a pair of unusual earrings to frame your favorite beads	p. 176
Ease into Elegance: Showcase a Mabe pearl in this elegant stitched necklace	p. 178
One on One: Combine two cabochons for a dramatic centerpiece	p. 181
Floral Fanfare: Stitch up these lush, retro brooches	p. 183
Snap it Up: Finish a netted cuff with a grand flourish	p. 186
Floral Finish: Accent a netted lariat with colorful tassels	p. 189
Primary Twist: Create a colorful spiral necklace with a custom toggle closure	p. 192
Apple Blossoms: Weave an embellished bracelet using multiple techniques	p. 194
Beaded Lockets: Transform your tiny treasures using three easy techniques	p. 199
Wild Violets: Make a lush necklace with a bouquet of stitches	p. 202
Beaded Garden: Weave a collection of floral forms	p. 205
Flaming Cuff: Loom a cuff based on classic needlepoint design	p. 209
Layered & Loomed: Enhance a woven band with multiple techniques	p. 212
Warp Speed: Accelerate loomwork projects with a clever new technique	p. 216
Tips & Techniques: Bead dish cover, modified Ndebele, bead fixes, tangle prevention	p. 219
Bead Crochet, Embroidery, and Macrame
Crystal Crochet: Give crochet takes a new twist with crystals and pearls	p. 222
Silver Stitches: Crochet a two-toned rope with silver beads	p. 225
Falling for Crochet: Accent an autumn lariat with art beads	p. 228
Brimming with Possibilities: Stitch a bowl with tapestry crochet	p. 232
Picture Perfect: Embroider a cuff to showcase a cabochon	p. 235
Ribbon Wraps: Enhance a wire neckpiece with beads and fringe	p. 238
Heartfelt Embroidery: Showcase whimsical beaded pictures with a simple frame technique	p. 241
Donut Deluxe: Dress up a donut with an embellished macrame dangle	p. 244
Tie the Knot: Macrame a bracelet using three easy knots	p. 246
All Tied Together: Knot cords with gemstones and silver for a macrame necklace	p. 248
Fit to be Tied: Use macrame knots to define a sophisticated neckpiece	p. 252
Tips & Techniques: Project organizers, untangling knots, patterns for lefties, color clips	p. 255
Index	p. 256
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