Metallic Seed Bead Splendor Stitch 29 Timeless Jewelry Pieces in Gold, Bronze, and Pewter

by Zellers, Nancy

• ISBN13: 9780871164841
• ISBN10: 0871164841
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2013-04-02
• Publisher: Kalmbach Books

Summary

Readers will learn to create various types of seed bead jewelry to imitate the look of rich metals. Metallic Seed Bead Splendor includes over 25 projects covering a range of styles from elegant to casual, all stitched with gorgeous gold, bronze, silver, and pewter seed beads. Illustrations accompany each project, as well as a thorough Basics section covering many different stitches including peyote, right-angle weave, St. Petersburg chain, square stitch, herringbone, and ladder stitch.

Author Biography

Nancy Zellers is a bead artist and teacher who lives in Colorado. She especially enjoys encouraging others to develop their own style through teaching beadwork classes. Nancy has taught at the Bead&Button Show, the Puget Sound Bead Festival, the Rocky Mountain Bead Society Bead Bazaar, and other venues. Nancy’s work has been featured in many magazines and beading books, including Bead&Button, 500 Beaded Objects, The Art of Beaded Beads, and Beading with Crystals. Her sculptural pieces have appeared in regional and national contemporary art shows.